Küng, "Marsyas", alto in f', baroque double hole, Castello boxwood

The instrument with the model designation: 4413-MAR from Küng is a companion that always creates joy of playing, both in the classroom and on stage.
This special feature is largely due to the skilful marriage of the outstanding design in combination with the tone colours of the boxwood material used.

This material makes a strikingly pleasant impression on the instrument thanks to its special advantages. The properties can be characterised as follows: Boxwood: powerful, high-pitched sound.

The scale

The geometry of the inner bore of the instrument is slightly cylindroconical. 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 inner bore.

Which musical styles can the instrument be used for

Boxwood is predestined for recorders that are used in ensembles, in choral playing and as a solo instrument.

Who is this instrument aimed at

This means that boxwood recorders are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. A general rule of thumb is that a high-quality instrument generally makes learning easier than a poor one.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the recorder head where the musician's breath is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This sheet of air is the basis of the instrument's sound production. At the labium, the leaf of air creates the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore extraordinarily influential on the sound and response of the instrument.

The windway of the 4413-MAR instrument from Küng is constructed as follows: Curved, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrically shaped ones.
Due to their geometric design, windways are extremely complex and many parameters influence each other.

Fingering

The Küng 4413-MAR recorder is made in the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction of the body

The construction of a recorder has an extraordinary influence on the way in which it is handled in terms of ease of assembly and safe transport.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes several) instruments.
Experienced ensemble players can tell you a thing or two about this.

Packaging and accessories

The instrument is supplied as standard with a case and the following accessories: Wiper rod, cork grease, fingering chart, care instructions

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is used by several players, you should consider regularly disinfecting the blowing area to keep it clean. In these cases, Flautisept has proven its worth. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

However, before use, test on an inconspicuous area to ensure that Fautisept does not leave any adverse changes on your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to place tone holes in places in the body that are comfortable and easy to reach with the fingers. Some tone holes on bass recorders in particular are ergonomically inaccessible for acoustic reasons. Keys are fitted to such instruments to make playing easier or even possible in the first place.
The 4413-MAR instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can also be played by players with smaller hands.

Advice for finding a new recorder

How to find your next instrument safely
Seek expert advice!
However, you should not let well-intentioned advice put you off playing an instrument yourself. Your musical perception is as unique as you are. That's why only you can decide which wind tunnel shape you want.
Our recommendation is therefore: test different designs that you may never have tried before. You can only gain new experiences.