Side by Side Comparison of: Ravel vs Alfred vs Lyons
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eComparisons ScoreThe "Comparison Score" Is calculated based on the average number of times this item was compared with other items in this category by our users | 9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 9 |
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Five Star Reviews: | 71% great June 4, 2017 good quality, got this for my 9 year old daughter, she wanted a flute but i was like, no you get a recorder..lolupdate: 6-16-17 i ordered 2 more for such a great price. now i'm trying to play mask off from future on it...lol As described. Unfortunately. Haha April 17, 2017 As with any recorder, this one is just irritating enough to get the job done. My daughter loves it and it is getting her through the recorder phase in school. This recorder, much like any other "professional" recorder, suggests to a child that they have the potential to be a professional recorder player one day in their future and does not diminish their dreams. I can see my daughter in the symphony now, right behind the flute players. My only complaint is that perhaps it should come up with some ibuprofen. Great value! I bought this to learn to play ... March 5, 2017 Great value! I bought this to learn to play Star Wars songs. It is much more complicated to learn than I expected. The only musical instrument I can play is the trumpet which only has three buttons, so this might be a less daunting task if you have already learned to play a similarly-buttoned instrument like the clarinet or flute. Fun with the recorder July 15, 2016 This is a great recorder. We just use it at home for fun. I hope to eventually teach my children how to play something on it but for now they just pretend to know what they are doing and have a blast. It comes in a nice little bag with some sort of cleaning rod. I should probably read the directions on how to use that but just the fact that it came with it impressed me. It is very well made and sturdy. Like I said we are not musical prodigies and do not strive to be. We use these purely for fun. It is nice to know that if they did want to lean an actual song they could. Great product! You need this recorder. July 15, 2016 I love this recorder! I purchase this product for under $3 and honestly at that price I wasn't expecting much. But I was pleasantly surprised. It came in a nice little plastic carrying pouch with a cleaning rod and everything. It is a nice sturdy plastic material that has held up to my 3 children quite nicely. My one year old gets great satisfaction from blowing in it and making the sound. I feel like for the price and the quality you really can't go wrong. I would say if you are thinking about getting this recorder just do it! It's great! Five Stars May 18, 2015 When I was a kid, my cousin had to buy one of these for a class she had. I saw her playing songs and I wanted to do the same. I asked my mother to buy me one and a book to learn with. She did, and I taught myself to play all the different songs in the book. I am 33 years old now and my nephew is 6 and my little brother is 10. Since they have nothing in school with instruments, I decided to teach them myself. Once I got the recorder in my hand, it was like my fingers remembered everything and I automatically started playing. They are not expensive and the various colors are great. They feel just like a really good kind. The cleaner it comes with, i feel, it serves no purpose. Its just a plastic stick. I have an easier time using a baby's bottle cleaner. It works much better. That, or cleaning it with hot water by soaking it. The sound comes out very good. I even downloaded a few songs from the internet to play songs I never played before. Either way, these are great for teaching the kids to play music. | 66% There are no reviews yet | 68% There are no reviews yet | 91% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
Four Star Reviews: | 15% Very serviceable and affordable recorder for elementary school kids April 13, 2017 Great recorder for home practice at the right price point. In our school district, fourth graders can't take home their school recorders till the end of the year, so this fills in the gap nicely. I just wish it came with a cotton bag the included plastic one stinks like petrochemicals. a midieval torture device June 1, 2016 Great for kids to learn from and and fulfills the intended purpose.surprisingly well constructed and seems to be ok sound properties enough to learn on at least.baby has tossed it around and used for swords and such and has held up just dandy like. Great sound, fantastic value, nasty stinking