Yamaha also makes more advanced plastic models that rival some wood instruments and they are also very reasonably priced

Recorders are great first instruments for kids

A simple enough instrument, but nice that it also has a detachable thumb rest.

And honestly, the music recorder is probably the most annoying musical instrument I can think of....with the harmonica way up there as well

I bought this for my 3 year old, to teach him how to respect an instrument, before moving on to other, more expensive, instruments

We organize a recorder learners' group in a prison, and most of the players are novices, learning to read music as well as play an instrument for the first time.

My expectations were not particularly high for an $8 plastic instrument, but Yamaha usually makes pretty decent cheap instruments across the board.

Although not yet as playing the flute, I'm seeing some tutorials to take advantage of this wonderful instrument

I am a beginner recorder player, and have found that this instrument (for me) is very difficult to consistently hit the low C and anything above a high

Love Yamaha brand they make great instruments.

great instrument!

This is a very good quality instrument

Ideal instrument for beginning student.

Yamaha has been making great instruments for years the quality is superb and I will continue to purchase their products.

Yamaha always makes great quality and reasonably priced musical instruments for all skill levels.

Having both in hand, it's really easy to tell this is a superior instrument

My daughter loves this instrument

It is not my favorite sounding instrument, but this is no fault of this recorder

Still, I won't knock this instrument

A great basic instrument to have on hand

Very good packaging and instrument.

It is sturdy, holds its tune well, and is a great starter instrument.

An instrument for my son...great value...fun colors.

The perfect instrument for elementary music classes.

It's a fine beginning instrument for my kid, though.

Great instrument for getting students started and involved with music.

but I can say for sure that it is a durable instrument!

A great little instrument for our 4th grader's music class!

The Recorder is a fully capable musical instrument that gets a bad rap because so many of us played it in 4th grade and it is so inexpensive

Will be a good learning instrument.

My expectations were not particularly high for an $8 plastic instrument, but Yamaha usually makes pretty decent cheap instruments across the board.

Great instrument on which to learn to read and play music

Good instrument!

Very good instrument

I'm sure we can all remember the beautiful recorder music as performed by none other than Dwight Schrute, who inspired me to purchase such an amazing musical instrument.

I only (really really) wish that it included some kind of cleaning instrument

I bought this for my 3 year old, to teach him how to respect an instrument, before moving on to other, more expensive, instruments

It looks like it is a perfect starter musical instrument for my child

It is an easy instrument to pick up on!

Very good instrument.

The instrument sounds great

But be that as it may, this was actually quite a beautiful instrument for the price, and it comes with a handy carrying case, which i thought was an especially nice extra touch.

Wonderful instrument for a beginner recorder student.

This is a beautiful instrument with great capabilities

It has been a really good first instrument.

Perfect as an introductory instrument for woodwinds

I am simultaneously happy that he is enjoying this instrument and exploring music, and frightened that his current fad with the recorder might be long lasting

The plastic design gives this instrument a long life of abuse if you want it to be a toy for your children, but I recommend teaching them the value of music and of musical instruments instead

Good for anyone as a very basic instrument to gauge interest.

Great little instrument, had to order for school

my daughter loves this instrument

I'm buying different instruments for him since he likes to play band.

Great price for a great instrument ...

The intonation on this "cheap" instrument is very impressive.

I have some very nice instruments, but I have to be careful where I take them out of fear that they will be damaged by weather or, even worse, stolen

As for the tonal quality, I'm amazed that such an inexpensive instrument can sound so good

Nice instrument for 8$. Does what recorders do

I am simultaneously happy that he is enjoying this instrument and exploring music, and frightened that his current fad with the recorder might be long lasting

I couldnt believe that you still could get good quality instrument for such a low price

a great way for a kid to show you (he will put the hours if you buy him an expensive actual instrument

Fun little instrument

It's not a beautiful instrument, but it works.

This recorder is just like the other ones in the music class and sounds just as high pitched and annoying as I remembered them to be many years ago