YRA-302B Alto Recorder, smooth brown finish, key of F

I ordered this on a whim. A recorder, low cost. I wanted to learn to compose better melodies, something I struggled with when I was working as a musician. When my wife discovered I bought a recorder, I had to close two doors and play in the bathroom so it wouldn't drive her nuts. And it drove ME nuts that I couldn't control my breathing well enough to play it, but I just loved the sound. A little reverb and it sounds pretty nice! I went to youtube, looked up videos and found some songs I wanted to learn to play. Lamentarola was on top of my list. Within a year I could play it well enough to play for my family. At one point a Christmas concert (I think it was the Mormon Tabernacle Choir) was on TV and an alto recorder player stood up and played, solo, the first bit of "What Child Is This." I was able to play along with him for a bit. I was happy that I had come that far in a year. The biggest benefit, though, was the performing musician's mindset. I had other habits, things I would do when I was stressed out that annoyed me. Nothing of terrible consequence, but I'd surf the web too much, or go grab a snack, etc. Now instead I am picking up a musical instrument and playing. I crank up iTunes with one of these guys and it's a nice, productive stress reliever. If you like to ad lib, try one of these: Talulah - Jamiroquai Staple it Together - Jack Johnson Bom Le Bom (Ft. Fred Wesley) - Redtenbacher's Funkestra There is a guy, user "hermeline80" on Youtube -- look him up. He plays an alto recorder and learned to play by copying improv performances. It's beyond impressive.

I've had this recorder for over a month now. I had played a soprano recorder as a child and kept it until it cracked sometime in my 20s. It had been quite a while since I'd played an instrument and this alto recorder turned out to be a great choice for me. It's bigger than the soprano, so it took a few days to get used to stretching my hands a bit for the wider spread, but I've been practicing every day and now it's second nature. I really like the slightly lower voice and I think it has pretty good sound for a plastic recorder, particularly in the lower range. The one downside for me: As others have noted, it can get clogged pretty easily unless/until it's warmer. I took a free class and the instructor swears it's just condensation so the easiest way to unclog it is to suck it up (literally). It's a little annoying, but I sometimes practice for over an hour and clogging lessens once it's warm. Bottom line: Good sound and value for the price!

Perfectly functional, attractive product with nice carrying case. But the alto recorder is not as simple to play as one might think. You have to completely cover each hole or you'll get terrible squeaks.

Sounds great (well, any problem with the sound is due to the player, not the instrument). Feels solid.

Just received my Yamaha YRA-302B III today . This is another beautiful instrument from Yamaha . I really love the sound . But me , being a total beginner , I can't seem to play the low F and sometimes the low E . Not sure if it's my fingering or blowing or both . I'm sure I'll get it with practice . I now own 2 YRS-24B's , a YRT-304B II , and now a YRA-302B III . I love'em all . I'll love'em even more when I learn how to play proficiently . If you're looking for a good quality , low priced plastic alto , look no more . This is the one !

It sounds great. It's beautiful, it's very resistant, doesn't get out of tune neither risk to crack with heat and temperature changes. It may be a bit less "warm" sound than very high quality wood alto recorders that cost 10 times this price but I chose to learn the recorder to be able to bring my instrument everywhere and just play, put it my pocket or my bag without thinking about it too much. It is really resistant, the last one lasted 10 years of daily abuse, it was still playing well but the top would fit too loosely to the bottom after countless mounting, very little grease and as I said countless abuse (sand, kid's playing with it, fall on cement, you name it). With three boys in the house I begin to be a bit more vigilant but still not much worried with having them handling them (I just try to prevent them from to hit the ground as Moses hitting the sea). You've got it, I love the resistance of this recorder and don't take me wrong it sounds great too. I can't tell the number of people that told me they discovered how beautiful the recorder can sound with me playing this sing! Of course if you never took lessons you've better learn to blow in it and it make take some time but I think it's easier than playing enjoyable violin, just a guess...

good quality

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Fantastic instrument and value for money with the quality assurance of Yamaha. Highly recommended.

Good products

Veio embalada corretamente. Entrega antes do prazo. Muito bom! Produto de alta qualidade. Sonoridade limpa.

In my opinion, the model Yamaha 312B III Alto Recorder is better.