Used flutes in Montreal typically sell for C$75 to C$470 (about $54 to $335). Flutes are judged on the pads and whether the head joint is silver, which is the main price division.
Selling a flute in Montreal
The July moving week produces a concentration of second-hand furniture that has no real equivalent elsewhere in Canada. Prices in the days either side of it are the lowest of the year, and the choice is at its widest.
The outdoor staircases that front so many buildings here are narrow, steep and often spiral, and they defeat more furniture than anything else. Establish the stairs before the price, and remember that winter makes all of it considerably harder.
Measure the outdoor staircase, not just the doorway. The spiral and half-turn stairs on many buildings here defeat sofas and mattresses that would fit anywhere else, and the seller may never have taken it out that way.
Montreal, in Quebec, has around 1.8 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Quebec City, Laval and Gatineau are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Montreal
Canada Post, Purolator and UPS cover the country, but rates change sharply between provinces and remote postcodes carry surcharges.
Sell your Flute in Montreal
Listing is free and there is no commission and no buyer fee, so the price you agree is the price you keep. Most listings take about a minute to put up.
What flutes are worth
What lifts the price
- Solid silver head joints
- Pads sealing cleanly with no leaks
What pulls it down
- Leaking pads needing a repad
- Student models in plated nickel
Working out what yours is worth
- Look down the body for dents
- Check the head joint markings for silver content
Getting it ready
- Test the pads by closing the keys and checking for suction; leaking pads are the standard fault.
- Check for dents in the tube, bent keys and the condition of the cork.
Photograph
- The flute assembled, full length, on a plain background
- The case, cleaning rod and any dent or bent key
Put in the description
- Brand, model, and whether open or closed hole
- Any dents or bent keys, and whether case and cleaning rod are included
Lifts in September and before Christmas as school music starts. Student models sell fastest in those windows.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Quebec)
Common questions
Where can I sell a flute in Montreal?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. The outdoor staircases that front so many buildings here are narrow, steep and often spiral, and they defeat more furniture than anything else. Establish the stairs before the price, and remember that winter makes all of it considerably harder.
Are there any dents?
Run your eye down the tube in good light. Dents affect tone and are expensive to remove properly.
How much is a flute worth in Montreal?
Most used flutes change hands for C$75 to C$470 (about $54 to $335). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a flute across Canada, what flutes are worth, everything second hand in Montreal, or Music & Instruments in Montreal.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.