I’m pretty sure Yamaha intended the ecodear range to resemble boxwood. What I want to know is, do they sound different to their regular 300 series recorders? And do they clog as often. My YRA312 is terrible for clogging, despite warming the head up before playing. I need to apply home made anticondens again I think.
Oops, forgot to reply to this.
My “trick” for trying to eliminate condensation in my whistles (and I’ve tried it in the recorder) is either giving it a rinse with water that has some washing-up fluid/dish soap, or taking a length of waxed dental floss, threading it through the windway, and rubbing it around thoroughly to transfer some of the wax… works a treat on my whistles (not sure about the recorder… lately I’ve had less clogging with the recorder and I’m not sure what to attribute that to).