Unboxing: The Yamaha YRF21 Fife

[@FolksingerFitness]

Love mine after around 20 years of ownership.

[@paulineb66]

These fifes are amazing for the price. They play in the same key as flute with mostly the same fingerings. The only issue is without keys you have to do half openings for some notes, which is a tricky technique. You also have alternate fingerings for ab and bb. The great thing is that you can take it anywhere without worry. Yamaha should make a larger model of this for a deeper tone.

[@DrewKane]

Excellent playing at 3:09 - thanks so much for the demo!

[@marklammas2465]

I have one of these, bought for me recently as a birthday prezzie. My original one got the embouchure completely munched by a mouse many years ago. They appear to be made in Indonesia now, but no loss of quality. I must play mine more often at sessions! 🐁

[@DrewKane]

I play recorder and irish/newfie tin whistle with proficiency. I'm just wondering if this would add anything the others might not, aside from the tonal qualities. I struggled enough with traditional flute back in my school days that this almost seems intimidating. Can you think of a reason to *not* buy/play one of these at this price point?

[@FolkieFlute]

I'd probably stick to the whistle or recorder to be honest.

[@AnnaëlleD]

Thank you very much. Your video helped me a lot to know: - if the sound is pleasant to my ears - how my cats react to flute sounds! (they already love guitar sounds) And... OK, it seems to be a good flute to take with me while walking in the mounts and valleys by my home. So thanks again, and I've subscribed to your channel... Maybe is there any lessons for this special instrument? Have a nice day. Annaëlle, from France.

[@rhynemusic4101]

I think sometimes tuning app weren't accurate. It depends a lot on phone's quality on it's sound obtaining capability which differs from each model. Better tune it with traditional tuner and by ear.

[@FolkieFlute]

I think that can be the case. With the phone I am using the microphone and app are quite accurate in this case. (I also use my ears)

[@NamelessSmile]

Phones are just as accurate as tuners. The microphones, processor and DSP is all much higher quality

[@darksant6590]

Estou pensando em comprar este modelo para iniciar meus estudo nesse tipo de instrumento. Abraços do Brasil !!

[@FolkieFlute]

😍

[@hernawanrahmadi1545]

wow i just found this on line in Indonesia, and only cost 2 dollar

[@5skdm]

Bought one a year ago, it's less than 2 dollars because it's produced locally

[@juniorplay8742]

14,73 libras aqui no Brasil comprei por 98 reais a flauta pífano Yamaha YRF 21

[@dominiknowaczyk9633]

Sounds great

[@mal2ksc]

I think the scale could be evened out still further if you were willing to enlarge the highest two tone holes to bring their notes up five to ten cents. Otherwise they're suffering disproportionately from the headjoint being pulled out that far. I've also found that PTFE tape, the same stuff you'd use on plumbing or natural gas fittings, is very convenient for snugging up any tenons that don't quite want to stay put, whether because it's a cheap design or because of a lack of maintenance. If it had double holes where the old Aulos did, I'd be all over this thing. As it is, I may still get a few of them and set to hacking some basic keywork onto them to make up for the missing double holes.

[@FolkieFlute]

it really didn't like being pulled out that far, you're right. But as a beginner instrument at that price point I thought it was ok.

[@mal2ksc]

@@FolkieFlute In an educational setting, you're probably right. Not having any moving parts (aside from the tenon) is quite a benefit when they're going to be treated like toys rather than instruments, and if I were running the class, I'd just figure out where they play in tune with themselves, have everyone tune up to that, and then accompany with a guitar that can be tuned to them rather than the other way around.

[@josevalverde7431]

Is there a sopranine fife?

[@FolkieFlute]

Not that I’ve found. This one goes pretty high already! 🙉

[@mal2ksc]

Richard Bobo has been working on an instrument an octave higher than a piccolo. I haven't checked in on the project in a while, but it was based on historical examples, so such an instrument could exist but they would require keys. There's not enough room for your fingers.

[@FolkieFlute]

@@mal2ksc an octave higher than a piccolo? That's insane, lol!

[@josevalverde7431]

@@mal2ksc ,👍👏🤝🤝♥️

[@samuraiJoe7]

❤ wow butterfly 👏👏👏👏👏

[@miikapaananen1363]

Nice

[@antonioalves4729]

Flauta pife