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- From: richardh@convex.com (Richard Hargrove)
- Subject: Plastic recorder recommendations
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- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.182557.15228@news.eng.convex.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 18:25:57 GMT
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- Early music netters:
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- I've been playing soprano and alto recorders for almost a year and am
- considering acquiring a tenor and a sopranino to extend my range. I
- currently have an Aulos soprano, model 303 and an Aulos alto, model 509.
- As an indicator of my current level of skill, I find the various movements
- in the Schott Boismortier Suites for recorder duo, Op. 17 (OFB-5 and 6),
- to range from easy to sight read to requiring careful practice to pick
- out the rhythm.
-
- I specify plastic because it's my understanding that a good plastic
- recorder is better than a cheap wooden one, and I can't justify the
- cost of a good wooden one.
-
- It's also my understanding that the best plastic tenor is the Yamaha
- Rothenburg. I have been trying out an Aulos tenor, model 311, but
- don't like the sound in the upper register - the higher frequency
- overtones are much too loud. Any comments on this before I spring for
- the Yamaha? Any suggestions for maker and model for the sopranino,
- possibly including don't bother? Any comments at all?
-
- On a related topic, some of the local recorder players here in Dallas
- have said that unless you can get an exceptional instrument, wooden
- recorders are generally no longer worth what you pay for them. Comments?
-
- Finally, I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to handle
- condensation in a plastic recorder? I find that condensation builds up
- and constricts air flow after only a few dozen bars of play. When I
- try to draw it out at a convenient time during play (usually during a rest),
- I produce a sound that is not aesthetically appealing. I also find that
- there are times when it is difficult to breathe, draw, and play in the
- time allotted.
-
- thanks,
- Richard Hargrove
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