Huber, "Concert", alto in f', baroque double hole, 442 Hz, pearwood

 Huber F-Alto, Pearwood
Baroque Doublehole, Item: 740-HUB Natural, 442 Hz

This F-Alto with the model number: 740-HUB built by Huber is a recorder, the in playing repeatedly can make joy.
This circumstance is based to a large part on the considerate composition of the genius instrument model in fusion with the qualities of the material Pearwood.

The material produces in this instrument a pleasant singularity, by the own special sound. The properties can described in the following words, whereas it is in the nature of things that sounds can always be described inadequately with words. Therefore the material typical sound of recorders is perceived and described by each person in details a bit varying. We say: Pearwood: Soft, choral sound. Suitable for playing in a group

The bore

The course of the inner bore of the recorder is light cylindroconical. This kind of bore course gives this model its special sound.
In principle, models with wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and thus more suitable for ensembles than recorders with narrower scale.

For what styles can this instrument best be used for?

Pearwood is greatly suitable for recorders used for: Ensemble, choral and solo performance.

To whom is this instrument addressed?

This means that instruments made of Pearwood are especially for ambitious amateurs and advanced players suitable. An additional law is that a quality instrument makes the learning progress as beautiful at first glance low-cost offer.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the recorder head where the breath of the musician is formed into a thin sheet of air. This air leaf is the determining element of the sound production. In interaction with the labium, the air flow is very quickly alternately directed inwards and outwards. This swinging stream stimulates the air in the body of the instrument. And this is the origin of the recorder tone. This is the reason why the labium must not be damaged in any case. The same rule applies to the windway. Otherwise suffer the musical shaping ability of the attainable sounds of the instrument.

The windway of the recorder 740-HUB of Huber has this windway shape: .
Conical windways accelerate breathing air more than cylindrical shaped windways.
Never violate windway and labium! Their meaning for the instrument is very complex in their design. Even minor damages here often lead to a total loss!

Fingerings

The instrument Huber 740-HUB is offered in the following version: Baroque Doublehole .

Construction of the body

The number of parts a musical instrument influences in many ways the way with which the flute in daily use on the one hand is uncomplicated to handle in terms of easy assembling 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 leaders of recorder ensembles.
Leaders of recorder orchestras know how useful good and compact recorder transport packaging is.

Packaging and accessories

The model is supplied as standard with: Case
The matching accessories included:

Recommendations before finding another instrument

Get expert advice!
The search for your instrument should in no case be influenced by "generally accepted" rules, such as "the the instrument xy does not work at all in an "ensemble/for professionals".
Get your own realizations after trying a recorder. Don't let "expert"-opinions.
Do not let others stop you from testing of an yet unknown instrument.
Your musical taste is as individual as you are.
Therefore, only you can decide which instrument concept will personally touch.
Our recommendation is therefore: Play new concepts!
After that you will be amazed and can make a confident decision.

Information about instruments with keys

Not always can tone holes be drilled in places in the the that are pleasant and easy to grasp with the fingers. Especially with bass recorders sit for acoustic necessities certain tone holes adequate to reach. On such instruments, keys are added, which make gripping clearly easier, or possible in the first place.
This allows it to be {pleasant|light|ergonomic|conspicuous|above average| good play even by players with smaller hands.
The instrument 740-HUB has the following flaps: