I had to quit after college with shoulder and wrist pain, and I’m an average-sized woman with no unusual health problems. Getting a student flute with closed ho

I had to quit after college with shoulder and wrist pain, and I’m an average-sized woman with no unusual health problems. Getting a student flute with closed holes, offset G and curved head joint let me play again at all, but I can’t bring myself to sell my silver Yamaha (they used to make intermediate flutes from solid silver, kids! They also made them in Japan!) If I thought I’d play enough, I’d consider a vertical head joint, even at that kind of outlay.