I bought this as a lark - I just like the color green, and thought it would "pop" onstage. Of course, for the price, I was wondering if all the keys would be in the right place.Well, I got it, and opened it, and was impressed immediately. It comes in a nice, lightweight carry-case, with a shoulder strap provided. The shoulder strap fastens over the case, instead of "around" it; I assume this is to prevent it from opening if you forget to zip the case. Nice thought.I opened it, and found the flute carefully wrapped, and then enclosed in plastic. I unwrapped it, and noticed that the color of the flute actually matched the advertised color! It's a beautiful green (did I mention that green is my favorite color?); the tenons are not colored, which is OK, because who sees the tenons?It was provided with a cloth (polishing), and a screwdriver (not sure what I'm supposed to do with that, especially as it arrived in fine working condition).So, I checked the position of the cork with the provided plastic cleaning rod, and it looked to be in the proper position. So, I put it together, ran through some warm-up/long tones, turned on the tuner, and, ta-da!! - intonation and tuning is very good. Tonewise, it sounds good to me; now, granted, the flutist is usually not in a good position to hear his/her own flute, so I recorded it, and it sounds fine!It is a C foot flute, so there is no funny key (the "gizmo" key) to help get the high C, but I was able to get up into the 3rd octave without a problem, and hit high C, again with no problem. Lower notes also speak fine, and getting low C is not an issue.I chose the open-hole model, as I normally play open-hole. Removing the plastic inserts was not an issue. The keys are a tad smaller than on some of my other flutes, but this is not a negative for me - I have smaller hands for a man, and I found it fit me quite well. It is not a "smaller" flute, I don't mean to imply that - it appears to be a standard size for a C foot flute.I have played it for a total of 1 day, so I can't speak to how long it will hold-up. If you care, check with me in a few weeks and I'll tell you what I think then. I have found that it takes several weeks to start to understand whatever flute it is you are playing.All in all, I was not sure what to expect, especially for the price. Label me "pleasantly surprised, and happy," and you'll be accurate.