If you've never owned a keyless, wooden, or tenor recorder, this recorder is an excellent first instrument.
This recorder demonstrates the Mollenhauer Denner line's signature design quality - notes that sound very easily and respond very well in the upper register.
The instrument's weakness in the lower range is typical of ALL tenor recorders that don't have keys - it is not unique to the Denner line or to Mollenhauer.
All of the subjective advantages of a wooden tenor are also present for the novice to discover.
Over all, it is a great starter tenor recorder.