Here’s an EXCELLENT free downloadable Recorder tutor,complete with sound:
http://gc-music.com/Recor.htm
is cross fippling contagious/communicable?
OK, since we’re all in the mood for confessing, i’ll confess my misspent youth: back in the '60’s i purchased several ebony kung recorders, plus one olivewood (ebony soprano, alto; olivewood sopranino). i have some yamaha plastics, too, and although i don’t play regularly anymore i will say this: the yamahas aren’t as good as the ebonys, but they’re certainly not bad either. does this say more about the yamahas or the kungs? i dunno.
thanks to zub and the others for the cool links. are renaissance and modern recorders the same? i found that a little confusing. i’d sure love to try a plastic recorder that could give me a practical and non-painful two octaves.
Close, except for the Renaissance pure replicas.
Wider and less conical bore, stronger low end, two-octaves plus range,
often a bit of streamlining compared to the baroque “pepper-mill” lathe-turnings-
-all this gets, depending on the maker or series named “modern” or “renaissance-style”.
Please don’t call me cross-fippler 
Speaking of cross-fipplers:
Which famous whistle makers also make recorders?
I know Grinter does.
Doc
Phil Bleazey makes recorders.
Does John Swayne? I can’t remember if he does or not.
just call me a cross tippler. kinda like, i like both kinds of music… 
Visiting his booth in Saint Chartier 2003, I didn’t spot any–only whistles and chanters.
However this doesn’t mean he didn’t make any.
Also, and that’s hybrid-fippling awright, I saw a frien of his with a full wet of Swayne whistles–
all with eight holes: two thumb holes being added for C-nat and F-nat.
Kind of sets back to the original (French) flageolets which had six holes,
four in front, two for the thumbs.