It's a very pretty-sounding instrument, but on mine the lowest couple of notes are quite weak and you have to get your thumb "just so" or the top notes don't speak cleanly. This isn't unusual for a sopranino recorder in general and a good specialist might be able to make some minute adjustments and fix those problems easily, but this is my assessment out of the box. The full range, when you can get it, is sweet-sounding and not piercing even on the topmost G, and the instrument has very good flexibility. Like any sopranino I've ever played, the top notes tend to be a little on the sharp side but not so much that you would notice without a tuner.