Yamaha · Step-up · YFL-462 · 2016–present
The YFL-462 is where a Yamaha student flute turns sterling. Yamaha's 400 series uses sterling silver for the headjoint, body and footjoint, with silver-plated nickel silver keys, while the 300 series puts a sterling headjoint on a nickel silver body. Yamaha released the 462 in the US in January 2016, replacing the YFL-461, with French open-hole keys, offset G, pointed arms on the keys you don't finger and the same CY headjoint as its student flutes. The version you'll see most is the 462H, with a B footjoint and a gizmo key, a small extra lever that helps the high C at the top of the range. A plain 462 has a C footjoint, and the 462H/LPGP adds a gold-plated lip plate. Flute Center, the New York flute specialist, recommends the B foot for its extra low note. It came with a French-style case and a case cover. The 472 adds a split E and the 482 has inline G. A sterling headjoint on a plated nickel silver body is the 362's recipe, so check the model number on the body if a listing's photos don't add up.
This is a step-up flute for a player a year or two into lessons, with open holes, sterling silver and usually the low B. If you want the B footjoint, make sure the listing says 462H, since a plain 462 has a C foot.
Build and caseYFL-462
Go by the model number. Yamaha released the YFL-462H in the US in January 2016, replacing the YFL-461, so a 462 dates from then or later. We couldn't find a serial chart that Yamaha publishes for its flutes.
Pads wear and leak like on any flute, so ask when it was last serviced. Sterling silver tarnishes, and heavy polishing wears the finish and can damage the pads.
More on this in our flute buying guide.
Buying guide
We'd buy a used 462H from a US seller with strong feedback, like the one a US music retailer asks $1,950 for with free shipping, since new ones from US dealers ask $2,990–3,170 and the $2,000–3,125 band mixes new and used. There are at least 21 for sale and used ones mostly ask $1,800–2,300 delivered, so the $1,018 one, about half that, needs a clear photo of the model stamp, and the zero-feedback one at $2,522 is best skipped. Read the model on the body, since a 462H has the B footjoint and gizmo key, a plain 462 has a C foot, and a 362 has only a sterling headjoint on a plated body. Ask when the pads were last serviced and budget for a woodwind tech's check-up, and pass on heavily polished ones, since polishing wears the silver and can damage the pads.
$1,018.17est. delivered
The lowest delivered 462 here at $1,018 from a 100% US seller, titled sterling 925 and open hole. That's about half what other used ones ask and the title names no case, so ask for a photo of the model stamp on the body and what comes with it.
Yamaha YFL 462 Silver 925 Open Hole
$1,799.99delivered
Titled solid sterling silver at $1,800 with free shipping from a 99.8% US seller, $200 under the band. The title doesn't say 462H, so ask which footjoint it has and whether the case comes with it.
Yamaha YFL 462 Intermediate Open Hole Flute Solid Silver 925 Sterling
$1,950.00delivered
A used 462H, so it has the B footjoint, from a 99.6% US music retailer at $1,950 with free shipping, about $1,130 under a new 462H. Ask when the pads were last serviced and whether the case and cover are included.
Yamaha YFL-462H Intermediate Flute
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 12, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
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Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 12, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
Used$1,018.17est. delivered
$1,000.00 + $18.17 shipping
Buy It Now$1,000.00
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Good buy
About half the used median. No case named, so confirm the model stamp.
Seller: angryll82
100% positive
Used$1,799.99delivered
$1,799.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$1,799.99
Good buy
Titled solid sterling. Free shipping, under the band.
Seller: ti424
99.8% positive
Used$1,950.00delivered
$1,950.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$1,950.00
Good buy
Used 462H from a US music retailer. Free shipping.
Seller: altomusic
99.6% positive
Used$1,980.00est. delivered
$1,950.00 + $30.00 shipping
Buy It Now$1,950.00
Our take
Titled sterling with a B foot.
Seller: kalehuawehe808
100% positive
Used$2,299.00delivered
$2,299.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$2,299.00
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Our take
Titled 462H with gold lip plate, great condition. The photo shows a case.
Seller: millrdpawn
100% positive
New$2,989.99delivered
$2,989.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$2,989.99
Our take
New from a US dealer, C foot.
Seller: musiciansfriend
99.8% positive
New$3,169.99delivered
$3,169.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$3,169.99
Our take
New 462H with gold lip plate, from a US dealer.
Seller: sweetwatersound
99.8% positive
Used$2,522.12est. delivered
$2,500.00 + $22.12 shipping
Buy It Now$2,500.00
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Check the seller
Zero-feedback seller. Titled 462H/LPGP and superb, with a serial.
Seller: nee1203
No feedback yet
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