Mollenhauer, "Adri's Traumflöte", soprano in c'', baroque double hole, wood/plastic combination, midnight blue

The recorder with the model number: 1119B-MOLL made by Mollenhauer is a companion that makes music fun both in the classroom and on stage.
The instrument owes this to the well thought-out combination of the carefully considered construction concept in symbiosis with the advantages of the wood/plastic combination used.

This material fascinates with its extraordinary advantages. The characteristics can best be described in the following words: Wood/plastic combination: clear, warm sound.

The scale

The geometry of the inner bore of the instrument is slightly cylindroconical and wider on average. 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 inner bore.

What music is the recorder best suited to?

The wood/plastic combination is predestined for instruments that are used in all styles.

Who is this recorder aimed at?

This means that instruments made of a wood/plastic combination are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. A second generally applicable basic rule is that a higher quality instrument naturally makes learning progress more enjoyable than an instrument of inferior quality.

The windway of the 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 air blade is one of the most important elements in the sound production of a recorder. At the labium, the air blade produces the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining principles for the musical creativity of the recorder.

The windway of the Mollenhauer 1119B-MOLL instrument is shaped as follows: curved, conical.
Conically shaped windways accelerate the breath more than cylindrical ones.
Windways are extremely complex in their design and many parameters interact.

Fingering

The Mollenhauer 1119B-MOLL instrument is made in the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction of the body

The number of components of a recorder fundamentally determines the way in which the woodwind instrument can be easily handled in terms of ease of grip and ease of transport.
This is particularly important when transporting larger instruments or several instruments.
Leaders of large playing groups will agree with us.

Packaging and accessories

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

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is used by several players, it is advisable to clean the windway repeatedly in a sterile manner for your own protection. Flautisept has proved its worth for this purpose. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces: Untreated wooden surfaces, varnished surfaces, ABS plastics, varnished surfaces, linseed oil surfaces, waxed surfaces, RESONA, spirit-stained surfaces However, to be on the safe side, test on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that the product does not cause any adverse changes to your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places that are comfortable and easy to play with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, some tone holes on low instruments in particular are not ergonomically accessible. Keys are fitted to such instruments to make playing easier or even possible in the first place.
The 1119B-MOLL instrument has the following keys: . This makes it easy to play, even for players with smaller hands.

Advice on the way to a new recorder

How to find a new instrument easily
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However, don't let "well-intentioned" advice put you off trying out an instrument yourself. Your musical perception is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which construction method makes you personally happy.
Our recommendation is therefore: test different models that you may not have tried before. You can't lose anything, you can only gain new experiences.