Mollenhauer, "Moderne Alt in f'", with E-foot, triple key rosewood

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

The F-Alto recorder with the model number: 5920E-MOLL manufactured by Mollenhauer is a recorder, the in making music continues to will give fun.
This characteristic is due to the skillful composition of the groundbreaking form in fine tuning with the sound of the material Rosewood.

The material makes this instrument a conspicuous singularity, by the own special sound. The special qualities can be descibed approximately so, 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 in details a bit uniquely. We use these words: Rosewood: Very noble, throaty sound

The bore

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

For which music can this instrument be used for?

Rosewood is wonderful for instruments 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 suitable. A further rule is that a higher instrument makes the interaction as pleasant at first glance low-cost offer.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the recorder where the breath of the musician is formed into a sheet of air. This air leaf is the determining element of the sound of the recorder. 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. This is the origin of the recorder sound. This is the reason why the labium must never be damaged. The same applies to the windway. Otherwise suffer the artistic applicability of the recorder.

The windway of the recorder 5920E-MOLL of Mollenhauer has this windway shape: Curved, conical.
Conical shaped windways accelerate breathing air more than cylindrical windways.
Never violate windway and labium! Their meaning for the recorder is very complex in their geometric shaping. Even minor damages here often lead to a total loss!

Fingerings

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

Construction

The constructional design in terms of multipartness a musical instrument shapes in many ways the way the flute in daily use on the one hand is simple to handle in terms of easy assembling and on the other hand for the compact transport.
A point that becomes especially important when larger or multiple instruments to.
{Experienced ensemble players can tell you a thing or two about this. Or ask veteran ensemble leaders.
Leaders of large ensembles know how useful good and compact recorder transport packaging is.

Packaging and accessories

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

Advice for finding a new instrument

Inform yourself in detail!
The search for your recorder should in no case be influenced by the opinions of "self-proclaimed experts".
Get your own realizations after testing a recorder. Don't let "expert"-opinions.
Do not let others stop you from trying a unkown recorder model.
Your taste is as individual as you are.
Therefore, only you can decide which wind tunnel shape will you.
Our recommendation is therefore: Test also unknown materials!
After that you will be delighted and can make a safe decision.

Information about instruments with keys

Not always can the tone holes be placed in places in the body that are easy to grasp with the fingers. Especially with bass instruments sit for acoustic necessities tone holes ergonomically not to reach. On such instruments, by the instrument maker keys are added, which make gripping expressed 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 5920E-MOLL has the following flaps: Foot flap 3-fold