Gemeinhardt Flute Plugs (Standard)

by Gemeinhardt

Product Features

• Plastic plugs conveniently cover open holes while adjusting to an open hole flute.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002F58ZA
• Item model number: 10803
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,125 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #6 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Wind Instrument Accessories > Woodwind Accessories > Flute Accessories > Parts

Product Description

A training tool for students moving from a plateau/closed-hole flute to an open-hole flute. The flute plugs are shown on silver plates to make them visible in a photograph. Silver plates not included.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very dissapointing., July 27, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Gemeinhardt Flute Plugs (Standard)

Players beware! The plugs I received after losing one at a music camp are not at ALL like they look like in the picture. They are small plugs that fall through the flute when pushed too hard because they have no backing like in the picture. I was tremendously happy when I saw I could buy the plugs that came with my flute (The ones in the picture) and very dissapointed to see that these plugs were just puny pieces of rubber. PLEASE DO NOT BETRAY THE BUYER WITH WRONG PICTURES!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars from reading all of these reviews...I'll just say a few things, March 5, 2007

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ookwormbay7 (nowhere that matters, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gemeinhardt Flute Plugs (Standard)

1. lots of plugs don't have backings. and pushing them through the hole to get them out is a lot easier than trying to get them out the other way.
2. in general, plugs come in various diameters, so when you buy a set, they might not necessarily work well for your flute. I have had experience with both ones that are too big to fit, and ones that easily come out or don't give enough coverage (I don't have an offset g and I need one, so on that occasion the space between the plug and the circumference of the hole wasn't completely covered and sounded hoarse).
3. in the flute community, there are varying opinions about using plugs. It is usually considered that the flute sounds better without them, but you shouldn't be pressured into feeling that it is childish to use them. They are good for training yourself to gradually take them out, so that you aren't immediately bad when you get a step-up flute.
4. people, they're so cheap that it really doesn't matter if you lose them. if that happens then you can get another set from another company, and keep testing. Or you could just do what I did...losing a plug can be an excuse to ween yourself off of them one at a time. You really are gonna get what you pay for. Puny pieces of rubber/sillicone/plastic/corc/metal are exactly what they are. And that's pretty much what you actually need, anyway. Besides, I have lost them countless times, and it really isn't a big deal. From when I started playing flute in 5th grade up until some time in high school when I stopped using them, I probably went through 5 sets of plugs at least.

If you are really worried about the fit, you might be better off going to the local music store and actually trying some. And if you think you can get along without plugs, that's really great, but if you can't right now then you shouldn't be pushed into not using them because of what other people think. When you think you're ready to stop using them, you can take them out one at a time and get used to it slowly.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Set of 5 Open-Hole Flute Plugs, April 9, 2005

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Cynthia A. Silski "Busy Mom" (Laurel, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gemeinhardt Flute Plugs (Standard)

These flute plugs will also fit in a F.E. Olds open hole flute. Would not fit in an Emerson brand.