Musical Notes
The Great Flute Debate: Open or Closed Hole?
Many reasons are touted for having open holed key works but for perhaps 95% of players they serve no purpose and have significant detractors. The inclination towards open holes is much stronger in some countries than others; America seems to have rather unquestioningly adopted the idea from the French. There are many superb players in the world who do indeed play on closed-hole flutes.

