Bob, you're a far better woodwind player than I will ever be, so you probably know most modern flutes are cut to be able to tune as far up as A=442. Comes in handy when the guitarist tunes by ear on the high side. My Powell is great but my Emerson alto flute topped out at 440, so I (gasp!) used a pipe cutter and shortened the lead pipe. You do what you have to do.


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