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

 Mollenhauer F-Alto, Pearwood
Baroque Doublehole, Item: 5926E-MOLL Natural, 442 Hz

The F-Alto instrument with the model number: 5926E-MOLL manufactured by Mollenhauer is a musical tool, that in daily use always can give fun.
This peculiarity is based to a large part on the clever marriage of the marvelous instrument model in interplay with the advantages of the material Pearwood.

The material produces in this instrument a pleasant characteristic, by its materialtypical preferences. The characteristics can described in the following words, whereas it is in the nature of things that sounds can always be described very inadequately with words. Therefore the material typical sound of recorders is perceived and described by each person in details uniquely. We say: Pearwood: Soft, choral sound. Suitable for playing in a group

The bore

The geometry of the inner bore of the instrument is light cylindroconical. This kind of bore shape gives the recorder such a typical tone.
In principle, instruments with wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and thus more suitable for ensembles than models with narrower scale.

For which music can this instrument best be used for?

Pearwood is greatly suitable for woodwinds used for: All styles.

To whom is this recorder addressed?

For the above facts it follows that recorders made of Pearwood are especially for ambitious amateurs and advanced players suitable. A further rule is that a better instrument makes the learning progress usually pleasant at first glance low-cost offer.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the recorder where the breath is formed into a thin sheet of air. This air leaf is the determining element of the instruments tone. At the labium, the air flow is very quickly alternately directed inwards and outwards. This swinging stream stimulates the air in the body of the instrument. This is the origin of the recorder sound. This is the reason why the labium must not be damaged in any case. The same applies to the windway. Otherwise suffer the variability of the available sound spectra of the recorder.

The windway of the recorder 5926E-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 instrument is uncommon complex in their design. Damages here often lead to a total loss!

Fingerings

The instrument Mollenhauer 5926E-MOLL is delivered in the following version: Baroque Doublehole .

Construction of the body

The constructional design in terms of multipartness a recorder shapes extraordinarily the way with which it in daily use on the one hand is simple to handle in terms of easy gripping and on the other hand for the safe 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 veteran ensemble leaders.
Leaders of recorder choirs know how useful good and compact recorder transport packaging is.

Packaging and accessories

The recorder is delivered as standard with: Case
The following accessories included: Wiper rod, drying cloth, pivot grease, care instructions, fingering chart

Recommendations before getting a new recorder

Inform yourself in detail!
The search for your new instrument should in no case be influenced by opinions prevailing in your environment.
Get your own realizations after trying a recorder. Don't let prevailing opinions.
Do not let others stop you from testing a unkown brand.
Your musical perception is as unique as you are.
Therefore, only you can decide which instrument will personally achieve.
Our recommendation is therefore: Try also unknown instruments!
After that you will be amazed and can make a safe decision.

Information about instruments with keys

Not always can the tone holes be drilled in places in the the that are easy and pleasant to grasp with the fingers. Especially with larger recorders sit for acoustic necessities some tone holes adequate to reach. On such instruments, keys are added, which make gripping significantly 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 5926E-MOLL has the following flaps: Foot flap 3-fold