Yamaha, Alto in f', baroque double hole, rosewood

 Yamaha F-Alto, Rosewood
Baroque Doublehole, Item: YRA-64-YAM Natural, 442 Hz

The recorder with the model number: YRA-64-YAM built by Yamaha is a companion, the in lessons, or performing continues to can give fun.
This characteristic is due to the skillful composition of the groundbreaking form in fine tuning with the expression of the material Rosewood.

The material makes this instrument a unique characteristic, by its extraordinary preferences. The characteristics can be characterized so, whereas it is in the nature of things that sounds can always be described very inadequately with words. Therefore the material typical sound of recorders is perceived and described by each person in details a bit varying. We use these words: Tulipwood: Mellow and yet pithy sound. Especially suitable as a solo flute, but also enriches the ensemble sound.

The bore

The course of the inner bore of the instrument is conical. This kind of bore shape gives the instrument this special sound.
In principle, recorders with wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and thus more suitable for ensembles than instruments with narrower scale.

For which music can the recorder be used for?

Rosewood is greatly suitable for recorders used for: Ensemble, choral and solo performance.

To whom is this musical instrument addressed?

This means that instruments made of Rosewood are especially for Students, Professional Players suitable. An additional important law is that a demanding instrument makes the learning as uncomplicated at first glance low-cost offer.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the headpiece of the recorder where the breath is formed into a sheet of air. This air leaf is the basis of the sound of the recorder. At the labium, the air flow is very quickly alternately directed inwards and outwards. This swinging stream stimulates the air in the body of the instrument. And this is the origin of the recorder tone. This is the reason why the labium must never be damaged. The same rule applies to the windway. Otherwise suffer the musical shaping ability of the instrument.

The windway of the model YRA-64-YAM of Yamaha has this windway shape: .
Conical shaped windways accelerate breathing air more than cylindrical windways.
Never violate windway and labium! Their meaning for the sound is complex in their design. Even minor damages here often lead to a total loss!

Fingerings

The recorder Yamaha YRA-64-YAM is offered in the version: Baroque Doublehole .

Construction

The number of individual parts of an instrument shapes extraordinarily the way with which the recorder in use on the one hand is simple to handle in terms of easy gripping and on the other hand for the compact transport.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes multiple) instruments.
{Experienced ensemble players can tell you a thing or two about this. Or ask veteran ensemble leaders.
Leaders of recorder choirs know how useful good and compact recorder transport packaging is.

Packaging and accessories

The model is offered as standard with:
The useful accessories included:

Notes for finding a new instrument

Get expert advice!
The search for your new recorder should never be influenced by the opinions of "self-proclaimed experts".
Get your own realizations after playing an instrument. Don't let prevailing opinions.
Do not let others stop you from testing a unkown recorder model.
Your musical perception is as unique as you are.
Therefore, only you can decide which recorder will touch.
Our recommendation is therefore: Play also unknown materials!
After that you will be amazed and can make a confident decision.

Information about instruments with keys

Not always can tone holes be drilled in places in the body that are easy to grasp with the fingers. Especially with deep instruments sit for acoustic reasons some tone holes adequate to reach. On such instruments, keys are added, which make gripping expressed easier, or possible in the first place.
This allows it to be {pleasant|light|ergonomic|conspicuous|above average| good grip even by players with smaller hands.
The instrument YRA-64-YAM has the following flaps: