Takeyama, "Takeyama model", soprano in c'', baroque double hole, 415 Hz, Brasi. box

The recorder with the model number: TS415BB-TAK built by Takeyama is a recorder that is always fun to play, both in the classroom and on stage.
This is largely due to the clever marriage of the pioneering construction concept in symbiosis with the advantages of the boxwood material used.

The material convinces with its typical sound characteristics. The characteristics can be roughly described as follows, although it is in the nature of things that sounds can only ever be inadequately described in words. For this reason, each person perceives and describes the details of the material-typical sound of recorders differently: Boxwood: powerful, high-pitched sound,.

The scale

The inner bore of the instrument is slightly cylindroconical. This type of bore gives the model its typical sound.
In principle, instruments with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and therefore more suitable for ensembles than recorders with a narrower scale.

What music is the recorder best suited to?

Boxwood is particularly suitable for recorders focussing on baroque music, other styles are possible.

Who is the instrument aimed at?

It follows that boxwood instruments are particularly suitable for students and professional players. An additional generally valid rule of thumb is that a better instrument will in most cases enhance learning progress more than a seemingly inexpensive bargain.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the instrument headjoint where the musician's breath is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This sheet of air is the basis of the instrument's sound. At the labium, the air leaf creates the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining principles for the musical expressiveness of the recorder.

The windway of the TS415BB-TAK recorder from Takeyama is constructed as follows: Curved, conical.
Conically shaped windways accelerate the airflow more than cylindrical ones.
Windways are extremely complex in their design and many parameters are influenced by each other.

Fingering

The Takeyama TS415BB-TAK model is manufactured in fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction of the body

The number of parts of a musical instrument has an extraordinary influence on the way in which the recorder can be handled easily in terms of ease of grip on the one hand and safe transport on the other.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes several) instruments.
Recorder ensemble leaders will agree with us.

Packaging and accessories

The instrument is supplied as standard with a bag and useful accessories:

Hygiene tips

If the instrument is played by several people, it is advisable to sterilise the beak area if necessary to protect yourself. In these cases, the Flautisept product has proven its worth. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

1. Waxed surfaces
2. ABS plastics
3. RESONA
4. Spirit-stained surfaces
5. Linseed oil surfaces
6. Lacquered surfaces
7. Untreated wood surfaces
8. Glazed surfaces

However, it is essential that you test on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that the product does not cause any discolouration on your instrument.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to place the tone holes in places that are comfortable to play with your fingers. Especially on bass recorders, tone holes are not ergonomically accessible for acoustic reasons. Keys are fitted to such instruments to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The TS415BB-TAK instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can also be played comfortably by players with smaller hands.

Notes for the search for a new recorder

What is the easiest way to find your next instrument?
Inform yourself in detail!
However, you should not be put off from playing a recorder yourself by "generally applicable" rules such as "manufacturer xy doesn't work at all in ensembles / for professionals". Your musical sensibility is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide for yourself which wind tunnel shape tempts you personally to "endless music-making".
Our recommendation is therefore: Try out different design concepts that you have never tested before. You can only gain experience.