wrapper September 2, 2015 Sounds excellent, and intonation is very good. For under $4 an amazing value. Rated 4 starts instead of 5 because of the extremely toxic-smelling clear plastic case it came in. Binned that thing immediately. Flute itself sounds every bit as good as the Yamaha recorders, which are slightly higher quality and still every inexpensive. Loves it... May 21, 2014 Daughter loves it. I like the fact it came with cleaning kit and case, only one thing wrong is the plastic case did not let the recorder dry between uses and it does stay wet but she used the cleaning kit and dried it... Happy niece February 19, 2014 My niece absolutely loves it and it works perfectly. I was afraid that for the price it would not sound good. But it plays wonderful. I am going to buy another one for my other nieces. | 19% There are no reviews yet | 18% There are no reviews yet | 9% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
Three Star Reviews: | 7% sounds nice. my son likes it but it breaks very ... August 20, 2017 sounds nice. my son likes it but it breaks very easy. dropped on the tile and it broke the 1st we got it. 3 piece construction leaves some room for improvement. March 24, 2017 It has 3 pieces that slide together. There is a little bit of air loss at those connections so it sometimes has some issues when trying to play it. For the price it's fin, but I'll probably look to get a different one at some point. Works, but frustrating. March 7, 2017 Can't expect much for under three bucks. Still, this thing is difficult to play. One would be better off spending ten or twenty bucks for one that doesn't cause as much frustration. I just bought this for fun and to see what a cheap recorder really sounds ... September 8, 2016 I just bought this for fun and to see what a cheap recorder really sounds like. There's some serious pitch issues on some of the notes if you play with proper fingering techniques. Notes are either too flat or too sharp, though a few are dead-on. If you are even slightly serious about music, and you don't want to have messed up pitch, it will be better to spend more for a Yamaha or Aulos for more consistent pitch. You do get what pay for. I just wanted a crystal purple recorder, and I got just that. I'm probably not going to play on it anymore at this point, but it's really pretty. Fine instrument. January 15, 2014 Nice recorder, I bought it for my toddler who loves music. I received a recorder in the key of G rather than C. This makes the scale a little more difficult, but the instructions help. For now it's a nonissue since my son is too young to play scales anyway.Instrument is nicely made as far as these recorders go. My old Yamaha from elementary school is a little nicer.The bag is just a thick clear plastic sleeve with a snap on it, I didn't keep it. Cleaning rod has a slot for a tissue/cloth. | 11% There are no reviews yet | 10% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
Two Star Reviews: | 3% The quality is not good at all January 7, 2017 I should return this recorder. The quality is not good at all. Hello - this recorder sounds good but my son put it on the table and ... September 29, 2015 Hello - this recorder sounds good but my son put it on the table and it rolled to the floor and the plastic cracked ! Not good for kids - should be able to withstand some knocks. Two Stars March 18, 2015 Quality isn't that great. Broke easily after being dropped and had to replace. | 1% There are no reviews yet | 3% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
One Star Reviews: | 4% Broke easily August 21, 2016 The first day we had this item my son dropped it on our tile floor and it broke. Using the provided cleaning device, the inner mouth piece ... December 20, 2015 Using the provided cleaning device, the inner mouth piece dislodged and won't go back in. Lasted less than 24 hours One Star March 11, 2015 doesn't make clear musical sound even for me with big hands. It almost whistles. Bad sound, they are not made correctly to give right notes. December 26, 2014 Does not work. Most of the holes don't make different notes. I ordered two (by accident), so I was surprise when neither recorder made good clean notes. I'm surprise how many people specifically say how well tuned they were. It was the first thing we noticed, they aren't good notes and are not tuned right. I would recommend spending better money on a wood one. | 3% There are no reviews yet | 1% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
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Price | $6.00updated: Mar 17, 2020 | $4.99updated: Mar 19, 2020 | $6.99updated: Mar 20, 2020 | $10.04updated: Mar 19, 2020 | $7.00updated: Mar 19, 2020 |
