YRT-304 B II Tenor Recorder : Best tenor at an affordable price

In spite of its plastic soul, this tenor is better than most industrial wooden tenor recorders. The tuning is really good and the registers are balanced (high register includes c# with no need to top the bell).

Some improvement can be done (carefully) to drastically improve its flexibility: finger-holes edges (usually sharp out of factory) should be slightly rounded with sandpaper and (a more delicate operation) the windway entrance (the place one blows air in) should be "chamfered" - a 30 to 45 º downside ramp has to be cut off. For best results ask a recorder maker to "update" your tenor.

The obvious con is the volume but, let's face it, recorders are not meant to compete in loudness least you use some sort of amplification, why not?

A great choice for a first tenor or for an instrument to play for hours on end without tiring it out as is customary with wooden instruments.