Yamaha YRT-304 B II Tenor Recorder

In spite of its plastic soul, this tenor is better than most industrial wooden tenor recorders. The tuning is really good and the registers are balanced (high register includes c# with no need to top the bell).
Some improvement can be done (carefully) to drastically improve its flexibility: finger-holes edges (usually sharp out of factory) should be slightly rounded with sandpaper and (a more delicate operation) the windway entrance (the place one blows air in) should be "chamfered" - a 30 to 45 º downside ramp has to be cut off. For best results ask a recorder maker to "update" your tenor.
The obvious con is the volume but, let's face it, recorders are not meant to compete in loudness least you use some sort of amplification, why not?
A great choice for a first tenor or for an instrument to play for hours on end without tiring it out as is customary with wooden instruments.

The low ( middle C ) is very temperamental and difficult to play despite the good quality build of the recorder. This may have something to do with the tuning. The sound is very good and the high upper notes acceptable. Keep your thumbnail short for these notes. Since trying this Yamaha tenor, I have opted for a quality wooden recorder in which the lower C is very much easier to produce and being wood a nicer sound. If one can overlook the difficulty with the lowest not then this recorder is recommended but, having said that, the Thomann own brand of plastic tenor is virtually identical and highly recommended at a third of the price.

I love this recorder. I am not a professional, but as a sound engineer I can say this is a good value for the money. I have even recorded it for some medieval - world music albums, where the recorder was not a solo instrument and it blends well with the arrangement. I am sure a professional would choose another instrument for their solo album, but then again that would cost ten times more. Also, wooden wind instruments are more sensitive. This material may have some more harmonics on top, but it still sounds like it has a full body. So if you want a good instrument for practicing, travelling and even recording with a good sound, I can happily suggest this.