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Yamaha's 20 Series recorders are designed to provide a perfect start to anyone's musical education. The 20 series, easy to play throughout their ranges, are primarily intended for beginners. 

Composer: Dr Hildemarie - Peter

Instrumentation: Book - 'The Recorder , Its Traditions and Its Tasks' is an insight into the structural & acoustic principles of the instrument & its methods of performance.

Composer: Martin - John

Instrumentation: Book

Composer: Salter - Humphrey

Instrumentation: Treble

Period/genre: Baroque

Grade: Moderate

• Pearwood Tenor, baroque double hole, with four keys
• Canta, the joy of ensemble playing Versatile, reliable recorder ensemble with an homogenous sound, made of pearwood.
• Our Comfort Tenor makes playing easy: two additional keys reduce the stretch of the hand. G-key: The left ring finger no longer needs to be strained.

Instrumentation: Descant/Treble Tutor

• Standard Robin tenor with the head joint modified by Orpheus Music
• The closer hole spacing of the Robin combined with the knick head-joint make this the most affordable ergonomically friendly tenor
• Clear and gentle tone, with no key.
• Narrow mouthpiece, stream-lined shape,

• Canta - the joy of ensemble playing.
• Made from Pearwood, Baroque double holes.
• Pleasant and clear sound which speaks easily.
• A fine instrument for either ensemble or solo.

• Plumwood Treble.
• Versatile instruments after Hieronymus F. Kynseker, based on the original instruments kept at the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg.
• Our Kynseker ensemble instruments remain faithful to the most important characteristics of the originals: its outer form and its strong sound, so full of personality.

• Made from selected Plumwood.
• Baroque double holes.
• A strong sound for dynamic playing either in ensemble or solo.
• Elegant Baroque styling.
• The Plumwood Superior has an earthy and warm sound.

• Plumwood Treble in G.
• Versatile instruments after Hieronymus F. Kynseker, based on the original instruments kept at the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg.
• Our Kynseker ensemble instruments remain faithful to the most important characteristics of the originals: its outer form and its strong sound, so full of personality.

• Made from natural Pearwood.
• Wide bore, full sound for ensemble playing.
• Attractive shape based on Medieval and Renaissance models.
• Large finger holes, good tactile orientation on the instrument.
• Baroque double holes.

• Maple dark stained Treble in F.
• Versatile instruments after Hieronymus F. Kynseker, based on the original instruments kept at the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg.
• Our Kynseker ensemble instruments remain faithful to the most important characteristics of the originals: its outer form and its strong sound, so full of personality.

Made from Rosewood.
Baroque fingering, single holes
Perfect intonation, easy to play across the range
Sound is expressive, clear with a fast response
A very flexible instrument, useful over a wide range of styles

Composer: Spanhove - Bart

Instrumentation: All Recorders

Period/genre: Contemporary

Grade: Moderate - Difficult - Very Difficult

• Pearwood Tenor, baroque double holes with four keys.
• Denner - A wealth of sound from fine woods. A sophisticated ensemble based on original instruments by Jacob Denner (1681-1735) in Nuremberg and Copenhagen.
• Our Comfort Tenor makes playing easy: two additional keys reduce the stretch of the hand.

• Plumwood Descant.
• Versatile instruments after Hieronymus F. Kynseker, based on the original instruments kept at the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg.
• Our Kynseker ensemble instruments remain faithful to the most important characteristics of the originals: its outer form and its strong sound, so full of personality.

• Rosewood Treble, Baroque double holes.
• The re-designed Denner Alto. Elegant full sound, usually only heard in low pitched recorders. The re-designed traditional bore creates a well-balanced baroque timbre of distinctive beauty and stability. It offers players new musical expressiveness with perfect intonation.
• Flexible sound, balanced in all registers, stable intonation.

Composer: Various

Arranger: Eric Haas

Instrumentation: Tenor

Period/Genre: Mixed

Grade: Easy ? Moderate - Difficult

New model just released. The G-1A represents a major step forward in resin recorders. No effort has been spared to make this the Prince of Plastics.

• Especially noted for its accurate intonation and impeccable voicing.
• Now with concave windway surfaces - usually only seen in handmade wooden recorders
• Undercut toneholes

Natural Satinwood Treble. Alto recorder after Jacob Denner (1681-1735). Denner-Edition 442. Hand-crafted baroque recorders. The top class among baroque alto recorders at modern pitch. Highest soloistic demands. The basis of the historical bore shape are concepts like those developed in the most important Nuremberg woodwind instrument workshop of the Denner family - particularly of Jacob De

• Made from selected Cherry.
• Baroque double holes.
• Suitable for beginners as well as for ensemble playing.
• Within the Studio range, the Cherry descant has the most elegant sound.

• Berry-Red Plastic head-joint, Maple body.
• Baroque double holes.
• Warm sound from wooden body, maintenance free plastic head.
• High quality materials and highest standard of craftsmanship.
• Unbeatable beginners price.