Yamaha, alto in f', baroque double hole, brown

The instrument with the model designation: YRA-302BIII-YAM manufactured by Yamaha is a companion that makes playing music fun again and again.
This feature is largely due to the clever combination of the well-considered design in fine tuning with the tone colours of the plastic material used.

The unique sound characteristics of this instrument are strikingly impressive. The properties can be described as follows: .

The scale

The geometry of the inner bore of the recorder is slightly cylindroconical. This type of bore gives the instrument its typical sound.
In principle, recorders with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and therefore more suitable for ensembles than instruments with a narrower scale.

What music is the instrument best suited to?

Plastic is particularly suitable for recorders focussing on choral playing, recorder ensembles and orchestras, other styles are possible.

Who this recorder is aimed at

This means that plastic instruments are particularly suitable for beginners. Another basic rule worth noting is that a better instrument naturally makes learning more enriching than a supposedly cheap one.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the instrument where the musician's blowing air is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This air blade is the central starting point for the sound of a recorder. In interaction with the labium, this air blade creates the fundamental vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining principles for the artistic usability of the recorder.

The windway of the Yamaha YRA-302BIII-YAM instrument is constructed as follows: Curved, conical.
Conically shaped windways accelerate the breathing air more than cylindrical ones.
Due to their geometric shape, windways are very complex and many parameters are influenced by each other.

Fingering

The Yamaha YRA-302BIII-YAM recorder is made in the fingering style: Baroque double hole.

Multiple parts

The number of parts of a recorder strongly influences the way in which it can be handled in terms of ease of assembly on the one hand and compact transport on the other.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes several) instruments.
Just ask long-serving ensemble managers.

Packaging and accessories

The model is supplied as standard with a bag and useful accessories: Wiper rod, cork grease, fingering chart, care instructions

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is shared, you should consider cleaning the windway sterilely at regular intervals for your own protection. The care product Flautisept has proven effective for this purpose. Flautisept is available in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

• Waxed surfaces
• RESONA
• Lacquered surfaces
• Linseed oil surfaces
• Untreated wood surfaces
• ABS plastics
• Spirit-stained surfaces
• Glazed surfaces

To be on the safe side, test Fautisept on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that it does not leave any unwanted marks on your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to place the tone holes in places in the body that are comfortable and easy to reach with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, some tone holes on bass instruments in particular are not ergonomically accessible. On these instruments, keys are fitted by the instrument maker to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The YRA-302BIII-YAM instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can also be played by players with smaller hands.

Tips for finding a new instrument

How to find a new instrument easily
Ask people you know!
However, you shouldn't let "generally accepted" rules such as "instrument xy doesn't work at all in an ensemble / for professionals" stop you from playing a recorder yourself. Your musical perception is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which recorder makes you happy.
Our recommendation is therefore: test different instruments that you may not have tried before. You can only gain experience.