Yamaha YRA-28B Alto Recorder, Key of F

I'm an amateur musician, and don't have much to compare this recorder to, so I can't vouch that if you're a professional, you'll like it as much as I have, but I like it a lot. I've been playing penny whistle for fun. After getting this recorder and learning how to use it, I now find penny whistle frustratingly limiting. The range of music you can play on recorder vs penny whistle is vastly higher. All those sharps and flats, easy to reach. Play in a very large number of keys, easily, vs penny whistle typically gives you maybe two keys easily. This particular recorder feels very solid and well made. I like the weight of it. I never notice it being too heavy nor too light as I play it - I don't even think of its weight as I play it - I simply naturally find myself enjoying the feel of it in my hands. I very much enjoy the sound quality in the upper two thirds or so of the lower octave, and find the sound quality in the lower two thirds of the upper octave very pleasant (but the upper portion of the lower octave is the most beautiful to my ear). Lowest notes are limiting, at least for me: It might be a fault with me as the player, or with me not having bothered to apply the lubricating grease that came with it, or perhaps somehow due to me never formally cleaning the instrument (although I look inside it from time to time, and it looks clean), but for some reason, I find the lowest notes difficult to play with pleasant tone at volume. I can play them very quietly with pleasant tone most of the time. But I was expecting rich, clear, reverberating lowest notes at decent volume, instead of very quiet to get decent tone. Again, the recorder might be well capable of it and me be at fault for this - I don't know. I greatly enjoy playing this instrument, and have come to a deep appreciation of the recorder as a technology. The different ways you can finger to get the same note, allowing selection of most appropriate fingering for whatever note you're going to play next (or you've just played). (Contrast the penny whistle.) The clean, clear sounds (contrast the distinctive penny whistle breath-y tone, which has its own charm, but it's nice to be able to play something _without_ that breath-iness). The almost effortless production of notes and tunes that I enjoy playing and hearing myself play. Also, I love how wonderfully well this comes packaged. There is a case (a good one), and end caps, that allow the recorder to be broken down to approx half its length for travel or storage, and protected very well while doing so. Most of the time, the recorder sits on one of my desks, and I pick it up often a dozen or more times in a day and enjoy tooting out a little tune for a minute or a few. But when I travel, I can take it with me, without its assembled length being a problem.

Pretty good quality, the sound is great, and just a fun instrument to learn. I wanted to learn recorder just for the fun of it and to learn Brandenburg Concerto 2 and 4 on it. Few things I must note: - USE THE RECORDER CREAM, otherwise you’re going to have a hard time disassembling the recorder - The manual is in Japanese but you can learn recorder through videos or classes anyway.

I love this Yamaha plastic recorder. I am a 67-y.o. professional sax player who also played clarinet and oboe as a youth. I have been playing recorder for 50 years, using it the way I use my saxophones: for improvisation in rock, jazz, country and bluegrass tunes. For most of those 50 years my recorders were wooden ones, made by Hohner. I still own several European-made wooden recorders and I like them very much (but they cost more than plastic recorders). My wooden alto recorder by Hohner is more than 50 years old and it's my baby. It is scraped, scratched, marred, split, and glued back together. It has been abused, dropped and stepped on. I love it! Due to its being so old and beat-up, it looks cool, too. But I came to realize that it might be a little bit "off" in terms of intonation, and being able to hit certain notes cleanly. I think this Yamaha plastic recorder sounds just as good as the wooden Hohner recorder, and it hits notes more cleanly, and the playability is equal to the wooden recorders. And for just $20, this Yamaha plastic recorder is a tremendous value! While listening to music around my home, I frequently want to pick up the recorder (more convenient than a sax) and jam along with the music. To make this better and even easier, and thanks to the low $20 price, I decided to buy 3 of these Yamaha plastic recorders so I can keep them in my sax cases and keep them in different rooms of the house, for ease and convenience. And I may buy more in the future, since I have 4 saxes and around the house I have 3 stereo systems. This recorder is packaged very nicely by Yamaha in a cloth zippered bag containing fingering chart, servicing info, protective covers, a small tub of grease for the joins, and a swab for cleaning. Bottom line: this Yamaha recorder is outstanding. Pro quality. Amazing value!

There are two main advantages of using Yamaha recorders. The first is that they sound very good, especially considering the price. The second is that they are very accurate in pitch and playability, which makes them perfect for ensembles. It is hard to get a group in tune given a variety of wooden recorders. That being said, a high quality wooden recorder can be obtained and will have better sound quality, but you'll pay a lot for it. In short, great pitch for groups, nice sound and playability for beginners. Yamaha is really good in this segment.

I really like the way this thing sounds. It sounds very sweet and has an airy sound that I love. It sounds more folksy than the more expensive Yamaha alto recorders, which lends it a certain charm. Also, it doesn't project too much, which is actually a good thing for beginners, as you can easily control its volume. The only problem is, the second octave is very hard to play once you get above a C. It is playable, but it just gets very difficult very quickly. I understand that for beginners, you don't go higher than that all that often, but consider that at $10 more, the YRA-302B gives you a full two octaves of playability. Too bad, as this has so much charm in the first 1.5 octaves. That said, this is still worth buying to play casually, but just be aware that it has a very limited sweet spot.

لم اري شيء مما تمت كتابته في الوصف و طلبت الارجاع منذ فترة بعيدة و لم يتم رد اموالي حتي الان و انا غاضب جدا و ربما اضطر الي تحريك دعوي قضائية

Perfect one but look so long

Fast response and quick delivery. Item received in good condition. Larger than the Soprano recorder. Takes a short while to get use to it. A German type would be easier for me since I am used to German type.

It's perfect size, really good sound, and surprisingly good strength. Best value for money Alto Recorder.

A flauta contralto é boa . Gostei muito da compra que fiz