Kade1301 wrote:
Are you aware of the (right hand) stretch needed for tenor recorders? Sarah Jeffery (Team Recorder) is a pro with big, well-trained hands, for her it's not a problem. For many other people - me included - it is. I personally prefer the Aulos 2__ (Robin) tenor, which is shorter overall, allowing the right-hand fingers to be closer together.
Of course, the advantage of the "long" recorders is that there's a fingering for high (3rd) c-sharp, on the short ones you need to close the bell hole...
For those who might be scared off by your (very accurate) warning about long stretches, don't worry, "comfort keys" can be added. They're usually added for the ring finger of the left hand and the first finger of the right hand.
I have two tenors, one Yamaha and the other an Aulos, that I had one key installed on for the first finger of my right hand. Works a treat, and wasn't at all expensive. Especially the one from the Kelisheck Workshop.
Piper Joe