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

The instrument with the model designation: 4504-MAR, manufactured by Marsyas, is an instrument that is always fun to play in everyday use.
The instrument owes this special feature mainly to the special marriage of the above-average instrument model in combination with the advantages of the plum wood (Prunus) material used.

The material used for this instrument is characterised by its typical qualities. The special properties can be characterised as follows: Prunus, plum, damson: Overtone-rich, slightly nasal sound. Goes very well with singing voices.

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 scale.

What music can the recorder be used for

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

Who is this instrument aimed at?

It follows that instruments made from plum wood (Prunus) are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. An additional basic rule to bear in mind is that a higher-quality instrument naturally makes music-making less complicated than a simple one.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the instrument headjoint 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. 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 range of artistic applications of the recorder.

The windway of the Marsyas 4504-MAR recorder is constructed as follows: Curved, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the airflow more than cylindrically shaped ones.
Windways are of course extremely complex in their design and many parameters are influenced by each other.

Fingering

The Marsyas 4504-MAR recorder is offered in the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction of the body

The construction of a recorder fundamentally determines the way in which it can be used, on the one hand, to ensure uncomplicated handling in terms of ease of grip and, on the other hand, to ensure comfortable transport.
This is particularly important when larger instruments or several instruments are to be taken along.
Recorder ensemble leaders will agree with us.

Packaging and accessories

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

Hygiene tips

If the instrument is lent out from time to time, we recommend that you sterilise the windway at regular intervals to ensure that it is hygienically safe. Flautisept has proven to be a reliable aid here. Flautisept is available in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

• ABS plastics
• Lacquered surfaces
• Linseed oil surfaces
• RESONA
• Waxed surfaces
• Untreated wood surfaces
• Spirit-stained surfaces
• Glazed surfaces

However, to be on the safe side, test on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that the product does not leave any adverse effects on your instrument.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places that are comfortable and easy to reach with your fingers. Especially on bass instruments, 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 4504-MAR instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can also be played ergonomically by players with smaller hands.

Advice on finding a new instrument

The easiest way to find your new instrument
Inform yourself in detail!
Don't let "generally accepted" rules such as "recorder xy doesn't work at all in ensembles / for professionals" stop you from testing a recorder yourself. Your musical sensitivity is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which wind tunnel shape suits you best.
Our recommendation is therefore: play different manufacturers that you have not yet tried out. You can only win.