Küng, "SUPERIO", tenor in c', baroque double hole, with double key, olive wood

The recorder with the model number: 2509-KUE from the Küng workshop is an instrument that is always fun to play.
This special feature is largely due to the skilful composition of the pioneering model in combination with the advantages of the olive wood material used.

This material fascinates with its special advantages. The special characteristics can best be described in the following words: Olive wood: Noble and full-bodied sound.

The scale

The inner bore of the recorder 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.

Which musical styles are best suited to the recorder

Olive wood is ideal for instruments that are used primarily for choral playing, recorder ensembles and orchestras, other styles are also possible.

Who this recorder is aimed at

This means that instruments made of olive wood are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. Another rule to bear in mind is that a more sophisticated instrument will in most cases make learning less complicated than an instrument of inferior quality.

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 an air blade. This air blade is one of the most important elements of a recorder's sound. In interaction with the labium, the air blade creates the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore very relevant for the recorder's ability to create music.

The windway of the Küng model 2509-KUE is constructed as follows: Curved, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the breathing air more than cylindrically shaped ones.
Windways are extremely complex in their geometric design and many parameters influence each other.

Fingering

The Küng 2509-KUE instrument is supplied in the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Multipart fingering

The constructional design of a recorder in terms of multiple parts influences the way in which the woodwind instrument can be handled easily on the one hand and transported safely on the other during daily use.
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 recorder is supplied as standard with a case and the following accessories: Wiper stick, cork grease, fingering chart, care instructions

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is lent out frequently, it is advisable to sterilise the headjoint again and again to keep it clean. Flautisept has proven to be effective for this purpose. Flautisept is available in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

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 recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places in the body that are comfortable and easy to reach with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, tone holes on bass instruments in particular are not ergonomically accessible. Keys are fitted to these instruments to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The 2509-KUE instrument has the following keys: 2-fold foot key. This means that it can also be played ergonomically by players with smaller hands.

Tips on the way to a new recorder

The easiest way to find your next 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 trying out an instrument yourself. Your musical sensitivity is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which instrument concept inspires you.
Our recommendation is therefore: play unknown instruments that you may never have tried before. You can only win.