You Be the Judge

This is a simple sound comparison of YAMAHA bass and tenor recorders with some Chinese copies.

The Chinese models are just a fraction of the price of the YAMAHAs. Their web address is:

http://www.jf-sd.com/

Category:

Music

Tags:

• YAMAHA
• recorder
• tenor
• bass
• Chinese
• copies

[victotronics]

The Yamahas were better, but not by a whole lot. Are the chinese instruments for sale in the US?

[recorderdevoix]

I don't know for sure. There was talk on the yahoo group for recorders about some plastic yamaha copies sold in America and they're called "Woodnote" recorders. Check into that or see the website listed above to find out if they can export to the U.S. Good luck!

[DresdenAnachronism]

What is your opinion?

[recorderdevoix]

I'd like to read the comments of a few more viewers before I say anything more.

What do you think?

[gyrocompa]

Thanks for uploading, it is very interesting.

[oldflute]

Chinese copy sounds stuffy. Yamaha much brighter. For anyone half serious about playing, there is no reason to saddle yourself with an inferior instrument that only make improvement that much harder.

[PSICOWATSON]

In my opinnion Yamaha is better (better sound)

[calientaxoxos]

its same thing yamaha and aulos both are made in japan

[calientaxoxos]

me too

[calientaxoxos]

mine is aulos and its better then yamaha and cheaper

[JaasBROSS]

Yamaha makes cars and motorcycles and is not alone in making wooden recorders.

The best recorders are wooden ones.

[JaasBROSS]

Yamaha makes cars and motocycles. The best is wood recorders.

[Watcher3223]

I'd still go with the Yamaha. Performance is only one aspect.

What about the company itself?

I have more confidence in Yamaha's ability to stand behind its product and help the customer out with any issues than I have with this Chinese company that has not earned such a reputation to begin with.

[pipurrcat]

i think the yamaha is better...although i have an aulos tenor....