Mollenhauer, "Elody Tigerlilly", alto in f', with E-foot, triple key, pearwood

 Mollenhauer F-Alto, Pearwood
Baroque Doublehole, Item: 5959_01-MOLL Special painting, 442 Hz

This with the article number: 5959_01-MOLL built by Mollenhauer is a recorder, the in playing unfailingly will make happy.
This property is due to the considerate merging of the special concept in combination with the sound of the material Pearwood.

The material produces in this instrument a pleasant characteristic, by its unique preferences. The qualities can best be described: inadequately with words. Therefore the material typical sound of recorders is perceived and described by each person inthe details a bit varying. We say: Pearwood: Soft, choral sound. Suitable for playing in a group

The bore

The course of the inner bore of the recorder is light cylindroconical. This kind of bore course grants the instrument this characteristic tone.
In principle, recorders with wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and thus more suitable for ensembles than instruments with narrower inner bore.

For what styles can this instrument be used for?

Pearwood is wonderful for woodwinds used for: Focus on modern music, other styles are possible.

To whom is this instrument addressed?

For the above facts it follows that instruments made of Pearwood are especially for ambitious amateurs and advanced players suitable. A second important rule is that a valuable instrument makes the interaction in most cases enriching apparently low-cost offer.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the recorder where the blowing air of the musician is formed into a sheet of air. This air leaf is the determining element of tone production. In interaction with the labium, the air stream is very quickly alternately directed inwards and outwards. This swinging flow stimulates the air in the body of the instrument. This is the origin of the recorder tone. This is the reason why the labium must never be damaged. The same applies to the windway. Otherwise suffer the response and sound of the instrument.

The windway of the instrument 5959_01-MOLL of Mollenhauer has this windway shape: Curved, conical.
Conical shaped windways accelerate the air leaf more than cylindrical windways.
Never violate windway and labium! Their meaning for the sound is complex in their geometric shape. Damages here often lead to a total loss!

Fingerings

The recorder Mollenhauer 5959_01-MOLL is manufactured in the following version: Baroque Doublehole .

Construction

The number of individual parts a musical instrument shapes basically the way with which the flute in daily use on the one hand is uncomplicated 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 members of recorder orchestras will agree.
Leaders of large ensembles know how useful good and compact recorder cases are.

Packaging and accessories

The model is offered as standard with: Metal case
The following accessories included: Wiper rod, drying cloth, pivot grease, care instructions, fingering chart

Advice before finding another instrument

Ask acquaintances!
The search for your instrument should in no case be influenced by the opinions of "self-proclaimed experts".
Get your own realizations after trying a recorder. Don't let "expert"-opinions.
Do not let others stop you from testing a unkown recorder model.
Your musical perception is as unique as you are.
Therefore, only you can decide which recorder will personally make.
Our recommendation is therefore: Play also unknown brands!
After that you will be surprised and can make a safe decision.

Information about instruments with keys

Not always can the tone holes be placed in places in the the that are easy and pleasant to grasp with the fingers. Especially with deep recorders sit for acoustic necessities tone holes adequate to reach. On these instruments, by the instrument maker keys are added, which make gripping clearly easier, or possible in the first place.
This allows it to be {pleasant|light|ergonomic|conspicuous|above average| good play even by players with smaller hands.
The instrument 5959_01-MOLL has the following flaps: Foot flap 3-fold