Küng, "Marsyas", soprano in c'', baroque double hole, plum

The instrument with the model designation: 4304-MAR, manufactured by Marsyas, is a musical tool that provides tireless fun when making music.
The instrument owes this fact mainly to the clever marriage of the unique design in symbiosis with the qualities of the plum wood (Prunus) used.

The special qualities of the material used for this instrument are very pleasing. The special features can be described as follows: Prunus, plum, damson: overtone-rich, slightly nasal sound. Goes very well with singing voices.

The scale

The inner bore of the instrument is slightly cylindroconical. 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.

For which music can the instrument best be used

Plum wood (Prunus) is particularly suitable for instruments that are used in ensembles, in choral playing and as a solo instrument.

Who is this recorder aimed at?

It follows from this that instruments made from plum wood (Prunus) are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. Another rule is that a high-quality instrument usually makes learning easier than a seemingly inexpensive bargain.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the instrument where the musician's blowing air is moulded into a sheet of air. This sheet of air is the nucleus of the instrument's sound. The vibration that generates the flute sound originates from this air blade at the labium. The shape of the windway is therefore extraordinarily relevant for the musical formability of the instrument's achievable sounds.

The windway of the Marsyas 4304-MAR recorder is constructed as follows: Curved, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrically shaped ones.
Windways are complex in their design and many parameters are influenced by each other.

Fingering

The Marsyas 4304-MAR recorder is made in the fingering style: Baroque double hole.

Construction method

The number of individual parts of a musical instrument influences in many ways the way in which the recorder can be handled in terms of ease of assembly on the one hand and compact transport on the other.
This is particularly important when larger instruments or several instruments have to be taken along.
Experienced ensemble players can tell you a thing or two about this.

Packaging and accessories

The recorder comes with a case and useful accessories as standard: Wiper stick, cork grease, fingering chart, care instructions

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is often lent out, you should consider sterilising the beak area if necessary to ensure hygienic safety. Flautisept has proven its worth in such cases. Flautisept is available in our collection. It works with the following surfaces: Glazed surfaces, varnished surfaces, linseed oil surfaces, ABS plastics, waxed surfaces, untreated wooden surfaces, spirit-stained surfaces, RESONA However, it is essential that you test on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that the product 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 body that are easy and comfortable to reach with your fingers. Especially on larger instruments, tone holes are not ergonomically accessible for acoustic reasons. On these instruments, keys are fitted by the instrument maker to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The 4304-MAR instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can also be played ergonomically well by players with smaller hands.

Recommendations for finding a new recorder

How to find your next instrument safely
Seek expert advice!
But don't let "well-intentioned" advice put you off trying out an instrument yourself. Your musical perception is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which construction method inspires you personally.
Our recommendation is therefore: try out different models that you have never tested before. You can only win.