Küng, "STUDIO", soprano in c'', baroque double hole, pearwood

The recorder with the model number: 1301-KUE built by Küng is a recorder that is always fun to play.
The instrument owes this to the skilful combination of its unique design and the advantages of the pear wood material used.

This material gives the instrument a strikingly pleasant feel thanks to its special advantages. The characteristics can best be described in the following words: Pear wood: Soft, choral sound. Suitable for playing in a group.

The scale

The geometry of 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 scale.

Which musical styles can the instrument be used for

Pearwood is predestined for recorders that are used in.

Who is this recorder aimed at?

The above facts show that pearwood instruments are particularly suitable for beginners. Another rule of thumb to bear in mind is that a high-quality instrument naturally makes it easier to play together than what appears at first glance to be an inexpensive instrument.

The windway of a 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 one of the most important elements of the instrument's sound. At the labium, the vibration that generates the flute sound is created from this sheet of air. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining characteristics for the range of musical expressiveness of the recorder.

The windway of the Küng 1301-KUE instrument is constructed as follows: Straight, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the breathing air more than cylindrically shaped ones.
Windways are complex in their design and many parameters are influenced by each other.

Fingering

The Küng 1301-KUE instrument is offered in the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction of the body

The construction of a musical instrument strongly influences the way in which the recorder can be handled easily in terms of ease of grip on the one hand and convenient transport on the other.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes several) instruments.
Recorder ensemble leaders will agree with us.

Packaging and accessories

The model is supplied as standard with a bag and useful accessories: Wiper rod, fingering chart, care instructions

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is shared, it is advisable to sterilise the windway at regular intervals to ensure hygienic safety. Flautisept has proven to be an effective agent in such cases. Flautisept is available in our collection. It works with the following surfaces: Untreated wooden surfaces, waxed surfaces, varnished surfaces, ABS plastics, RESONA, linseed oil surfaces, varnished surfaces, spirit-stained surfaces However, to be on the safe side, test the product on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that it does not leave any unwanted marks on your instrument.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places in the instrument body that are easy and comfortable to reach with your fingers. Especially on larger instruments, some tone holes are ergonomically inaccessible for acoustic reasons. Keys are fitted to such instruments to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The 1301-KUE instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can also be played with above-average ease by players with smaller hands.

Recommendations for finding a new instrument

What is the easiest way to find your next instrument?
Seek expert advice!
But don't let "generally applicable" rules such as "material xy doesn't work at all in an ensemble / for professionals" stop you from trying out an instrument yourself. Your musical sensibilities are as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which construction method makes you personally happy.
Our recommendation is therefore: Test unknown construction concepts that you may never have tried before. You can only gain experience.