Customer Reviews

Yamaha YRS-312B Soprano Recorder, Key of C

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Excellent product; the Yamaha 300 series of recorders are the best quality and finest tone plastic recorders I've had experience with (I own the soprano, alto, tenor and bass). I would recommend them for anyone at any level.
The upper octave is still somewhat shrill and less of a solid tone than the lower octave, but that seems inevitable with plastic sopranos (I have not had the opportunity to try many wooden, so I do not know if it applies there, as well).

Note that the YRS-312B III is a resin recorder with the maplewood finish. It comes in a cool green canvas bag and with a fingering chart with a little container of recorder cream and a plastic cleaning rod. Good price for an instrument if you want to learn how to play. It is quite portable as well.

[Note: Picture shown does not reflect the true colour of the YRS-312B which is a rich warm reddish brown colour.]
This recorder uses the Baroque (not German) Fingering convention widely used in most countries esp the commonwealth.

+: Produces beautiful warm sonorous tones ... reliable intonation and highly responsive - a joy to play ++ much more.
Easy to maintain - washable. Durable. High standards of manufacture guarantee consistent homogeneous quality between each instrument - you can be confident what
you are purchasing. Selection becomes a non issue. Losses can be replaced by simply purchasing another one and you will know that you will be purchasing similar
performance capability. Professional quality made affordable to the masses.

-: Does clog somewhat after extended play but the instrument can be prepped beforehand with anti-clog solution available from recorder specialist. This was provided
to me when I purchased the YRT 304B but I haven't used it yet.

I am very happy with my purchase of the Yamaha YRS, YRA 314B and 316B (yes I purchased all four) which I think is at par with branded wooden recorders 6-10 times the price. A great second instrument or spare for travelling.

I can personally attest that it is true that the simulated woodgrain finish versions YRS 314 & 316 (strangely enough) produce a superior tone to the normal ABS resin finish 302 model - perhaps this is due to the outer coating that resonates better. For not a lot more, the simulated wood-grain version IS well-worth paying for.

YRS 312B in simulated Rosewood has a rich warm reddish brown colour whilst YRS 314B in simulated Ebony is a quieter yellow brown - both with attractive printed woodgrain finish.

Yamaha did a real service to the world by making this attractive gem so affordable.

I have occasionally played recorder for years, and recently bought one of these (and a matching alto) - rich and sweet tone. The rosewood finish makes it a very attractive instrument, and overall is a great value.

Excellent recorder. Far superior to the other plastic recorders I am familiar with. I highly recommend this recorder to anyone who contemplates getting into recorder-type music big-time.