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Article Number | |||||
Article Number | 0894492002853 | 9780882848143 | 9780739042458 | 0656238021319 | 0656238021302 |
Author | |||||
Author | - | Alfred d'Auberge, Morton Manus | - | - | - |
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Binding | Electronics | - | - | - | - |
Brand | |||||
Brand | Ravel | Alfred | Alfred | Lyons | Lyons |
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Color | Green | - | - | - | - |
Creator | |||||
Creator | - | - | John Williams | - | - |
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Currency | USD | USD | USD | USD | USD |
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Edition | - | Not Indicated | - | - | - |
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Formatted Price | $6.00 | - | - | - | - |
Height | |||||
Height | 551.2 in | 472.4 in | 472.4 in | 55.5 in | 68.9 in |
ISBN | |||||
ISBN | - | 0882848143 | 0739042459 | - | - |
Label | |||||
Label | - | Alfred Music | Alfred Music | Lyons | Lyons |
Language | |||||
Language | - | English, Published, English, Original Language, English, Unknown, | English, Published, English, Original Language, English, Unknown, | - | - |
Length | |||||
Length | 78.7 in | 19.7 in | 354.3 in | 503.9 in | 561.0 in |
Manufacturer | |||||
Manufacturer | Cascio Interstate Music | Alfred Music | Alfred Music | Lyons | Lyons |
Model | |||||
Model | PR19CGN | - | ZPL1598 | 3PCRBRN-ABS | 3PCRIVY-ABS |
MPN | |||||
MPN | EM570GN | 00-674 | 00-25935 | 3PCRBRN-ABS | 3PCRIVY-ABS |
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Name | English | - | - | - | - |
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Number of Items | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Number of Parts | EM570GN | 00-674 | 00-25935 | 3PCRBRN-ABS | 3PCRIVY-ABS |
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NumberOfPages | - | 32 | 24 | - | - |
Product Group | |||||
Product Group | Musical Instruments | Book | Book | Musical Instruments | Musical Instruments |
Product Type | |||||
Product Type | BRASS_AND_WOODWIND_INSTRUMENTS | ABIS_BOOK | ABIS_BOOK | INSTRUMENT_PARTS_AND_ACCESSORIES | INSTRUMENT_PARTS_AND_ACCESSORIES |
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PublicationDate | 2013-06-13 | 1968-06-01 | 2008-05-01 | - | - |
Publisher | |||||
Publisher | Cascio Interstate Music | Alfred Music | Alfred Music | Lyons | Lyons |
Quantity | |||||
Quantity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Score | 9.4 | - | - | 9.8 | 9 |
Studio | |||||
Studio | Cascio Interstate Music | Alfred Music | Alfred Music | Lyons | Lyons |
Title | |||||
Title | - | It's Recorder Time | Selections from Star Wars for Recorder (Music Is Fun) | Lyons Soprano Recorder Brown | Lyons Soprano Recorder Ivory |
Warranty | |||||
Warranty | 365 days | - | - | - | - |
Weight | |||||
Weight | 1.1 oz | 0.9 oz | 0.9 oz | 0.9 oz | 0.9 oz |
Width | |||||
Width | 78.7 in | 344.5 in | 4.3 in | 55.5 in | 98.4 in |
Feature | |||||
Feature | Key of C German-style Fingering Includes Clear Plastic Carrying Bag, Cleaning Rod, and Fingering Chart | A basic method for learning to play the recorder and read music through the use of folk, classical and familiar songs Includes over 47 songs and many duets Excellent background and preparatory information For Baroque fingerings Basic method of learning music, how to play recorder, and building finger technique, intonation, and tonguing through the performance of folk, classical, and familiar songs | Selections From Star Wars for Recorder Book Written for easy recorder, this book features big, easy-to-read notes, a beginner's guide to playing the recorder, and a clear, simple introduction to reading music Seven of the most well-known Star Wars themes and melodies are included Titles: Star Wars (Main Theme) * May the Force Be with You ("The Force Theme") * The Imperial March ("Darth Vader's Theme") * Princess Leia's Theme * Duel of the Fates * Yoda's Theme * The Throne Room (and End Title) | Soprano Recorder Brown The Lyons plastic recorder has a Baroque fingering system, double boring for the C# and D# tone holes, full 2 octave range, precise response, controlled intonation and excellent resonance Each recorder includes a waterproof carrying case with a cleaning rod and fingering chart | Soprano Recorder Ivory The Lyons plastic recorder has a Baroque fingering system, double boring for the C# and D# tone holes, full 2 octave range, precise response, controlled intonation and excellent resonance Each recorder includes a waterproof carrying case with a cleaning rod and fingering chart |
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