Thomann TRS-21B Soprano Recorder

Bought two of these just to fool around and record some horrendous covers. I'm not a recorder, nor a flute player, so I can't really speak from any sort of experience, as I've only played Saxophones and Clarinets, but it seems easy enough to operate. It does go into overtones extremely easily, but that might just be me. The packaging is nice, and the included cleaning tool is appreciated, but what is even better is that they include a note guide. It comes in three pieces, all slide in and lock nicely, the recorder itself fells pleasant to the touch, the plastic seeming of a nice quality to it. The tone itself is mellow, easy to manipulate, the "tuning" of the pitches seems fine as well. Overall, pleased with what I've got. Also, take the overtone comment with a grain of salt - it might be purely on my end.

I bought this recorder to find out what the quality would be like and I have many other recorders. I just received this recorder, and the first thing I noticed was the flimsy plastic storage bag and the poor finish of the instrument. After warming the head joint in my pocket for a while I played the recorder. The sharp unfinished edges on the instrument meant that I had to be careful.
At first I thought the recorder was in tune, but low c is sharp. This is a problem with many cheap own-brand recorders. Thomann, you really need to do better with the tuning. And you need to do better with the finish of the instrument. Fix those issues and charge a little bit more because this is no good.
The sound the recorder produces is passable but honestly, the very least even a cheap recorder needs to be able to do is speak easily and be properly in tune!