How to choose the right plastic recorder for you! I review a bunch of the most popular models, and give you my honest opinion :)
I review a mix of a sopranos and altos, but in general everything I say applies to soprano, alto, and tenor from the same make and model.
If there are multiple price ranges from a certain brand (such as Yamaha) I have always gone for the most expensive, and thus the highest quality. Often we are only talking about a difference of €10 or so!
//// THE RECORDERS REVIEWED
(the timestamp links are to where I play music so you can compare, not the talking!)
04:04 Yamaha YRS-314 BIII
https://www.thomann.de/nl/yamaha_yrs314_bii_sopran_in_c.htm
05:12 Yamaha YRA-402 B Ecodear
https://www.thomann.de/nl/yamaha_yra_402_b_ecodear.htm
07:03 Zen-On Bressan G1-A
http://www.earlymusicshop.com/product.aspx/en-GB/1002725-zen-on-bressan-alto-model-1500b-plain
08:58 Kulossa/Music Garden MRS-1B
Order by email [email protected]
(also available in other places, thanks for those who shared in the comments!)
10:24 Aulos 503B 'Symphony'
https://www.thomann.de/nl/aulos_503b_symphony_soprano.htm
12:15 Mollenhauer/Adris Dream 0119R
https://www.thomann.de/nl/mollenhauer_0119r_adris_dream_recorder_sop.htm
13:47 Thomann TRS-31B Soprano
https://www.thomann.de/nl/thomann_trs31b_sopran_blockfloete.htm
15:29 Yamaha YRS-20 BB
https://www.thomann.de/nl/yamaha_yrs20_bb_sopran_in_c_blau.htm
17:11 Nuvo soprano black-grey
https://www.thomann.de/nl/nuvo_soprano_recorder_black_gray.htm
//// WHERE TO ORDER FROM
I ordered all of these instruments from www.thomann.de , with the exception of the Kulossa and Zen-On Bressan recorders, which were given to me by colleagues.
Guys, unfortunately I don't know the locations of *every* music shop in the world... yet! If thomann.de doesn't work for you and you aren't sure where to order your recorder from, it's much more efficient to ask a search engine than to ask me! ;)
//// THE MUSIC I PLAY
- 'Doen Daphne' by Jacob van Eyck
- 'Allemande' from Partita in Am by bach
- 'Banish Misfortune' folk dance (traditonal)
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