Yamaha YFL - 361 Closed Hole Intermediate Flute

Yamaha YFL-361 Intermediate Concert Flute with Case — Used (Good Condition)

Brand: Yamaha® Corporation

Model: YFL-361 Intermediate Series

Instrument Type: Intermediate Concert Flute in C

Key/Hole Configuration: Open-Hole (French Style) currently fitted with removable plug inserts to function seamlessly as a Closed-Hole (Plateau) Flute

Headjoint Material: Solid .925 Sterling Silver (CY Cut Headjoint)

Body, Footjoint & Keys Material: Nickel Silver with Premium Silver-Plating

Tone Holes: Drawn and Rolled

Condition: Used — Good Condition (Clean, structurally sound, and well-maintained)

Functional Status: 100% Fully Operational, Level Keys, Smooth Spring Action, & Ready to Play

Included Accessories: Hard Protective Storage Case

Up for sale is a pre-owned Yamaha YFL-361 Intermediate Concert Flute in good condition, complete with its protective hard case. Universally regarded by music educators, private tutors, and woodwind technicians as the industry standard for step-up instruments, the Yamaha 300-series is designed to bridge the gap between a student model and a fully professional flute.

The defining crown jewel of the YFL-361 is its solid .925 sterling silver headjoint. While beginner flutes utilize entirely nickel-silver bodies, this solid silver headjoint rewards advancing players with a drastically warmer tonal core, cleaner projection, a broader dynamic range, and a highly responsive resistance level that makes soaring into the high registers effortless.

Sizing & Key Configuration Overview

💡 The Hybrid Advantage: While the Yamaha YFL-361 is natively engineered as an open-hole (French style) intermediate flute to cultivate advanced finger technique, it is currently outfitted with a full set of removable silicone key plugs.

This configuration allows the instrument to function exactly like a standard closed-hole flute, making it incredibly approachable for a transitioning student, a player with smaller hands, or an adult hobbyist. As your performance skills grow, you can easily pop the plugs out one by one to transition into a full open-hole setup!

Detailed Instrument Diagnostics & Condition Report

• Good Playable Condition: This instrument has been handled with care and is in great physical health. The key mechanisms are completely aligned, the rods are straight, and the springs are snappy and responsive across all key groupings.
• Pads & Seating Status: The pads are structurally intact and sealing properly, allowing the flute to voice notes clearly down to its lowest register without requiring heavy finger pressure.
• Clean Cosmetics: The premium silver plating across the headjoint, body, and key clusters is bright, clean, and reflective. As a pre-owned instrument, expect to see minor, typical signs of gentle previous handling—such as microscopic surface polish cleaning swirls—but it remains free of significant plating wear, major tarnish, or performance-inhibiting damage.

Premier Yamaha Structural Engineering Highlights

• Solid Sterling Silver CY Headjoint: Crafted with a double-flare taper and a specialized unique embouchure hole undercut, yielding an exceptionally warm, rich tone and a highly forgiving sweet spot for tone production.
• Durable Power-Forged Keys: Power-forged keys are significantly less vulnerable to bending, alignment warping, or fatigue over years of daily classroom and rehearsal transit compared to generic, budget-tier flutes.
• Ergonomic Finger Layout: Yamaha's exact key placement delivers an incredibly natural, comfortable hand position to minimize wrist fatigue during long practice sessions.

What’s Included

• (1) Yamaha YFL-361 Solid Silver Headjoint Section
• (1) Yamaha YFL-361 Silver-Plated Main Body Section
• (1) Yamaha YFL-361 Silver-Plated Footjoint Section
• (1) Full Set of Silicone Open-Hole Key Plugs (Installed)
• (1) Hard Protective Flute Storage Case

Pro-Tier Multi-Layer High-Protection Woodwind Shipping

• Mechanism Action & Rod Stabilization: To ensure the precise key adjustments and delicate pad seatings don't experience alignment drifts from transit vibrations, the keys will be gently secured and immobilized using specialized soft foam or clean woodwind wedge inserts.
• Double-Isolation Vault Packaging: The flute sections will be nested safely inside the hard case. The hardshell case will be locked securely, wrapped in multiple thick layers of heavy-duty industrial shock-absorbent bubble wrap, and sealed within a moisture-barrier poly bag to protect the silver from environmental elements during travel.

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