Does Pearl use a stabilizer backing of some kind even on these old 501s? Seems to have been a bar flute, still got the nicotine/whiskey aroma, plenty of tiny dings (per dent work, I haven't developed a 'feel' for nickel-silver yet, it seems very hard and springy compared to brass saxophone tubing).Īfter disassembling and cleaning, I found that the pads seem to be in really nice shape. This thing was not exactly treated that well by its former owner(s). Does Pearl have a serial chart I can check on the net? Were all of these PF-501s made in Taiwan, or only after a certain year/SN? This one has a serial of 66xxx something.
I can't wait to set this thing up (yeah, planned to do that myself, the vocational side, part of the reason for the purchase).Ĭan anyone educate me on the scale these Pearls use? Bennett? Some variant thereof? (I had to grow 3 more fingers just to hold down all the leaky stuff (Bb, G#, F#.) I think now I may have to play a few more Pearls just to see if/how it gets better. Get the picture? I thought I was in love with the Powell Sig (on my student Yamaha or about anything else), now I've just gone and dumped everything into the dustbin of history by playing a crappy-condition pawnshop Pearl student flute with a PH5-J headjoint.
I've owned or played various Yamahas (581, 365, 225), a Sankyo SR Custom, a Powell Signature HJ, Jupiter 711R, assorted Miyazawas, Armstrong 303, Heritage handmade, and so forth. Will I get over it? This cut seems to produce a couple more mid-range or core partials than I am accustomed to, really dig the tone with a bone. I now think maybe the HJ cut was made just for me. Last week, got briefly more stoopider than I usually am, and bought a Pearl 501 from a pawn shop, knowing it needs lots of work.
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