Classic Cantabile Bellissima F Alto Recorder

A substantial instrument... very good quality and excellent value 👌

This is a lovely Recorder in a case too. it sounds meaty and smooth. I am really pleased with the price and quality.

So far, so impressive.I have bought two of the recorders; one for a pupil, and the other to practise on myself alongside my third treble recorder, whilst numbers one and two are at the repairer's.The Classic Cantabile Bellissima has many positive qualities: a wide bore at the bottom giving real strength to the lower register; a Rosewood appearance (avoiding the traditional black-and-white plastic recorder look); and a comfortable mouthpiece. Negative qualities are that not every octave is in tune, making some of the intonation (tuning) a little wayward; and the top notes above C can have a slightly hoarse (water-logged) sound.The overall sound quality is a little awkward to describe: a pleasant huskiness is present in the sound, rather than the more wood-like focus that Yamaha YRB descants have, for example.Recorder teachers might like to try this instrument once, at least, in order to be able to compare it with Yamahas, Auloses and Trieberts for pupils moving up to the treble (alto) from the Descant (soprano).All in all, this is an interesting entrant to the plastic recorder market, which is well worth exploring.

This would be very suitable for a beginner /intermediate level treble recorder student as it is good value for money. The top E and especially the top F however are a little hoarse and difficult to play with the real clarity that I can get on other similar recorders. Advanced players beware!

Fell in love as soon as I saw it.

Fan tone on this, I have another f Recoder and it was more expensive and and ton wasn't as good as this. Highly recommended

I wasn't sure if I was going to get on with an Alto so didn't want to spend loads on a recorder at £15 this seemed to fit the criteria. Its not a bad recorder (and it turns out I love the Alto) but gosh the tuning is driving me mad, my mostly non musical husband assures me that he can't notice it, but the B natural is so sharp (even using the alternate and very awkward fingerings given on the chart) that I find it painful to listen to myself playing. The High E and F are as has been noted elsewhere a bit prone to cracking and after just a few weeks of playing thats also starting to grate a little. All in all I don't regret spending the money to try but I wish I'd spent double on a better student instrument from a named brand. I'll probably keep plodding on and ask Santa to buy me a wooden one ;)

Very quick service. Seems to play well.

A ver, es una flauta. Fue para un regalo, el afortunado quedó contento y dice que suena bien... La familia y los vecinos ya no se si opinarán igual

Altflöte ist schon die 3. Flöte, die wir gekauft haben - ist zwar aus Kunststoff, hat aber einen sehr guten Klang und ist für unter EUR 14 wirklich günstig.Vorteil des Materials (Kunststoff): ist gegen die übliche Feuchtigkeit (Spucke bei Blasinstrumenten) resistenter als Flöten aus Holz.

I am thoroughly impressed with this German-made recorder, as it has exceeded my expectations in terms of both sound quality and sturdiness. Additionally, the color and design are perfectly suited to my personal taste.

Très belle imitation bois, très beaux sons, conseillée à ceux qui cherche à rester discret quand ils jouent.l'Alto étant beaucoup moins aigu que la Soprano.Par contre le gabarit de trente centimètres sera peut-être un peu trop long pour un enfant.Pour d'autre, même débutant(I' am), le doigté ça se travail!Je conseille le livre Monsieur flûte Vous y apprendrez les notes et la lecture de partitions de flûte.

Très belle flûte à bec de qualité