Yamaha YRS-302B Soprano Recorder, Baroque fingering, Key of C

easy tone production. best intonation out of my collection of beginner recorders. quality instrument. comes with good accessories. affordable price. would recommend to a friend anytime.

Worth it

For a modicum price, you get an in-tune chromatic instrument that you can produce real music with, a recorder that performs better costs currently ten times as much. It's truly a display of technical prowess from Yamaha (and its competitor in this space, Aulos) to offer the world such a gift.I have since made the jump to recorders with better qualities, but I will forever be grateful to Yamaha for making the YRS-302b recorder.Now, specifics, this thing is in tune, honestly, buy something cheaper or a low-end wooden recorder, and the difference is night and day. The articulation can be slightly tricky, the lower notes are more sensitive to pressure than more expensive recorders, so switching up and down requires a fair bit of attention, but it's well within the range of what's reasonable.To learn, this instrument won't really limit you. Really, get it, get it now.

This is my first recorder that I've bought. I recently acquired in interest in baroque music, especially after hearing some of Telemann's music, so I thought I'd give it a try. The only kind of experience I really have with woodwinds is the clarinet and flute, but I suppose its better than starting off blind.First off, this thing responds greatly. I've been able to get into the high register pretty easily and none of the notes feel stuffy or weak. Really beautiful sounding instrument, even my father who doesn't have a single musical bone can tell that it sounds more than just a plastic toy. It's rather easy to maintain and take care off, and the bag is of high quality as well. The recorder has no wiggle room in it, but also isn't being squished so I know its safe.The only bad thing I've come to notice (other than my squeaking) is that in the high register the notes get quite sharp. I'm not sure if this is because of my air or playing, but it's nothing I can fix right now. This may improve with practice though. I also find myself having to clean the moisture building up every 15 minutes or so because the sound gets blocked up (albeit I've never played the recorder before so I can't say much).If you want to get into the recorder or are even an intermediate player yourself, I'd recommend this.

I own a Yamaha Alto recorder. The alto recorder proved to be of such high quality and sound that I decided to purchase a Yamaha soprano recorder. It is a beautiful little recorder that plays easily with wonderful sound. Playing these high quality plastic recorders saves wear & tear on my much older wooden recorders. I was skeptical about a plastic recorder being able to have as good of sound as the wooden ones. They have proven themselves to be every bit as good. The price is very reasonable, too. I highly recommend these recorders.

I have been playing the recorder for a few months now. I have a wooden soprano recorder and my cork broke the other day. It has always sounded sharp and I have been wanting to get a different recorder. When my cork broke I found this Yamaha recorder. I figured I would purchase it, as the price was less than I could find at my local music store. It came today and I am very happy I made the decision to get this instrument. It is much easier to play than my wooden recorder and the tone is very nice.

For beginners, you can get a $9-$10 dollar recorder of decent quality to see if they like it or not. I would recommend this for a more established player. Great instrument for the price. I couldn't afford to put hundreds of dollars in "nice" recorder, but I could swing $30 bucks or so. Play for fun, so didn't need top shelf. Yamaha makes good stuff, Iike this. Also have other Yamaha flutes, fifes, and recorders. If they weren't any good, I would only have ONE Yamaha instrument, not several. They are plastic/PVC, so don't have the warmth (or cost $$$) of a wooden instrument, but this is totally fine for most people. Play for philharmonic? You may want something more, but for the rest of us, this is a deal!!

Gave to my grandchild as a gift. He likes it.