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Recorders Fife | Sopranino | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass | Great Bass Your breath becomes music. A natural expression of your heart, It adds new color to your life. Yamaha Recorders Page Plant-based plastic Recorders Plant-based materials and state-of-the-art technology combine to create plant-based plastic 3 recorders that are gentle on the environment, a pleasure to play, and deliver rich, musical tone. Page Icons ABS Resin Recorders ABS recorders are durable and easy to care for while providing a tone similar to that of natural 4 wood. Many schools throughout the world insist on Yamaha recorders thanks to their accurate German System intonation, easy playability, and rich expressive sound. Page Wooden Recorders Baroque System Handcrafted from carefully selected woods, these instruments are for players serious about 8 their music. Yamaha wooden recorders have earned a high reputation from professional soloists down to amateur enthusiasts. Straight Windway Page Harmony Recorders In addition to the more common soprano and alto recorders, ensembles often require recorders 12 Arched Windway in other keys such as tenor, bass, and even ‘Great’ bass recorders. Yamaha offers a full line of top quality instruments. Page ‘Rainbow’ Recorders ABS Resin Model with Coated Translucent colored recorders can make practicing more fun for students. They are made of 13 ABS resin and offer the same fine qualities as Yamaha’s other ABS resin recorders. 2 Soprano Plant-based Plastic Recorders Gentle on the Earth... These recorders were conceived from the question: “What can we do for the future of our children?” The recorder bodies are made of plant-based PLA Compound Resin “Ecodear” developed by Toray Industries, Inc., that offers environmental friendliness as well as improved musical instrument performance. Materials that are gentle on the environment Bodies made of plant-based PLA Compound Resin “Ecodear”: the world’s first application of environmentally friendly plant based materials in a musical instrument. Improved instrument performance The change in material has resulted in a mellow, centered tone that is similar to that of wood recorders, plus improved breath response and high-register control. Newly adopted plant-like colors Bright colors chosen to elicit the image of plants such as corn and others have been used in the recorders and cases for the first time. ■ Cotton Case Bags The recorder cases are made from environmentally friendly natural cotton. YRS-401 Case YRS-402B Case Plant-based PLA Compound Resin “Ecodear” “Ecodear” plastic is a plant-based material created by combining polylactic acid (PLA) derived from plants with ABS resin through an original Toray polymer alloy process. That has about the same quality as conventional ABS resin, while reducing CO2 emissions by approximately 20%. CO2 emission for the production of 1,000,000 recorders is reduced by approximately 230 tons: *1 equivalent to the CO2 that would be produced by a car traveling around the earth 25 times.*2 YRS-401 YRS-402B *1: 10 liters/100 km gas mileage. *2: The circumference of the earth is Photosynthesis approximately 40,000 kilometers. YRS-401 YRS-402B Fermentation Biomass CO2 Reduction Materials In C In C Starch German system Baroque system CO2 Plant-based Plastic Plant-based Plastic H2O Bio-based Lifecycle 3 piece construction 3 piece construction Lactic With cotton case, fingering chart, With cotton case, fingering chart, Incineration acid recorder cream, cleaning rod recorder cream, cleaning rod Disposal Polymerization PLA resin 3 Fife Sopranino 20 & 30 Series Recorders A Perfect Musical Foundation... Yamaha’s 20 and 30 Series recorders are designed to provide a perfect start to anyone’s musical education. They offer an ideal amount of air resistance for easy control, and feature an accuracy of intonation you would expect to find only on more expensive models. Though other maker’s plastic recorders may have a similar appearance, Yamaha ABS recorders are truly superior instruments. Models are available with either ‘German’ or ‘Baroque’ fingering systems. The 20 series, easy to play throughout their ranges, are primarily intended for beginners. 