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- From: gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Gabe M Wiener)
- Subject: Re: Plastic recorder recommendations
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.220411.14925@news.columbia.edu>
- Keywords: Plastic recorder recommendations
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- References: <1992Dec28.182557.15228@news.eng.convex.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 22:04:11 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec28.182557.15228@news.eng.convex.com> richardh@convex.com (Richard Hargrove) writes:
- >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 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?
-
- I've never in my life played a plastic sopranino (never seen one, actually,
- though I do own a plastic garkleine <sp?>). Anyway, the Yamaha plastic
- Rottenburghs are by far the best plastic instruments around, though I'd
- still recommend a nice wooden Moeck if you can afford it.
-
-
- >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?
-
- I've never found this to be the case...depends on the maker, etc.
-
- >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.
-
- What I do in these cases is to draw the moisture in more frequently than
- I otherwise would, thus preventing the need to unclog the thing in one
- noisy shot.
-
-
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