Concert Flute
Gemeinhardt 3
Price: 263 EUR – 263 EUR
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A silver-plated open-hole step-up flute with a C footjoint, offering the open-hole design's tonal flexibility without the extended range and weight a B foot adds - suited to advancing students who don't yet need the full step-up spec.
About the Gemeinhardt 3
The Gemeinhardt 3 pairs a silver-plated J1 headjoint with a silver-plated body, mechanism and C footjoint, available in either inline (3) or offset G (3O) configuration depending on a player's hand preference. Choosing a C rather than B foot keeps the instrument lighter and simpler than the 3SHB, a sensible middle step for a player moving up from closed holes who doesn't yet need a B foot's extended range or extra weight.
Gemeinhardt positions the model 3 as suitable for both advancing students and experienced flutists, reflecting how a well-built open-hole C-foot flute can remain a genuinely useful instrument well past the point where a player first needs open holes, rather than being a stopgap on the way to something else.
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Sound character of the Gemeinhardt 3
It carries the same silver-plated J1 headjoint cut as the step-up 3SHB, giving it a livelier response than a basic student headjoint, but here the headjoint is plated rather than solid sterling silver, so it doesn't gain the extra warmth that model has. Its C foot (versus the 3SHB's B foot) also means less tube mass and low-register resonance, making this the lighter, brighter option of the two.
Technical data for the Gemeinhardt 3
| Headjoint | Silver-plated J1 |
|---|---|
| Body | Silver-plated |
| Keys | Open-hole |
| Foot | C foot |
| G Key | Inline or offset (3/3O) |
Price history for the Gemeinhardt 3
Cheapest seen: 263 EUR · Most expensive seen: 263 EUR
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The history of the Gemeinhardt 3
Gemeinhardt's model 3 serves as an open-hole step-up option below the 3SHB, giving players open-hole flexibility with a simpler C-foot build.
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