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Yamaha YRT-304B Professional Tenor Recorder with Baroque Fingering | 
 enlarge | Brand: Yamaha
Category: Single Detail Page Misc
Buy New: $56.95
New (2) from $56.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 2794
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
MPN: Yamaha
Model: YRT-304B
UPC: 086792572550
ASIN: B0002MS7O2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
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Product Description
Key of C. Double holes: D-D#, double C/C# key; thumb rest; 3-piece construction. Baroque fingering.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Great instrument! April 5, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have played a beautiful old tenor recorder made of pear wood for the last 42 years. This sounds almost as good and has the low c# key which mine doesn't have. For travelling, I feel much better about bringing this along. It is a great value. I took it on a recent trip to Africa and, if I had been so inclined, I would have felt fine giving it away as a gift and buying another when I got home.
 tenor January 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Agreed that the tenor is not for small-handed people. I bought it as a beginner, and I don't think I'd recommend it to start with. I think its size makes it a little harder to handle than say, an alto. But the sound is good, and I am happy with it.
Excellent bargain for quality December 24, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I got the Yamaha 304 tenor for about $60 plus shipping...and am not at all disappointed. The tone color is remarkable for a plastic instrument, and the high notes are very strong and sweet by any tenor recorder standards, wood or plastic. Many tenors suffer from weak second octaves, especially faulty tuning or thin, often cracking, tones.
There are only two and a half issues with this model: the thumbrest is not the best kind they could have used, especially since it doesn't have a hole for a neck strap. Also the stretch for the right hand can be VERY difficult, especially if your hands are small. There are in fact other tenors that are easier on the hands! In addition on my instrument, the C-key mechanism is rather tight and takes quite a bit of finger pressure to close, which helps contribute to the pain caused by a wide hole spread. This is probably just a specimen anomaly, as I tried another Y304 tenor with a much easier key mechanism. And I heard that the spring in the key can be loosened quite easily. If moisture clogging is a problem (not much so on my instrument) you can reduce the problem by swishing a weak detergent solution - or 'Duponol' - into the upper windway for a few seconds, then drying it out without rinsing all the soap away.
If you've played alto and soprano for quite a while and are looking to add some diversity to your collection, a Y304 tenor makes an excellent companion, especially for the deeper, haunting folk-flute sound. Then add a Y302B bass if/when you can afford, for another fine price-quality combination. This whistle is a much better choice than other tenors of similar (or slightly higher) price but poorer quality, especially the first one I bought for $85 with constant clogging and no C# key!
 Beautiful sound, hard on the right hand, detached (not detachable) thumbrest November 8, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
On the positive side:
1. This is a very nice sounding recorder--it does not sound plasticky at all.
2. The recorder is not made of wood, which means that you do not have to worry about cracking, shrinking, breaking-in, etc.
On the negative side:
1. Yahama provides a detached plastic thumbrest; YOU have to pick a spot and glue it to the recorder (you provide the glue). I think that this is a bad design--they should provide an adjustable thumbrest molded to the instrument itself.
2. I find that my right hand aches after playing for a while, due to the long reach from F to C. Part of the problem is the placement of the C keys, which could be moved a little higher on the instrument. After a couple of years, I switched to the Yahama Alto (also excellent). I miss the warm, dulcet tones of the tenor, but find the alto far more comfortable to play.
3. Yahama provides a slotted stick for you to clean your instrument. It would be awfully nice if they would provide an appropriately sized piece of cotton rag to go into this slot.
Inexpensive and high quality for the money October 3, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Yamaha Professional Recorders are the best recorder that you can buy for the money. Inexpensive and high quality for the money.
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