Moeck, "Flauto 1", soprano in c'', german single hole, special plastic, beige

 Moeck Soprano, Wood/plastic combination
German Singlehole, Item: 1025-MOE Natural, 442 Hz

This Soprano instrument with the article number: 1025-MOE crafted by Moeck is a musical tool, that in daily use repeatedly can provide fun.
This property is due to the careful composition of the marvelous model in combination with the expression of the material Wood/plastic combination.

This material creates in the instrument a pleasant sound, by the own unique qualities. The properties can be descibed approximately so: inadequately with words. Therefore the material typical sound of recorders is perceived and described by each person in details varying. We say: ABS-plastic (Acrylnitril-butadien-styrol): Clear sound, rich in overtones. Sometimes a bit crisper with smaller instruments

The bore

The course of the inner bore of the recorder is light cylindroconical. This kind of bore shape grants this model its typical sound.
In principle, models with wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and thus more suitable for ensembles than recorders with narrower scale.

For what styles can the recorder be used for?

Wood/plastic combination is particularly for recorders used for: Focus on education and school music.

To whom is this musical instrument addressed?

This means that recorders made of Wood/plastic combination are especially for Beginners recommendable. An additional to be heeded principle is that a quality instrument makes the learning naturally uncomplicated at first glance low-cost offer.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the recorder head where the blowing air of the musician is formed into a sheet of air. This air leaf is the determining element of tone production. At the labium, the air stream is very quickly alternately directed inwards and outwards. This swinging flow stimulates the air in the bore. And this is the origin of the recorder sound. This is the reason why the labium must not be damaged in any case. The same rule applies to the windway. Otherwise suffer the musical shaping ability of the recorder.

The windway of the instrument 1025-MOE of Moeck has this windway shape: Straight, conical.
Conical windways accelerate breathing air more than cylindrical shaped windways.
Never violate windway and labium! Their meaning for the voicing is very complex in their geometric shaping. Damages here often lead to a total loss!

Fingerings

The recorder Moeck 1025-MOE is offered in the following version: German Singlehole .

Construction of the body

The number of parts a recorder influences strongly the way with which it in use on the one hand is simple to handle in terms of easy gripping and on the other hand for the compact transport.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes multiple) instruments.
{Experienced ensemble players can tell you a thing or two about this. Or ask large playing circles.
Leaders of recorder choirs know how useful good and compact recorder packaging is.

Packaging and accessories

The model is offered as standard with: Bag in sturdy cardboard box
The following accessories included: Wiper rod, dry cloth, care instructions, fingering chart

Notes for finding a new instrument

Ask acquaintances!
The search for your new instrument should never be influenced by opinions prevailing in your environment.
Get your own realizations after trying an instrument. Don't let "well-meaning" advice.
Do not let others stop you from testing a unkown recorder model.
Your musical taste is as unique as you are.
Therefore, only you can decide which instrument will personally to "make music endlessly".
Our recommendation is therefore: Test also unknown designs!
After that you will be amazed and can make a confident decision.

Information about instruments with keys

Not always can the tone holes be drilled in the places in the body that are easy to grasp with the fingers. Especially with larger instruments sit for acoustic reasons certain tone holes adequate to reach. On such instruments, by the instrument maker keys are added, which make gripping easier, or possible in the first place.
This allows it to be {pleasant|light|ergonomic|conspicuous|above average| good grip even by players with smaller hands.
The instrument 1025-MOE has the following flaps: