Dolmetsch, "Stanesby", alto in g', baroque double hole, 442 Hz, rosewood

 Dolmetsch F-Alto, Rosewood
Baroque Doublehole, Item: GAP-DOL Natural, 442 Hz

This F-Alto instrument with the model number: GAP-DOL from Dolmetsch is a musical tool, that in making music repeatedly will give fun.
This circumstance is due to the careful merging of the groundbreaking instrument model in fusion with the advantages of the material Rosewood.

The material creates in this instrument a pleasant singularity, by the own materialtypical sound. The special qualities can described in the following words, whereas it is in the nature of things that sounds can always be described very inadequately with words. Therefore the material typical sound of recorders is perceived and described by each person in details a bit differently. We use these words: Rosewood: Very noble, throaty sound

The bore

The geometry of the inner bore of the instrument is light cylindroconical. This kind of bore shape grants the instrument this special sound.
In principle, recorders with wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and thus more suitable for ensembles than instruments with narrower inner bore.

For which music can the recorder best be used for?

Rosewood is particularly for woodwinds used for: Ensemble, choral and solo performance.

To whom is this musical instrument addressed?

This means that recorders made of Rosewood are especially for ambitious amateurs and advanced players suitable. A second important rule is that a valuable instrument makes the learning progress naturally uncomplicated at first glance low-cost offer.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the headpiece of the recorder where the blowing air of the musician is formed into a sheet of air. This air leaf is the determining element of the sound of the recorder. In interaction with the labium, the air flow is very quickly alternately directed inwards and outwards. This swinging stream stimulates the air in the bore. And this is the origin of the recorder tone. This is the reason why the labium must never be damaged. The same applies to the windway. Otherwise suffer the artistic applicability of the instrument.

The windway of the recorder GAP-DOL of Dolmetsch has this windway shape: .
Conical shaped windways accelerate the air leaf more than cylindrical windways.
Never violate windway and labium! Their meaning for the recorder is very complex in their geometric shaping. Even minor damages here often lead to a total loss!

Fingerings

The model Dolmetsch GAP-DOL is manufactured in the following version: Baroque Doublehole .

Construction

The number of parts a woodwind instrument shapes extraordinarily the way with which the recorder in use on the one hand is uncomplicated to handle in terms of easy gripping and on the other hand for the safe transport.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes multiple) instruments.
{Experienced ensemble players can tell you a thing or two about this. Or ask members of recorder orchestras will agree.
Leaders of recorder orchestras know how useful good and compact recorder packaging is.

Packaging and accessories

The recorder is supplied as standard with: Bag
The matching accessories included:

Hints before finding another instrument

Get expert advice!
The search for your instrument should never be influenced by the opinions of "self-proclaimed experts".
Get your own realizations after playing a recorder. Don't let "well-meaning" advice.
Do not let others stop you from testing of an yet unknown instrument.
Your taste is as individual as you are.
Therefore, only you can decide which wind tunnel shape will personally you.
Our recommendation is therefore: Play also unknown materials!
After that you will be amazed and can make a safe decision.

Information about instruments with keys

Not always can tone holes be drilled in the places in the of that are comfortable to reach with the fingers. Especially with deep recorders sit for acoustic necessities certain tone holes adequate to reach. On these instruments, by the instrument maker keys are added, which make gripping expressed easier, or possible in the first place.
This allows it to be {pleasant|light|ergonomic|conspicuous|above average| good grip even by players with smaller hands.
The instrument GAP-DOL has the following flaps: