FEHR, "Model IV", Sopranino in f'', baroque double hole, boxwood

The recorder with the article number: 142BU-FEH from Fehr Blockflötenbau is an instrument that gives pleasure in daily use.
This characteristic is due to the masterful combination of the unique model design with the sound characteristics of the boxwood material used.

The material used for this instrument is strikingly fascinating due to its unique sound characteristics. The characteristics can be roughly described as follows, although it is in the nature of things that sounds can only ever be inadequately described in words. For this reason, each person perceives and describes the details of the material-typical sound of recorders somewhat differently: Boxwood: powerful, high-pitched sound,.

The scale

The inner bore of the instrument is slightly cylindroconical and wider on average. 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.

What music is the instrument best suited to?

Boxwood is particularly suitable for instruments that are used in ensembles, in choral playing and as a solo instrument.

Who is the instrument aimed at?

The above facts show that boxwood instruments are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. Another basic rule to bear in mind is that in most cases, a better instrument makes learning progress more enjoyable than a simple one.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the instrument headjoint where the musician's blowing air is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This air blade is the basis of a recorder's sound production. In interaction with the labium, this air blade creates the fundamental vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining features for the variability of the recorder's musical expression.

The windway of the Fehr recorder model 142BU-FEH is constructed as follows: Straight, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the airflow more than cylindrically shaped ones.
Windways are naturally very complex in their geometric shape and many parameters are influenced by each other.

Fingering

The Fehr recorder 142BU-FEH is offered in the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction of the body

The number of components of a musical instrument influences in many ways the way in which the recorder can be handled in terms of ease of grip on the one hand and safe transport on the other.
A point that becomes particularly important when larger or multiple instruments are taken along.
Just ask veteran ensemble leaders.

Packaging and accessories

The model is supplied as standard with a case and the following accessories: Cleaning rod, drying cloth, cork grease, care instructions, fingering chart

Hygiene tips

If the instrument is shared, we recommend that you disinfect the headjoint at regular intervals to prevent the transmission of diseases. Flautisept has proven to be a practical aid here. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

1. RESONA
2. Glazed surfaces
3. Spirit-stained surfaces
4. Untreated wood surfaces
5. ABS plastics
6. Waxed surfaces
7. Linseed oil surfaces
8. Lacquered surfaces

However, before using the product, test it on an inconspicuous area to ensure that it does not leave any adverse effects on your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to place the tone holes in places that are easy and comfortable to play with your fingers. Especially on larger instruments, some tone holes are not ergonomically accessible for acoustic reasons. On these instruments, keys are fitted by the instrument maker to make playing considerably easier or even possible in the first place.
The 142BU-FEH instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can be played remarkably well even by players with smaller hands.

Advice on the way to a new recorder

How to easily find your new instrument
Seek expert advice!
But don't let "expert" opinions put you off trying out an instrument for yourself. Your musical sensibilities are as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which instrument appeals to you personally.
Our recommendation is therefore: test new instruments that you may not have tried before. You have nothing to lose, but everything to gain.