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title: "Aulos 205A Descant Recorder – THE School Recorder for Beginners, Made in Japan – 3-Piece Soprano with Case & Cleaning Rod – Strong, Clear Sound – Trusted by Teachers."
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# Clear, warm tone from Japan 3-piece design for easy cleaning Durable ABS resin, unbreakable Aulos 205A Descant Recorder – THE School Recorder for Beginners, Made in Japan – 3-Piece Soprano with Case & Cleaning Rod – Strong, Clear Sound – Trusted by Teachers.

**Brand:** aulos
**Price:** € 38.55
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Elevate your first notes with the recorder that schools trust!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Aulos 205A Descant Recorder – THE School Recorder for Beginners, Made in Japan – 3-Piece Soprano with Case & Cleaning Rod – Strong, Clear Sound – Trusted by Teachers. by aulos
- **How much does it cost?** € 38.55 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- aulos enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted aulos brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Built to Last:** Virtually unbreakable ABS resin withstands daily practice
- • **Complete Starter Kit:** Includes protective case, fingering chart & cleaning tools for on-the-go practice
- • **Effortless Maintenance:** 3-piece construction with included cleaning rod keeps it pristine
- • **Beginner-Friendly Design:** Baroque fingering & smooth windway reduce squeaks for fast progress
- • **Teacher-Trusted Sound Quality:** Preferred by UK music educators for classroom success

## Overview

The Aulos 205A Descant Recorder is a premium beginner soprano recorder made in Japan, crafted from durable ABS resin with a 3-piece design for easy cleaning. Featuring Baroque fingering and a smooth windway, it delivers a strong, clear, and warm tone favored by music teachers across the UK. Supplied with a protective case, cleaning rod, and fingering chart, it’s the ideal starter instrument for children and beginners aiming to master their musical journey with confidence.

## Description

Durable synthetic resin recorder with baroque fingering, removable thumb rest, and 3-part design for easy cleaning. Elegant brown with ivory accents.

Review: Brown and cream version of the Aulos 511B E Symphony Recorder. 5*****! - This is the brown and cream version of the Aulos 511B E Symphony Recorder, and I think it does look nicer than the black and white version that I borrowed to try before buying. I bought this at a sale price which was a lucky bargain, as I'd already decided on this model. This is as good as plastic/resin tenor recorders ever get. It even out performs many wooden tenor recorders, and you would have to pay many times the price to get a wooden one that matched its performance. It has a very balanced, solid and quality feel to it and produces a beautiful tone right through the range. The recorder is a 3 piece model and comes in a nice leatherette case with a cleaning rod, joint grease, clip on thumb rest and fingering chart/care instruction sheet. The centre section also has end caps for storage. The foot section has easy reachable levers for the low C and C#, which still produce a strong sound unlike many tenor recorders, and the tone is pleasant and easy to play right through into the high range. The precision build quality is apparent as soon as you start to assemble the recorder, with the joints fitting together perfectly. Only need very lightly greasing. If only all recorders were built to such exact tolerances! The finger spacing is typical of most modern tenors and as this is not my first tenor recorder, I found the spacing very comfortable. The tuning is spot on right through the range too, unlike my old tenor which was a cheaper brand and had serious uncorrectable tuning flaws. That has now gone to the charity shop! Aulos are not the cheapest of the plastic/resin recorders but this model is the best I've played. I'm usually a Yamaha fan, but after borrowing a Yamaha tenor and one of this model, I think the Aulos just has the edge on performance and sound. This makes it worth the extra few pounds to get the best. I can't find a single negative to say against it. 5***** for Aulos!
Review: Good quality recorder - Really good quality recorder. Comes with a case and cleaning item which is very useful. Lovely sound too.

## Features

- RECORDER INSTRUMENT TRUSTED IN SCHOOLS – The Aulos 205A descant recorder is the school recorder recommended by music teachers across the UK. It's ideal for beginner recorder players and widely used in classrooms and music education
- PERFECT RECORDER FOR CHILDREN AND BEGINNERS – Designed for ease of use, this soprano recorder features Baroque (English) fingering and a smooth curved windway to reduce squeaks and support early success
- DURABLE & EASY TO CLEAN – NOT A TOY RECORDER – Made from tough ABS resin, this recorder for kids is virtually unbreakable. The 3-piece design makes it easy to clean and adjust—no need to replace after a few uses
- MADE IN JAPAN FOR PREMIUM SOUND QUALITY – Unlike most cheap recorders, the Aulos 205A is made in Japan for accurate tuning and clear, warm tone. It helps beginners sound better, progress faster, and enjoy learning
- INCLUDES RECORDER CASE & CLEANING ROD – Supplied with a protective zip case, cleaning rod, and fingering chart. Ideal for school music lessons, beginner musicians, or home practice

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B000NCEQCS |
| Best Sellers Rank | 435 in Musical Instruments & DJ ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments & DJ ) 7 in Recorders (Musical Instruments & DJ) |
| Body Material | Resin |
| Colour | brown/ivory colored |
| Country Produced In | china |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,830) |
| Date First Available | 8 Feb. 2007 |
| Instrument Key | C |
| Item Weight | 81.6 g |
| Item model number | 205 |
| Material Type | Resin |
| Product Dimensions | 30.48 x 2.54 x 2.54 cm; 81.65 g |
| Proficiency Level | Beginner |
| Scale Length | inches |
| Size | Robin |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Aulos
- **Colour:** brown/ivory colored
- **Instrument key:** C
- **Material:** Resin
- **Style:** C soprano - baroque fingering - with double holes - Robin 205A

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is this suitable for taking graded exams on?**
A: Hi I can't answer for certain but it would probably be suitable for taking exams up to grade 4 or 5.

