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Yamaha YRS 23Y Soprano Recorder Natural

Last Updated: June 11, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.9
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For Kids
 65
kids, music class, daughter, son, recorders
+98%
-2%
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" ...  My two boys (ages 12, 11) love these.  ...  "
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" ...  Like most of the parents purchasing this, I received notice from my son's school that this exact recorder must be purchased for music class. ... Hopefully it'll last until his younger sister needs it for music class in a couple years.  ...  "
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" ...  My daughter loves to play it and she learns quite a lot.  ...  "
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" ...  My son use this for school.  ...  "
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" ...  Prefect for my 4th grader's music class at school.  ...  "
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" ...  Exactly what my daughter needed for school and even came in a little case.  ...  "
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" ...  we bought two of these for both of our children and they both love them.  ...  "
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" ...  My daughter love her new flute and good cuality  ...  "
Sound Quality
 33
sound, music class, music, school, recorder
+100%
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" ...  Very nice sound, nice color.  ...  "
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" ...  I can play it poorly like the meme on purpose which is funny and all, but I found that it actually sounds really good when played correctly and started learning other songs.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought a few for my son's music class.  ...  "
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" ...  The minute I took it out of the pouch and looked at it, it instantly reminded me of my time in grade school music class blowing away at this thing.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to make sound.  ...  "
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" ...  I even remembered several songs from when I was a kid and picked it right up and started playing them!  ...  "
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" ...  I even remembered several songs from when I was a kid and picked it right up and started playing them!  ...  "
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" ...  Good for music class.  ...  "
Build Quality
 12
well made, holes, tone, solid, school
+75%
-25%
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" ...  It's be very well made and solid feeling .  ...  "
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" ...  It came with a soft protective bag.  ...  "
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" ...  Exactly what my daughter needed for school and even came in a little case.  ...  "
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" ...  Has a nice tone and the finger holes are correct.  ...  "
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" ...  Feels really well made.  ...  "
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" ...  Awesome price and came with case.  ...  "
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" ...  Was happy to find this as a replacement and hopefully it is able to survive the expected accidental falls (aye caramba).  ...  "
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" ...  So far it has survived the abuse sustained by being in my son's back pack like a champ.  ...  "
Price
 11
recorder, good, yamaha, worth, priced
+100%
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" ...  They are clearly superior to other recorders that are a few dollars less.  ...  "
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" ...  Worth the Money!  ...  "
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" ...  This brand was suggested by the teacher and we found it on Amazon for a great price.  ...  "
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" ...  for the price, its a good flute  ...  "
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" ...  Yamaha is the way to go for a recorder that is excellent and fairly priced.  ...  "
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" ...  Works well as advertised and great price.  ...  "
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" ...  That being said it is still a great recorder for the price.  ...  "
Marketplace
 8
amazon, expected
+100%
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" ...  The Lord Bless the company  ...  "
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" ...  It is just as q picture.  ...  "
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" ...  It is as described  ...  "
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" ...  I may have had a few drinks and went Amazon shopping when I made this purchase.  ...  "
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" ...  It's great and received soon.  ...  "
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" ...  just as described  ...  "
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" ...  I will buy again.  ...  "
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" ...  As high quality as expected.  ...  "
Cleaning
 8
easy to clean, nice, cleaning rod, clean, wand
+63%
-38%
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" ...  It has great sound and is easy to take apart to clean but not so easy it falls apart either.  ...  "
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" ...  It came clean and nice it’s very fun to play and the case is very helpful  ...  "
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" ...  Another thing to like about it is that it's relatively easy to clean.  ...  "
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" ...  It came with a dust case for storage, has smooth finger holes, a clear sound & is a great purchase for our needs.  ...  "
Design
 6
solid, pink, loves the color
+100%
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" ...  The recorder is make of very nice plastic, has a very pleasing color that looks like ivory, and has this uncanny ability to convince anybody to pick it up and blow into it as if they can magically play a little tune.  ...  "
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" ...  Apparently this is German style.  ...  "
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" ...  Pretty in pink!  ...  "
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" ...  Feels really well made.  ...  "
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" ...  It's be very well made and solid feeling .  ...  "
For Fun
 5
fun to play, playing, daughter
+100%
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" ...  For the price I was expecting a toy but this is a real instrument that’s easy and fun to play.  ...  "
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" ...  My daughter has fun playing small melodies with it.  ...  "
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" ...  Actually ordered by mistake but still fun to play with  ...  "
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" ...  Fun to use.  ...  "
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" ...  Fun to use.  ...  "
Ease of Use
 5
sounds, sound, instrument, good, easy to play
+100%
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" ...  Good recorder for the beginners.  ...  "
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" ...  It is an easy instrument to pick up on!  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to make sound.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to make sound.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 5
yrs, years, school, pink
+100%
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" ...  Nothing wrong with it.  ...  "
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" ...  Ordered it weeks before school started.  ...  "
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" ...  Great for 8 years old.  ...  "
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" ...  I got a pink and blue in the YRS-20series.  ...  "
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" ...  I got a pink and blue in the YRS-20series. ... My 8 year old is picking it up quickly.  ...  "
Color
 5
nice, well made, sound, loves the color, daughter
+100%
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" ...  It's a nice change from the plain beige color one too :)  ...  "
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" ...  Very nice sound, nice color.  ...  "
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" ...  Color is very bright, 9 year old can’t wait to learn to play it  ...  "
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" ...  Color is soooo pretty.  ...  "
Comfort
 5
hand, ears, tried, solid, one
+80%
-20%
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" ...  And if you were wondering, I can definitely still play "Do-Re-Mi" by ear.  ...  "
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" ...  Feels good in hand. ... A great basic instrument to have on hand.  ...  "
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" ...  Feels really well made.  ...  "
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" ...  It's be very well made and solid feeling .  ...  "
Cover
 4
comes, case, carrying, came, bag
+100%
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" ...  This also comes with a carrying case.  ...  "
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" ...  The recorder comes in a nice canvas storage pouch.  ...  "
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" ...  It came with a soft protective bag.  ...  "
Product As Described
 4
expected
+100%
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" ...  It is just as q picture.  ...  "
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" ...  It is as described  ...  "
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" ...  just as described  ...  "
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" ...  As high quality as expected.  ...  "
Delivery
 4
well
+100%
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" ...  It came packaged well and is very well made.  ...  "
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" ...  Arrived on time and as promised.  ...  "
Gaming
 3
son, school, plays, playing, play
+100%
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" ...  Bought a back up for home and school, my 8yo loves to play!  ...  "
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" ...  My son plays a lot of online video games with his friends.  ...  "
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" ...  I even remembered several songs from when I was a kid and picked it right up and started playing them!  ...  "
Fit
 3
holes, broke
+33%
-67%
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" ...  fell in less than 1 foot broke into 10 pieces  ...  "
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" ...  fell in less than 1 foot broke into 10 pieces  ...  "

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