I was totally nodding along with this comment! I have a wooden (soprano) recorder coming this week that Bobby got for $5 on eBay. (If he keeps up this eBay stuff, I'll have a whole orchestra!) My current plastic sopranos work for practice but ... eek, the sound isn't great!

I have an alto as well, and I love love love it! The soprano can be a little squeaky, especially in the upper part of its range, and the alto sounds so moody and mellow by comparison. It also is a better recorder than my sopranos, so I can get this gorgeous, spooky tremolo on it with almost no effort at all. Jörg might like the sound of it better too; Bobby definitely prefers when I practice my alto. In fact, I think he's actively encouraging me to practice my alto lately. ;)

It was a bit difficult to switch to the F key after years of playing the soprano, but I'm finally getting the knack of it. (It's also quite a stretch for my little hands to play the low notes.) Btw, I play medieval/Renaissance as well as Celtic, so if ever you'd like a list of songs that I have, I'd be happy to scan and send along any music you don't already have. :)

Can you tell I'm mildly thrilled that someone else on my flist is a recorder player? :^D