Thomann FH 600 G Bb-Flugelhorn

I bought one of these flugelhorns and had to send it back as the intonation was so bad it was unplayable. I gave it a 1/5 rating. Luckily, Thomann's customer service was great and they refunded the money in full.
I thought it just might be a quality control problem so I ordered the same model again and this time struck gold (well, brass). This one has much better intonation - it's not perfect, the high D is always a bit flat, but it's way better than the previous one and is now fun to play. The sound as a whole is also better with this one, especially when playing quietly.
So, I've changed my review... from 1/5 to 4/5 - now very happy with this instrument at this price and think I will have to spend over ¤1000 to get anything significantly better.
Thanks, too, to Thomann's excellent customer service - by taking the old one back and refunding me, it allowed me to order again and get one which I'm happy with. Danke.

Not bad at all. At the beginning I was exited about this instrument for low price.
Depending on the mouthpiece you can make sharp or really deep, I'd say 'empty', mellow sound. I use this one as a soloist in wind orchestra, also for playing marches outdoor. It plays.
The bad thing on this i that screws more likely fall off, also the mechanism on the 3rd valve pipe fell of on mine 2 times, so at this point it is not reliable instrument.
Valves keep working very - very well after (now I am quite surprised when seeing it's been so long time!) more then 3 years of almost everyday playing. The tuning pipe is a little bit worse, still works though.
I would say- it can do really good job if it doesn't loose it screws and soldered part doesn't come off.

This is a really great horn. I have had this flugelhorn for two years now and I am still amazed by it. It has everything that a professional model horn from other brands offers, but for a fraction of the price. To start with, the rose brass bell produces a lovely dark, velvety tone that is characteristic of the flugelhorn. The third valve trigger allows for slight adjustments in intonation, which can be a bit of a problem with flugelhorns in general. The build quality of this instrument is fantastic, the finish is superb and no valve issues, right out of the box! You may want to experiment with mouthpieces, but the one supplied with this horn ( 7C ) does the trick and actually requires little effort to produce a nice sound. Overall I was very impressed with this flugelhorn and still love playing it.