Mollenhauer, "Modern alto in f'", with F-foot, double key rosewood

 Mollenhauer F-Alto, Rosewood
Baroque Doublehole, Item: 5920-MOLL Natural, 442 Hz

This F-Alto recorder with the model number: 5920-MOLL built by Mollenhauer is a musical tool, that in making music unfailingly will make happy.
This characteristic is based to a large part on the clever merging of the genius design in fine tuning with the qualities of the material Rosewood.

This material makes the instrument a strikingly pleasant uniqueness, by its special characteristics. The qualities can described in the following words, whereas it is in the nature of things that sounds can always be described inadequately with words. Therefore the sound of recorders is perceived and described by each person inthe details somewhat varying. We say: Rosewood: Very noble, throaty sound

The bore

The course of the inner bore of the instrument is light cylindroconical. This kind of bore shape gives this model its typical sound.
In principle, models with wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and thus more suitable for ensembles than recorders with narrower inner bore.

For which music can the recorder be used for?

Rosewood is particularly for recorders used for: All styles.

To whom is this musical instrument addressed?

This means that recorders made of Rosewood are especially for ambitious amateurs and advanced players recommendable. A further to be heeded rule is that a quality instrument makes the interaction in most cases pleasant at first glance low-cost offer.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the recorder head where the blowing air of the musician is formed into a sheet of air. This air leaf is of one of the most important elements of tone production. In interaction with 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. And this is the origin of the recorder tone. This is the reason why the labium must never be damaged. The same rule applies to the windway. Otherwise suffer the musical shaping ability of the attainable sounds of the instrument.

The windway of the model 5920-MOLL of Mollenhauer has this windway shape: Curved, conical.
Conical shaped windways accelerate the air leaf more than cylindrical windways.
Never underestimate windway and labium! Their meaning for the instrument is very complex in their design. Damages here often lead to a total loss!

Fingerings

The recorder Mollenhauer 5920-MOLL is manufactured in the version: Baroque Doublehole .

Construction

The method of construction a flute shapes basically the way with which the woodwind instrument in daily use on the one hand is uncomplicated to handle in terms of easy assembling and on the other hand for the convenient 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 recorder orchestras know how useful good and compact recorder cases are.

Packaging and accessories

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

Notes for finding a new instrument

Get expert advice!
The search for your new recorder should in no case be influenced by "generally accepted" rules.
Get your own realizations after trying a recorder. Don't let prevailing opinions.
Do not let others stop you from testing a unkown recorder model.
Your taste is as unique as you are.
Therefore, only you can decide which wind tunnel shape will inspire.
Our recommendation is therefore: Play various designs!
After that you will be surprised and can make a confident decision.

Information about instruments with keys

Not always can the tone holes be drilled in places in the instrument that are comfortable and easy to reach with the fingers. Especially with larger instruments sit for acoustic reasons tone holes ergonomically not 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 5920-MOLL has the following flaps: Foot flap 2-fold