I have played a German-fingered Hohner wooden soprano (the cheap one) for over a year, and of course I like the sound of a wooden recorder better, but I had two problems with it: first, I could never really play C# and D# well enough because it doesn't have double-holes

I an owner of another two Aulos recorders, an Aulos Haka alto and elite Aulos soprano, have this both quality instruments persuade me to buy this tenor and not regret about my choice

a soprano is too shrill (or someone else already has one) but not so nice that it would be worth the risk of damage to a valuable wooden instrument

Also have a cheap Yamaha alto and soprano, good instruments, easy to play but like not expressive as my Haka based Aulos and the soprano not the same quality for the elite Aulos soprano.

Also have a cheap Yamaha alto and soprano, good instruments, easy to play but like not expressive as my Haka based Aulos and the soprano not the same quality for the elite Aulos soprano.

I can reach the holes on my regular Tenor recorder with the key just as well as I can on this one.

It is every bit as sturdy and functional as I will ever need.