Yamaha Fife Recorder (YRF-21Y)

good product, delayed deliovery.

La flauta es buena para que los niños se acostumbren a la embocadura y posición de las manos y brazos. Es corta, en manos de adulto es apretada para los dedos. La calidad del plástico es excelente.

Suonando il lauto traverso, l'ho preso come strumento "da campo", da portare dietro in situazioni in cui non avrei tempo di provvedere alla mautenzione del suo collega in argento o in cui semplicemente non mi sento di portar dietro uno strumento che, pur non essendo in oro, è pur sempre relativamente costoso. Il fattore decisivo è stato il prezzo. Per imparare a sunare il flauto traverso è comunque necessario un "vero" flauto traverso (anche primo prezzo), ma questo può essere utile per insegnare le basi o per testare l'effettivo interesse di un bambino che abbia espresso propensione per questo strumento. In sostanza: funziona bene, e per 8€ è già abbastanza.

I should state from the outset that am not a trained musician. I can hold a tune when singing and I have a reasonable appreciation of pitch. I was introduced to this instrument via a recording of an artist called Wouter Kellerman. I did a bit of research and noted that many people consider the fife to be a challenging instrument. Unlike a tin (penny) whistle or recorder the process of creating a note isn't straightforward, it's more akin to blowing across the top of a bottle. Thankfully the little ridge gives a good indication of where one's bottom lip should rest. On the first day I was glad I got a tin whistle to fall back on because getting anything other than an airy hiss out of the fife seemed impossible. However, after 30 minutes I was intermittently getting a warm, bright tone. The instrument sounds *wonderful* but it does take work. If the past three days are anything to go by I hope to progress quite quickly because frankly, I cannot put this thing down. I've noted a number of people (on Amazon US) stating that this is not a fife, it's a transverse recorder and giving it a a poor review as a result. I'm so glad I ignored those opinions; I don't care what this instrument is called, all I know is how satisfying it is to play and how lovely it sounds. My only criticism is that the instruction sheet, whilst it does demonstrate the scale, does not indicate how one needs to blow. However, a little bit of research demonstrates the technique required. Hey, for a little over £6 the latter is totally forgiveable.

Uns wurde diese Kunststoff-Querflöte von der zukünftigen Flötenlehrerin meiner 6-jährigen Tochter empfohlen, da sie es nicht mehr erwarten konnte, endlich Querflöte zu spielen! Anfangs war es für sie sehr schwer diesem Plastikding einen Ton zu entlocken - doch mit etwas Übung und Ehrgeiz gelingt ihr das jetzt schon recht gut und sie konnte die Zeit bis jetzt bald ihre Musikstunden losgehen gut überbrücken und schon etwas an ihrer Lippentechnik arbeiten ;-) Die Querflöte ist, wie gesagt, etwas schwer zu bespielen und man muss schon recht scharf blasen um ihr einen Ton zu entlocken, der allerdings (für diesen Preis) recht passabel klingt... :-)