Mollenhauer, "Denner", alto in f', baroque double hole, grenadilla

The instrument with the model designation: 5224-MOLL built by Mollenhauer is a musical tool that provides lasting enjoyment in daily use.
This characteristic is due to the clever marriage of the special construction concept in fine tuning with the expressive possibilities of the grenadilla material used.

The material used for this instrument is a delight with its typical qualities. The characteristics can be described as follows: Grenadilla: Clear, powerful sound rich in overtones. Very strong.

The scale

The geometry of 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 scale.

For which musical styles is the recorder best suited?

Grenadilla is particularly suitable for instruments that are used in ensembles, in choral playing and as a solo instrument.

Who is the instrument aimed at?

This means that instruments made from grenadilla are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. A second rule to bear in mind is that a higher-quality instrument will in most cases make learning progress easier than what at first glance appears to be an inexpensive instrument.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the instrument headjoint where the musician's blowing air is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This sheet of air is the basis of a recorder's sound production. 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 artistic usability of the recorder.

The windway of the Mollenhauer 5224-MOLL recorder is constructed as follows: Curved, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the breathing air more than cylindrically shaped ones.
Windways are complex in their geometric shape and many parameters are influenced by each other.

Fingering

The Mollenhauer 5224-MOLL model is supplied in fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction of the body

The construction of an instrument with multiple parts strongly influences the way in which the recorder is easy to handle in terms of ease of assembly on the one hand and compact transport on the other.
A point that becomes particularly important when larger or multiple instruments are taken along.
Directors of large ensembles know how useful good and compact recorder cases are. Provided the instruments can be easily disassembled.

Packaging and accessories

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

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is lent out frequently, it is recommended that the beak area is repeatedly disinfected to ensure hygienic safety. Flautisept has proven to be a reliable aid. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces: Linseed oil surfaces, RESONA, spirit-stained surfaces, varnished surfaces, ABS plastics, untreated wooden surfaces, varnished surfaces, waxed surfaces However, to be on the safe side, test on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that Fautisept does not cause any discolouration on your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to place the tone holes in places that are comfortable and easy to play with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, some tone holes on larger instruments in particular are not ergonomically accessible. On such instruments, keys are fitted by the instrument maker to make playing considerably easier or even possible in the first place.
The 5224-MOLL instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can also be played comfortably by players with smaller hands.

Notes for the search for a new recorder

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