FEHR, "Model IV", tenor in c', rosewood, 3-piece

The recorder with the model designation: 443PA-FEH from the Fehr recorder making workshop is a musical tool that can make music fun again and again.
This characteristic is due to the carefully considered combination of the unique design in combination with the qualities of the rosewood material used.

The material used for this instrument is characterised by its exceptional qualities. The special features can be described as follows: .

The scale

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

What music can the recorder be used for?

Rosewood is predestined for instruments that are used in.

Who is the instrument aimed at?

It follows from this that instruments made of rosewood are particularly suitable for. Another basic rule worth noting is that a better instrument will in most cases make it easier to play than an inferior one.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the instrument where the musician's breath is moulded into a sheet of air. This air blade is one of the most important elements of the instrument's sound. In interaction with the labium, the air blade creates the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining principles for the sound and response of the recorder.

The windway of the 443PA-FEH instrument from Fehr Blockflötenbau is shaped as follows: .
Conically shaped windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrical ones.
Windways are complex in their geometric shape and many parameters influence each other.

Fingering

The instrument Fehr recorder 443PA-FEH is made in the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction of the body

The number of individual parts of a recorder characterises in many ways the way in which the woodwind instrument is handled during daily use in terms of ease of grip and safe transport.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes several) instruments.
Just ask veteran ensemble leaders.

Packaging and accessories

The recorder is supplied with the following accessories as standard:

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is lent out from time to time, it is advisable to sterilise the windway regularly to prevent the transmission of diseases. The care product Flautisept has proven to be a convenient but safe cleaning agent in these cases. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

However, before use, test on an inconspicuous area to ensure that Fautisept does not cause any discolouration on your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places in the instrument body that are comfortable and easy to reach with your fingers. On bass instruments in particular, tone holes are not ergonomically accessible for acoustic reasons. Keys are fitted to these instruments to make playing easier or even possible in the first place.
The 443PA-FEH instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can also be played comfortably by players with smaller hands.

Recommendations on the way to a new recorder

How to easily find your future instrument
Find out all you can!
However, you should not let the opinions of "self-proclaimed experts" put you off playing a recorder yourself. Your taste is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide for yourself which instrument concept tempts you to "endless music-making".
Our recommendation is therefore: play different models that you may never have tried before. You have nothing to lose, but everything to gain.