Yamaha, "Ecodear", soprano in c'', baroque double hole, plastic made from renewable resources

 Yamaha Soprano, Ecodear
Baroque Doublehole, Item: YRS-402B-YAM Natural, 442 Hz

The instrument with the article number: YRS-402B-YAM from Yamaha is a recorder, the in making music new can provide fun.
This characteristic is due to the considerate merging of the amazing instrument model in fine tuning with the advantages of the material Ecodear.

This material creates in the instrument a strikingly pleasant uniqueness, by its unique characteristics. The properties can be descibed approximately so: very inadequately with words. Therefore the sound of recorders is perceived and described by each person in details a bit varying. We use these words: Ecodear: Comparable to ABS, slightly softer and airier.

The bore

The geometry of the inner bore of the recorder is light cylindroconical. This kind of bore shape grants the recorder such a characteristic sound.
In principle, instruments with wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and thus more suitable for ensembles than models with narrower inner bore.

For what styles can the recorder best be used for?

Ecodear is greatly suitable for woodwinds used for: Focus on education and school music.

To whom is this musical instrument addressed?

This means that recorders made of Ecodear are especially for Beginners suitable. A second rule is that a more instrument makes the learning progress naturally beautiful than a presumed low-cost bargain.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the instrument headpiece where the blowing air of the musician is formed into a thin sheet of air. This air leaf is the determining element of the sound of the recorder. In interaction with the labium, the air flow is very quickly alternately directed inwards and outwards. This swinging stream stimulates the air in the bore. This is the origin of the recorder tone. This is the reason why the labium must not be damaged in any case. The same rule applies to the windway. Otherwise suffer the sound and response of the instrument.

The windway of the model YRS-402B-YAM of Yamaha has this windway shape: Curved, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the air leaf more than cylindrical shaped windways.
Never violate windway and labium! Their meaning for the sound is exceedingly complex in their geometric shape. Damages here often lead to a total loss!

Fingerings

The instrument Yamaha YRS-402B-YAM is manufactured in the following version: Baroque Doublehole .

Construction

The constructional design in terms of multipartness a musical instrument influences in many ways the way with which the flute in use on the one hand is simple to handle in terms of easy gripping and on the other hand for the convenient 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 leaders of recorder ensembles.
Leaders of recorder orchestras know how useful good and compact recorder bags are.

Packaging and accessories

The instrument is delivered as standard with: Bag
The useful accessories included: Wiper rod, pivot grease, fingering chart, care instructions

Hints for finding a new instrument

Ask acquaintances!
The search for your recorder should in no case be influenced by "generally accepted" rules, such as "the material xy does not work at all in an "ensemble/for professionals".
Get your own realizations after testing an instrument. Don't let "expert"-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 instrument concept will happy.
Our recommendation is therefore: Test new concepts!
After that you will be delighted and can make a confident decision.

Information about instruments with keys

Not always can the tone holes be placed in the places in the instrument that are easy and convenient to reach with the fingers. Especially with deep instruments sit for acoustic necessities certain tone holes ergonomically not 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 YRS-402B-YAM has the following flaps: