The Model 3 flute with a B footjoint offers the specifications many teachers recommend for a student ready to purchase their first step-up flute. With open tone holes referred to as a French key mechanism and a B footjoint the model 3OB flute is one of the most popular step-up flutes offered today. The B footjoint creates a longer tube allowing a greater resonance in the flute as well as providing advancing flutists opportunities to utilize alternate fingerings for greater facility in the upper register. The offset G key provides a more relaxed hand position for the player.