EASTROCKSoprano Recorder German fingering C Key Beginners Recorder Instrument for Adults, 3 Piece Recorder With Hard Case（Maple Wood）

I selected this particular recorder because it is wood, not plastic. Also because the lower tone holes that the pinky fingers cover is not moveable. So make sure you know whether to get right handed or left handed recorder. The protective case latching mechanism is a bit fussy and the storage case is not high quality, but I wanted to the cost to go into the making of the instrument, not the case. It plays very well. The holes fit comfortably on adult fingers. Both the first and second octave sound good on it. The cleaning kit is handy, and it includes a pouch for the assembled recorder which I appreciated as I don't like to assemble/disassemble instruments all the time. The recorder needs to be disassembled to fit into the plastic case. So I appreciated it having a protective bag for the assembled unit. Overall really great sounding recorder.

So I played a recorder in middle school, pretty much, and I wanted to figure out the fingering for a Korean piece, "Arirang", but I'm bad at the danso (air flow is so hard to get), and haven't quite got the money for a more expensive instrument like the Daegeum (a transverse bamboo flute, but 700 USD+ for a real one)... so I looked around and determined that a wooden recorder was for me. I chose the baroque fingering.The first 3 days I got frustrated with the recorder because the sound would go off after about 10-15 minutes, but I looked it up, and found out one has to break in the instrument and the air flow into a recorder is very different than with a transverse flute. You have to blow more slowly than with a transverse flute and get your tongue into the correct position.The rules are, you warm up the instrument (under your arm, mostly the mouthpiece... slowly), then play for about 5 minutes every day for a week. Then 10 minutes. Then 15 minutes. the next week.Since I bought a used instrument I could play for longer.Once the instrument is warmed up, the tone is fantastic. It's warm, has that wooden sound, but it will tell you that it's done for the day when the tone goes off despite your fingering being right. Clean it, dry it, let it dry outside the case pieces upright (cylinder facing up), then put into the case, repeat and you should be able to play for longer the next week.In the meantime I got the fingering for Arirang half down.I saw reviews saying they gave this to their children, and were surprised when they found it got dinged up--I wouldn't give a wooden recorder to children because you need time to warm it up and most kids aren't that patient in the first place to warm up an instrument over weeks. I know I wasn't as a kid. They want to play it now, and they will abuse the instrument. Get a cheap plastic one--maybe a Yamaha, see if they like it, let them ding that up, and when they get invested and know how to care for their instruments, then invest in a wooden one, teach them how to break in the instrument and that should be better for them.Other than that, the recorder played well for me... breaking it in takes patience though. Watch videos on how to break in your wooden recorder and how to regulate air--because I've found with the danso, dizi, and the plastic recorder and this recorder, the way you manage breath is completely different. You won't automatically get it the first time just because you've played the other woodwinds before.

My young pro musician wanted a wooden recorder. I found this one and got it to try. It turned to be perfect.Why is it perfect?1. The quality is much more superior then many more expensive ones.2. I did not want to spend a fortune as this is just a side kick fun instrument not a major project.3. Sound is great!4. Material is perfect. Wood really looks and behaves great.5. It has THREE pieces. I am not a recorder expert by no means but relaying the comment of the actual user - it is great because the two piece ones are not anywhere near as cool. I guess that makes some difference.6. Super easy to learn. I play no instrument but gave it a try and I was able to pull few popular songs without any effort. VERY intuitive instrument.7. Great for beginners I would say. But not only...VERY HAPPY WITH IT. Oh and it came with a really nice looking box!

I bought this to replace a cheap plastic recorder I lost in a recent move. The case is very well constructed and sturdy, and the interior has a molded plastic insert with a soft velvet-like surface. I wish there was a larger spot in the case for my own cork grease stick, but it will just sit on the plastic insert without interfering with the case closure at all.The block does not appear to be removable, which makes cleaning the mouthpiece difficult -- I would not recommend this to be used by multiple players for this reason alone.It comes with some cork grease, a cleaning rod, canvas case, and a fingering chart. The fingering chart is generic and has both Baroque and German fingerings, so you will need to read it carefully.The sound quality is good overall, although I am having some challenges getting a consistently good tone out of it -- it is more sensitive to changes in embouchure than my old recorder. It is also a challenge to get the upper register consistently, but this may be a "me" problem.Overall, I'm happy to have this instrument as a replacement for my lost resin recorder -- I'll just need to put in the time to learn how to make it sing properly.

I did not think I would like the maple wood as well as the pear-wood of my previous recorder, but it is lovely, not over-bright, very smooth sound. Intonation is great, upper register is clear and easy. Comes with hard-shell case and accessories.

It is made out of wood. It comes in a nice case. There was a strange piece of paper with instructions that I didn’t understand, but I figured it out. It also came with some kind of gel or something. It also came with a thin bag to put the recorder in. You have to put the two pieces of the recorder together yourself.

Very well made, good intonation but after several weeks of playing it a little each day to "break it in" it still sounds like it has a bad cold...so far unusable.

The recorder was beautiful, the case nice, care items as advertised but I ordered the three piece recorder. I paid extra for it but that’s not what I received. It was returned.

Para el precio está bien.Se nota la diferencia de la flauta de plástico. Mis orejas están recuperando.Mi hijo está contento.

Resistente, cumple su funcion. Su estuche facilita su conservacion.

Easy to play, sound is great. The hard box is tight and difficult to use.