Moeck, "Rottenburgh", alto in f', baroque double hole, tulipwood

The recorder with the model designation: 4308-MOE from the Moeck workshop is a companion that provides lasting enjoyment in daily use.
This is largely due to the clever combination of the outstanding model in symbiosis with the sound characteristics of the tulipwood material used.

This material impresses with the instrument's unique advantages. The special features can be characterised as follows, whereby it is in the nature of things that sounds can only ever be inadequately described in words. This is why the sound of recorders is perceived and described slightly differently by each person: Tulipwood: Soft yet robust sound. Particularly suitable as a solo recorder, but also enriches the ensemble sound.

The scale

The inner bore of the recorder 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.

What music can the recorder be used for?

Tulipwood is ideal for instruments that are used in ensembles, in choral playing and as a solo instrument.

Who is this recorder aimed at?

From the above facts it follows that instruments made of Tulipwood are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. A rule of thumb worth noting is that a better quality instrument will in most cases make music-making easier than a seemingly inexpensive offering.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the instrument where the blowing air is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This sheet of air is the basis of the instrument's sound. In interaction with the labium, this air blade creates the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining features for the variability of the musical expression possibilities of the recorder.

The windway of the Moeck 4308-MOE instrument is shaped as follows: curved, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the breath more than cylindrically shaped ones.
Windways are complex in their design and many parameters play together.

Fingering

The Moeck 4308-MOE recorder is supplied in the fingering: Baroque double hole.

Multiple parts

The number of components of an instrument has a strong influence on the way in which the recorder is handled in terms of ease of grip on the one hand and safe transport on the other.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes multiple) instruments.
Directors of large ensembles know how useful good and compact recorder transport packaging is. Provided the instruments can be disassembled into small pieces.

Packaging and accessories

The model is supplied as standard with a case and the following accessories: Cleaning rod, drying cloth, cork grease, care instructions, fingering chart

Hygiene tips

If the instrument is used together, it is advisable to clean the blowing area sterile again and again for your own protection. In these cases, the care product Flautisept has proven its worth. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

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

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to place tone holes in places on the instrument that are easy and comfortable to reach with your fingers. Some tone holes on larger recorders in particular are ergonomically inaccessible 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 4308-MOE instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can also be played comfortably by players with smaller hands.

Notes on the way to your new recorder

How to find your future instrument easily
Ask people you know!
However, you should never let the opinions of "self-appointed experts" put you off playing an instrument yourself. Your taste is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide for yourself which construction method makes you happy.
Our recommendation is therefore: play new manufacturers that you have not yet tried out. You can only win.