FEHR, "Model I", soprano in c'', 2-piece, pear wood

The recorder with the article number: 212BI-FEH made by Fehr Blockflötenbau has acquired cult status among music teachers over the last few decades as "the reliable school recorder".
The material used for this instrument is fascinating due to its unique qualities. The special features can best be described in the following words: Pear wood: Soft, choral sound. Suitable for playing in a group.

This characteristic is largely due to the carefully considered combination of the outstanding construction concept, which goes back to the legendary recorder maker Conrad Fehr, and the well-seasoned pear wood.

The scale

The inner bore of the recorder is slightly cylindroconical, somewhat wider than normal recorders. This type of bore gives the instrument its typical sound.
In principle, recorders with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and therefore more suitable for ensembles than instruments with a narrower scale.

For which musical styles is the recorder best suited?

Pearwood is predestined for recorders that are used in.

Who the instrument is aimed at

Recorder teachers who want to give their students a good start with the recorder.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the recorder where the blowing air is moulded into a sheet of air. This sheet of air is the basis of the instrument's sound production. At the labium, the vibration that generates the flute tone is created from this air blade. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining characteristics for the range of musical expressiveness of the recorder.

The windway of the 212BI-FEH instrument from Fehr Blockflötenbau is shaped as follows: Straight cylindrical.

Fingering

The Fehr Blockflötenbau 212BI-FEH recorder is offered in the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Packaging and accessories

The instrument is supplied as standard with a bag and matching accessories: Wool wiper, cork grease, care instructions, fingering chart