30 series recorders, which feature an arched windway for improved breath control and tonal expression, are for more advanced players. Yamaha delivers safe and reliable products. From raw materials selection to manufacturing processes, we pay the closest attention to produce Yamaha recorders with safety and reliability. ■ Our ABS recorders comply with the following regulations related to the production and use of chemical substances. (as of December, 2014) • Japan: Food Sanitation Law • Europe: REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) • USA: CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act) ■ Manufacturing at factories with ISO quality certification. ■ Ultrasonic adhesion technology used in assembling parts of soprano and alto recorders instead of adhesive bonding. ■ Cotton Case Bags The recorder cases are made from environmentally friendly natural cotton. YRS-31 Case YRF-21 YRN-22B (YRN-22B US model is ivory colored) A fife with a rich tone and good This sopranino has a brilliant and playability. beautiful tone. It plays with a sonorous Its clear sound carries well, especially and even tone throughout the registers Fife Case YRS-32B Case suited for fife and drum corps. with a rich expressive tone. YRF-21 YRN-21 Sopranino Case YRA-27III Case In C In F ABS Resin German system 2 piece construction With cotton case, fingering chart YRN-22B YRS-23 Case YRA-28BIII Case In F Baroque system ABS Resin 2 piece construction YRS-24B Case YRA-38BIII Case With cotton case, fingering chart 4 Soprano Alto YRS-24B YRS-31 YRA-28BIII YRA-38BIII (YRS-24B UK model is brown colored) (YRA-28BIII UK model is brown colored) Possibly the world‘s most popular model, Its body has the same inner This is an easy to play alto with accurate Featuring an arched windway for this recorder is easy to play and has a specifications as wooden models and intonation and a warm rich sound which expressive sound, this alto has an clear soft tone. It is ideal for school use. features an arched windway for will enhance any recorder ensemble. excellent attack with good balance expressive tone making it ideal for use in throughout the registers from low to high. ensembles or for solo performances. It has a deep and mellow tone. YRS-23 YRS-31 YRA-27III YRA-38BIII In C In C In F In F German system German system German system Baroque system ABS Resin YRS-24B YRS-32B YRA-28BIII 3 piece construction With cotton case, fingering chart, recorder cream, cleaning rod In C In C In F Baroque system Baroque system Baroque system ABS Resin ABS Resin ABS Resin 3 piece construction 3 piece construction 3 piece construction With cotton case, fingering chart With cotton case, fingering chart, With cotton case, fingering chart, recorder cream, cleaning rod recorder cream, cleaning rod 5 Sopranino Soprano 300 Series Recorders For Those Serious About Their Music... The 300 series offers a complete range of top quality recorders—from bass to sopranino. All these instruments deliver a rich body of sound, while providing the convenience of a durable, maintenance-free ABS resin construction. With their broad range of tonal expression and their superb playability, these recorders are fully competitive with more expensive wooden models. The 300 Series recorders come in a variety of styles, some offering simulated wood finishes. ■ Cotton Case Bags The recorder cases are made from environmentally friendly natural cotton. YRN-302BII Case YRA-302BIII Case YRS-301III Case YRA-312BIII Case YRS-302BIII Case YRA-314BIII Case YRN-302BII YRS-301III YRS-311III Case A newly developed sopranino recorder The 300 Series with their arched with a brilliant tone. It sounds rich and windways provide excellent playability even throughout the registers and is and feature a sound that is surprisingly YRS-312BIII Case capable of rich expression. close to that of wooden recorders. And their intonation is impeccable. YRN-302BII YRS-301III YRS-313III Case In F In C Baroque system German system ABS Resin YRS-314BIII Case 2 piece construction YRS-302BIII With cotton case, fingering chart, recorder cream In C The Head Joint/Foot Joint Cap that came Baroque system with the alto recorder is used to protect ABS Resin the joint sections from scratches and 3 piece construction other damage when the instrument is With cotton case, fingering chart, placed in the case. recorder cream, cleaning rod 6 Alto YRS-311III YRS-313III YRA-302BIII YRA-312BIII YRA-314BIII These are versions of the The YRS-301III and YRS-302BIII This alto recorder resembles Rich rosewood-like finish A version of the YRA-302BIII YRS-301III and YRS-302BIII with with a finish similar to the famous Rottenburgh model of the YRA-302BIII. which offers a noble Makassar a finish resembling that of high Makassar Ebony recorders. recorders. ebony style coating. grade rosewood recorders. YRS-311III YRS-313III YRA-302BIII YRA-312BIII YRA-314BIII In C In C In F In F In F German system German system Baroque system Simulated rosewood finish Simulated ebony finish ABS Resin Baroque system Baroque system YRS-312BIII YRS-314BIII 3 piece construction ABS Resin ABS Resin With cotton case, fingering chart, 3 piece construction 3 piece construction recorder cream, cleaning rod With cotton case, fingering chart, With cotton case, fingering chart, In C In C recorder cream, cleaning rod recorder cream, cleaning rod Baroque system Baroque system Simulated rosewood finish Simulated ebony finish ABS Resin ABS Resin 3 piece construction 3 piece construction With cotton case, fingering chart, With cotton case, fingering chart, recorder cream, cleaning rod recorder cream, cleaning rod 7 Sopranino Wooden Recorders The Beauty of Natural Wood... Many players insist on the tonal qualities of natural wood.