**Q: Is the 205A descant suitable for complete beginners? It will be for a child.**
A: This is ideal for a beginner. I have used these to teach children as young as six. It is far better than the cheap “toy” recorders which do not keep their tune.

**Q: What is the difference between the Aulos 205 and 205A descant recorders?**
A: Maybe it’s just sound

**Q: My Mother wants to learn to play - is this good for adults too?**
A: Yes it's a standard size recorder and so right for adults too.  Recommended to us by recorder teacher and it's proved good.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brown and cream version of the Aulos 511B E Symphony Recorder. 5*****!
*by G***M on 4 January 2020*

This is the brown and cream version of the Aulos 511B E Symphony Recorder, and I think it does look nicer than the black and white version that I borrowed to try before buying. I bought this at a sale price which was a lucky bargain, as I'd already decided on this model. This is as good as plastic/resin tenor recorders ever get. It even out performs many wooden tenor recorders, and you would have to pay many times the price to get a wooden one that matched its performance. It has a very balanced, solid and quality feel to it and produces a beautiful tone right through the range. The recorder is a 3 piece model and comes in a nice leatherette case with a cleaning rod, joint grease, clip on thumb rest and fingering chart/care instruction sheet. The centre section also has end caps for storage. The foot section has easy reachable levers for the low C and C#, which still produce a strong sound unlike many tenor recorders, and the tone is pleasant and easy to play right through into the high range. The precision build quality is apparent as soon as you start to assemble the recorder, with the joints fitting together perfectly. Only need very lightly greasing. If only all recorders were built to such exact tolerances! The finger spacing is typical of most modern tenors and as this is not my first tenor recorder, I found the spacing very comfortable. The tuning is spot on right through the range too, unlike my old tenor which was a cheaper brand and had serious uncorrectable tuning flaws. That has now gone to the charity shop! Aulos are not the cheapest of the plastic/resin recorders but this model is the best I've played. I'm usually a Yamaha fan, but after borrowing a Yamaha tenor and one of this model, I think the Aulos just has the edge on performance and sound. This makes it worth the extra few pounds to get the best. I can't find a single negative to say against it. 5***** for Aulos!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good quality recorder
*by A***R on 23 November 2025*

Really good quality recorder. Comes with a case and cleaning item which is very useful. Lovely sound too.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic value for money. Great to play.
*by E***E on 28 January 2026*

I bought this to try to start relearning after a 36-year gap. At the time I bought it, it was just £4.65. My childhood recorders (descant and treble) were also from Aulos, and they played well and were pretty much indestructible. At under a fiver, this seemed like a fantastic bargain that would be more than good enough and, in case I didn’t enjoy it and gave it up after a week, I certainly wouldn't have wasted much money! It’s generally in tune, plays all the notes (chromatically) from middle C to D’’ (that’s the highest note, just over two octaves above middle C) with only a bit of a squeak on D’’ (I won’t blame that squeak on the Aulos; pretty sure that’s 100% my lack of recent experience). It doesn’t, of course, have the rich, mellow tone of a £2000 handmade, hardwood recorder, but it can make a pleasant, clear, consistent sound, across the registers. The only caveat is that it is easy to overblow the lowest notes and have them “crack”. If you try to correct this by blowing more gently, you can end up with the lowest notes sounding a little flat. Aulos has a reputation for excellent build quality and this model is no exception. Over the years, Aulos recorders will have regularly been sat on, used as a drumstick, chucked into school backpacks and had heavy books piled on top, then possibly used to whack irritating siblings, and mostly they have survived intact. I’m not seven any more, so I haven’t tried any of that, but it seems tough enough to survive it. It comes with a dark blue cloth drawstring bag, a thumb rest, a cleaning rod and a fingering chart. Like the recorder, its bag seems extremely well-made. It's made of a heavy-duty twill - even long-term, it should be hard wearing (and, importantly, washable). My main criticism is that it clogs fairly quickly - after about 10 minutes of playing, it starts to sound a bit “cotton-woolly” and I have to stop and dry it out. However, it’ll last an extra few minutes if you properly warm the head joint to body temperature before you start. TL;DR: Pros: Intonation - excellent - completely in tune. 👍👍👍 Response - excellent - easy to play the full range of notes. 👍👍👍 Tone - good - mostly pleasant, clear, consistent sound. Minor issues around the lowest notes. 👍 Quality - excellent - very robust. 👍👍👍 Appearance - Classic looks and I really like the ivory colour. 👍👍👍 Accessories - excellent - high quality and very useful. 👍👍👍 Cons: Clogging - happens fairly quickly; just keep it warm and swab out regularly. 👎 This recorder is obviously aimed at the primary school market, and it seems like a great choice for children of about 6-10. However, from experience, I can say that it is also suitable for adult beginners. I like the ivory colour - though, of course, that’s a matter of taste (it also comes in dark brown). I’d suggest that for a complete beginner of any age, you’ll want your first recorder to be a plastic one, and this is a good choice, though there are others you could consider. Yamaha, like Aulos, are a very reputable, long-established brand, and, for a child, they do some brightly-coloured, see-through descants (though I personally wouldn’t recommend them; who wants to see the spit clogging the thing up, as you play?!) Any of their recorder series starting YRS-3 are well worth a look, though. Aulos themselves do some well-regarded, more expensive descants, very suitable for the adult learner. The Symphony and 'Haka' models, especially, have great reputations, though, apparently, there isn't a bad Aulos recorder. However, if you are looking for an inexpensive recorder (it’s still only £6.49, as I type) that will get you, or your child, through the first year, or so, of learning, then there are far worse options than this.

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