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# **yamaha flute**

**Skip it****42/100 **

a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 96% of clicks) — yamaha flute doesn't clear our bar today.

**Market/yr**

**$778K**

**Growth (1y)**

**+164.1%**

**Products**

**6**

**Brands**

**3**

was 5 a year ago

**Sellers**

**25**

**Price range**

**$8.15–$2861.79**

**Returns**

**1.7%**

**Rating**

**4.6★**

**Skip it**

Scored 42/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns

Market size

**30**

 ×0.30

Growth

**73**

 ×0.30

Competition

**0**

 ×0.20

Quality gap

**30**

 ×0.10

Returns

**87**

 ×0.10

## **Demand**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 46 weeks — +164.1% year over year.

3K1KBlack Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26Aug '25Oct '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26Jun '26

## **Competition**

- Yamaha85% - GLORY9% - Jean Paul USA6% - Other0%

The top 5 products capture 96% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 3 brands and 25 sellers compete here.

**Brands**

**3 **▼falling

was 5 a year ago

**Sellers**

**25**

**Top 5 brand share**

**100%**

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

1
![Yamaha YFL-222 Intermediate Flute for Student (International Version)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31u8h5eHinL.jpg) [**Yamaha YFL-222 Intermediate Flute for Student (International Version)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DD4MIPY)

Yamaha$614.334.7★45362%▼falling

2
![Yamaha YFL-362H Intermediate Flute](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21vIvBheB2L.jpg) [**Yamaha YFL-362H Intermediate Flute**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DYUAPMK)

Yamaha$1919.584.4★1210%▲rising

3
![Glory Closed Hole C Flute With Case Tuning Rod Joint Grease and Cloth Gloves Nickel Siver](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51q4XPnA8rL.jpg) [**Glory Closed Hole C Flute With Case Tuning Rod Joint Grease and Cloth Gloves Nickel Siver**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OLAJ3W6)

GLORY$86.164.4★5,4959%▼falling

4
![Yamaha YRS-24B Plastic Soprano Recorder Natural 14.00 x 2.00 x 2.00](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/11p9ZXQfeJL.jpg) [**Yamaha YRS-24B Plastic Soprano Recorder Natural 14.00 x 2.00 x 2.00**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EJF5Y26)

Yamaha$8.154.7★21,7309%▲rising

5
![Jean Paul USA Silver Plated Flute (FL-220)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51qZzJoAIiL.jpg) [**Jean Paul USA Silver Plated Flute (FL-220)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006WAVPEM)

Jean Paul USA$255.904.4★6106%▼falling

6
![Yamaha YFL-462H Intermediate Flute with Gold Lip Plate](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21CPTb2xDwL.jpg) [**Yamaha YFL-462H Intermediate Flute with Gold Lip Plate**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GIPVH8E)

Yamaha$2861.795.0★64%▲rising

## **Product shelf**

All 6 tracked products in this niche.

Top sellersNewestTrending

[![Yamaha YFL-222 Intermediate Flute for Student (International Version)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31u8h5eHinL.jpg)**Yamaha YFL-222 Intermediate Flute for Student (International Version)** Yamaha**$614.33**4.7★453 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DD4MIPY) [![Yamaha YFL-362H Intermediate Flute](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21vIvBheB2L.jpg)**Yamaha YFL-362H Intermediate Flute** Yamaha**$1919.58**4.4★12 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DYUAPMK) [![Glory Closed Hole C Flute With Case Tuning Rod Joint Grease and Cloth Gloves Nickel Siver](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51q4XPnA8rL.jpg)**Glory Closed Hole C Flute With Case Tuning Rod Joint Grease and Cloth Gloves Nickel Siver** GLORY**$86.16**4.4★5,495 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OLAJ3W6) [![Yamaha YRS-24B Plastic Soprano Recorder Natural 14.00 x 2.00 x 2.00](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/11p9ZXQfeJL.jpg)**Yamaha YRS-24B Plastic Soprano Recorder Natural 14.00 x 2.00 x 2.00** Yamaha**$8.15**4.7★21,730 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EJF5Y26) [![Jean Paul USA Silver Plated Flute (FL-220)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51qZzJoAIiL.jpg)**Jean Paul USA Silver Plated Flute (FL-220)** Jean Paul USA**$255.90**4.4★610 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006WAVPEM) [![Yamaha YFL-462H Intermediate Flute with Gold Lip Plate](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21CPTb2xDwL.jpg)**Yamaha YFL-462H Intermediate Flute with Gold Lip Plate** Yamaha**$2861.79**5.0★6 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GIPVH8E)

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Quality-Overall**29%

*“Good quality recorder”*

**Audio Quality**17%

*“Great sound”*

**Recording Feature**8%

*“I was shocked how good does this recorder sounds”*

**Durability**7%

*“Seems to be very durable”*

**Tune Retention**6%

*“I love the tone of this instrument and it is very fun to play and right now”*

**Value For Money**6%

*“Perfect price and quality for school music class requirements”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%

*“Works as described”*

**Material Quality**3%

*“I liked it because I had one when I was little, and the material is the same—in short, good quality”*

**Noise Level**3%

*“all registers sound great”*

**Ease Of Use**3%

*“make playability easier For small hands”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Durability**22%

*“It broke after a few months from a regular usage”*

**Tune Retention**15%

*“many high notes are hard to get out no matter how good my embouchure is”*

**Quality-Overall**12%

*“Cheaply made”*

**Audio Quality**8%

*“The flute is not producing sound as expected”*

**Product Condition**8%

*“Previously USED”*

**Value For Money**6%

*“You can't expect better for eighty bucks”*

**Strength**4%

*“The other notes are weak”*

**Design-Overall**3%

*“poor construction”*

**Natural Resource Wastage**3%

*“Waste of money”*

**Ease Of Cleaning**2%

*“The gloves and cleaning things that come with it are trash, so don't use them”*

#### **Top return reasons**- Functionality-Overall22% - Audio Quality22% - Defective Material/Parts9% - Quality-Overall8% - Value For Money7% - Size-Overall6% - Tune Retention5% - Touch/Button Controls3% - Product Condition3% - Color3%