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1. 1 Simon Beck on Sep 2nd, 2008 said:

   I played one today at Macari’s, London. It’s similar to a Melodica but has whistles instead of reeds. If you like, it’s a keyboard pan-pipe (hence the name “Andes”) or a mouth-pumped pipe organ! It has a very sweet recorder-like sound, but is expensive (£129) for its usefulness and musical range. Pity…

2. 2 Roy Powell on Jan 3rd, 2009 said:

   I bought one!
   Also from Macari’s! Couldn’t resist it.Will be using it to double lines.
   Oh what fun!

3. 3 John O'Connor on Jan 24th, 2009 said:

   Purchased one through Suzuki website. It’s similar enough to the recorder that I plan to use it for a medieval/renaissance group playing the recorder parts along with lutes, shawms and sackbuts. It’s got enough range to be useful in a variety of formats.

4. 4 Marco on Feb 25th, 2009 said:

   I just bought one from Suzuki. What a unique instrument! It sounds very “toy-like”, but in a good way. I’ll definitely find some places for this in various recording projects – It’s like having a mini recorder ensemble at your fingertips. I’m really glad that I found this quirky creation.

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