I have never received a flute from them for free and I would not accept such a gift from any manufacturer.
When you are playing your Long tones, you need to have a certain amount of tension to ensure that you flute is not moving around while you play.
I believe if a flute is truly worth anything the maker should sell it and the player should buy it.
My wife Jeane has been listening to me play the flute nearly everyday for the last 22 years or more. She thinks I sound the best on gold but that the other metals have different qualities.
I am just another customer as far as they are concerned and when I order a flute I have to wait 9 months to a year until it is delivered. I do not ask for special treatment and I don't get it either.
I always play the flute with the head-joint which comes on it.
There is no way Top Wind can think that I am going to breeze in and buy a flute, so I can truthfully say that the flute I bought from them was intended for the general market.
The first flute I ever had was a Henry Potter wooden 5-keyed flute.
Until this time in my life Julius Baker was one of the most admired names in the flute world.
The quickest way to unlock your talent is to take the flute out of the box.
They are all different and I find it hard to tell what flute suits me best.
Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.