Up for sale here is a Yamaha bass recorder. This is a gorgeous wooden instrument with metal keywork.
It has recently been overhauled — new corks were put on the joining areas, new springs were installed in the keys, and the whole instrument was cleaned.
It plays beautifully.
There is no case...
Something Ive discovered about my Yamaha Alto is that it is quite easy to perform glissandi on it. This is a simple C to D slide-I did initially do a full scale glissando but it didnt sound great, due to the fact that I’m a mere beginner!
Third day of consistent practing and I decided to try Amazing Grace on my tenor. I need to practice the transitions to F. My fingers keep wanting to keep hole 4 uncovered instead of hole 5. Its so much easier to go to 01234 but I had to stop my hands doing so!
https://youtu.be/gZ5Yw2YH0WE
Without going into all the who's, where's why's and wherefore's, I was recently asked a question to which I had no informed response. I'm pretty sure folks here will nail the answer in detail (or with appropriate measures of friendly derision). The question was this ...
"Why can't you have an...
Hello fellow recorder players,
I recently fell in love with the sound of the tenor and bought one few weeks ago. (Aulos 511w)
This is my first wind instrument.
Eventhough i'm practicing everyday scrupulously following the instructions of my self-teaching book (can't find a teacher...