Mollenhauer, "Canta" bent bass in f, baroque double hole, pearwood

The instrument with the article number: 2546K-MOLL from the Mollenhauer workshop is a recorder that can generate tireless joy in daily use.
This characteristic is largely due to the clever combination of the unique design with the expressive possibilities of the pear wood used.

The material of this instrument is strikingly inspiring due to its typical qualities. The characteristics can be described as follows: 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 and narrower on average. 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 is the instrument best suited to?

Birnbaum is predestined for recorders that specialise in modern music, although other styles are possible.

Who is the instrument aimed at?

This means that pearwood instruments are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. A second rule of thumb to bear in mind is that a high-quality instrument generally makes learning easier than a seemingly inexpensive bargain.

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 sheet of air is the determining element in the sound production of the instrument. The vibration that generates the flute sound is created from this sheet of air at the labium. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining characteristics for the musical expressiveness of the recorder.

The windway of the Mollenhauer 2546K-MOLL instrument is shaped as follows: curved, cylindrical.
Conically shaped windways accelerate the breath more than cylindrical ones.
Due to their geometric shape, windways are very complex and many parameters are influenced by each other.

Fingering

The Mollenhauer 2546K-MOLL model is supplied in fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction of the body

The construction of a recorder has an extraordinary influence on the way in which it can be handled in terms of ease of grip on the one hand and safe transport on the other.
A point that becomes particularly important when larger instruments or several instruments have to be taken along.
Just ask veteran ensemble leaders.

Packaging and accessories

The model is supplied as standard with a case and the following accessories: Cork grease, strap, fingering chart, microfibre wiper, care instructions

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is shared, it is advisable to sterilise the windway at regular intervals to maintain cleanliness. The care product Flautisept has proven to be a reliable aid. Flautisept is available in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

To be on the safe side, test on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that the product does not leave any unwanted marks on your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places that are easy to reach with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, some tone holes on bass recorders in particular are not ergonomically accessible. On such instruments, keys are fitted by the instrument maker to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The instrument 2546K-MOLL has the following keys: Centre joint keys + foot key. This makes it easy to play even for players with smaller hands.

Advice for finding a new recorder

How to find a future instrument safely
Inform yourself in detail!
Under no circumstances should you let the prevailing opinions in your environment put you off testing a recorder yourself. Your musical perception is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which instrument makes you personally happy.
Our recommendation is therefore: play different designs that you have not yet tried out. You can only gain new experiences.