FEHR, "Model III", tenor in c', baroque double hole, boxwood

The recorder with the model designation: 433BU-FEH made by Fehr Blockflötenbau is an instrument that makes music fun to play.
This is due to the skilful combination of the carefully considered design in symbiosis with the expressive possibilities of the boxwood material used.

This material convinces with its special advantages. The properties can be characterised as follows: Boxwood: Powerful, high-pitched sound.

The scale

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

For which musical styles is the recorder best suited?

Boxwood is predestined for instruments that are used in the .

Who is the instrument aimed at?

This means that boxwood recorders are particularly suitable for beginners. A second important rule is that a better quality instrument generally makes learning progress less complicated than a seemingly inexpensive offer.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the headjoint of the recorder where the blowing air is moulded into a sheet of air. This sheet of air is the basis of the instrument's sound. At the labium, the vibration that generates the flute tone is created from this sheet of air. The shape of the windway is therefore extremely influential for the musical formability of the recorder's achievable sounds.

The windway of the 433BU-FEH recorder from Fehr Blockflötenbau is shaped as follows: Straight, conical.
Conically shaped windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrical ones.
Windways are of course extremely complex in their design and many parameters are influenced by each other.

Fingering

The Fehr recorder 433BU-FEH is supplied with the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction of the body

The way in which a musical instrument is constructed influences in many ways the way in which the recorder is handled in terms of ease of grip and compact transport.
This is particularly important when transporting larger or multiple instruments.
Recorder ensemble leaders will agree with us.

Packaging and accessories

The instrument is supplied as standard with a case and the following accessories: Cleaning rod, drying cloth, cork grease, care instructions, fingering chart

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is borrowed frequently, it is advisable to sterilise the blowing area if necessary to prevent the transmission of diseases. The disinfectant Flautisept has proven to be effective. Flautisept is available in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

However, before using the product, test it on an inconspicuous area to ensure that it does not cause any adverse changes to your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places that are comfortable and easy to play with your fingers. Especially on low instruments, tone holes are not ergonomically accessible for acoustic reasons. On such instruments, keys are fitted by the instrument maker to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The 433BU-FEH instrument has the following keys: . This makes it easy to play even for players with smaller hands.

Recommendations for finding a new instrument

How to find your new instrument easily
Ask people you know!
However, you should never let the opinions of "self-proclaimed experts" put you off playing an instrument yourself. Your taste 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 manufacturers that you may never have tried before. You can't lose anything, you can only gain experience.