[Ansteorra] buying recorders (was: iso dance)

[Stefan li Rous]

AS Zorzi,

Thank you for your comment. I will be adding it to the recorders-msg  
file. It is a collection of messages collected from across the Known  
World and over the 22 years I've been in the Society, so likely some  
info will go out of date or people will have differing opinions. I do  
not consider myself enough of an expert in this area to try to edit  
out the comments that may no longer be true, but I do welcome  
differing opinions.

I still have my wooden recorder from third grade, yes a very long time  
ago. I do remember comments from other people recommending these  
plastic Yamaha recorders. The price and the fact that they are likely  
to be less affected by moisture changes would seem to make them good  
choices for SCA camping events.

Stefan

On Feb 14, 2012, at 10:48 PM, Jeffrey Clark wrote:

> Stefan,
>
> There is a lot of strange (outdated?) advice in the buying recorders  
> thread. As a professional recorder player and teacher, I would say  
> that the only recorder that an entry-level player should consider  
> purchasing is a Yamaha 300 series. Most of my teachers have one or  
> two knocking around and use them as practice instruments, and many,  
> many other professionals have them.
>
> Until you are ready to spend >$500 on an instrument, you cannot go  
> wrong with the Yamaha 300.   I cannot tell you how many recorder  
> players I've seen who had purchased an off-brand plastic or a cheap  
> wooden recorder and had the inferior instrument hold them back or  
> kill their enjoyment altogether.
>
> Also, if anyone will be at Elfsea defender -- I will be there, and  
> am willing to give lessons/classes/play for dancers. I'm usually  
> very easy to spot.
> --AS Zorzi
>
> On Feb 14, 2012, at 22:29, Stefan li Rous  
> <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> There are music groups in various places, including Bryn Gwlad. I'm  
>> sure that a lot of these groups would love to have more players.
>>
>> Do you already play an instrument?  While it is nice to have period  
>> instruments at SCA events, that doesn't mean more modern  
>> instruments wouldn't be welcome.
>>
>> Recorders can be had reasonably priced and they are much easier to  
>> carry around than guitars or harps. :-)
>>
>> recorders-msg     (37K)  1/28/00  Medieval recorders. playing,  
>> buying.
>> http://www.florilegium.org/files/PERFORMANCE-ARTS/recorders-msg.html
>>
>> instruments-msg  (128K)  7/24/11  Musical instruments.
>> http://www.florilegium.org/files/PERFORMANCE-ARTS/instruments- 
>> msg.html
>>
>> Stefan
>>
>> On Feb 14, 2012, at 2:01 PM, Randy Shipp wrote:
>>
>>> That is great news, Your Excellency!  We will look forward to it.
>>> Also, if there are any plans to teach some non-musicians to play a  
>>> few
>>> things, I'd like to hear about that, too.  I'm sure a recorder or
>>> something of the sort can be acquired on the cheap.
>>>
>>> --Antoine
>>
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