Paetzold by Kunath, contra bass in F, "Master", "Direct Blow", 442 Hz, natural finish, birch plywood

 Paetzold by Kunath Subbass/Contrabass, Birch plywood
Baroque Doublehole, Item: 469DB-PBK Natural, 442 Hz

This Subbass/Contrabass recorder with the model number: 469DB-PBK built by Paetzold by Kunath is a musical tool, that in making music unfailingly can make joy.
This peculiarity is based to a large part on the careful merging of the special instrument model in interplay with the expression of the material Birch plywood.

The material makes this instrument a pleasant characteristic, by its unique preferences. The characteristics can be characterized so: very inadequately with words. Therefore the sound of recorders is perceived and described by each person inthe details varying. We use these words: Birch plywood: Carrying but smooth sound

The bore

The geometry of the inner bore of the instrument is light cylindroconical. This kind of bore course grants the instrument this tipically 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 which music can the recorder best be used for?

Birch plywood is greatly suitable for woodwinds used for: All styles.

To whom is this instrument addressed?

This means that recorders made of Birch plywood are especially for Students, Professional Players suitable. An additional important law is that a demanding instrument makes the learning progress in most cases pleasant than a bad low-cost bargain.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the recorder where the blowing air of the musician is formed into a thin sheet of air. This air leaf is the central starting point of the recorders sound. In interaction with the labium, the air stream is very quickly alternately directed inwards and outwards. This swinging flow stimulates the air in the bore. 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 recorder.

The windway of the instrument 469DB-PBK of Paetzold by Kunath has this windway shape: Straight, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the air leaf more than cylindrical shaped windways.
Never violate windway and labium! Their meaning for the function is very complex in their design. Even minor damages here often lead to a total loss!

Fingerings

The instrument Paetzold by Kunath 469DB-PBK is manufactured in the following version: Baroque Doublehole .

Construction of the body

The number of components a flute influences basically the way the woodwind instrument in 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 large ensembles know how useful good and compact recorder transport packaging is.

Packaging and accessories

The model is delivered as standard with:
The matching accessories included: Cork grease, care instructions, fingering chart

Advice before getting a new recorder

Ask acquaintances!
The search for your instrument should never be influenced by well-meaning advice.
Get your own realizations after playing a recorder. Don't let "expert"-opinions.
Do not let others stop you from testing a unkown brand.
Your musical taste is as unique as you are.
Therefore, only you can decide which instrument will touch.
Our recommendation is therefore: Play also unknown models!
After that you will be delighted and can make a confident decision.

Information about instruments with keys

Not always can tone holes be drilled in places in the of that are comfortable and easy to grasp with the fingers. Especially with deep instruments sit for acoustic necessities certain tone holes adequate to reach. On such instruments, 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 469DB-PBK has the following flaps: Full fold (Paetzold by Kunath)