Küng, "STUDIO", Garklein in c''', maple

The recorder with the article number: 1102-KUE manufactured by Küng is a musical tool that provides tireless fun in daily use.
The instrument owes this mainly to the special combination of the unique model in symbiosis with the qualities of the maple material used.

The material fascinates with its typical sound characteristics. The special features can be characterised as follows: Maple: Warm and clear, slightly thinner than pear wood.

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 can the instrument be best used?

Maple is predestined for instruments that are mainly used for choral playing, recorder ensembles and orchestras, other styles are possible.

Who this instrument is aimed at

This means that maple instruments are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. An additional general rule of thumb is that a more sophisticated instrument generally makes playing together more enjoyable than a seemingly inexpensive bargain.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the headjoint of the recorder where the musician's blowing air is moulded into a sheet of air. This air blade is the basis of the instrument's sound. In interaction with the labium, this air blade creates the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the basic characteristics for the variation possibilities of the available sound spectra of the recorder.

The windway of the Küng model 1102-KUE is shaped as follows: Straight cylindrical.
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 Küng 1102-KUE recorder is offered in the following fingering: Baroque single hole.

Multi-part fingering

The construction of a woodwind instrument with multiple parts strongly influences the way in which the recorder is handled in terms of ease of grip and safe transport during daily use.
This is particularly important when larger instruments or several instruments need to be transported.
Recorder ensemble leaders will agree with us.

Packaging and accessories

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

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is used by several players, it is advisable to repeatedly sterilise the blowing area to ensure hygienic safety. In these cases, the care product Flautisept has proven its worth. Flautisept is available in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

• Untreated wooden surfaces
• Lacquered surfaces
• RESONA
• Waxed surfaces
• Spirit-stained surfaces
• Linseed oil surfaces
• ABS plastics
• Glazed surfaces

However, to be on the safe side, test on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that Fautisept does not cause any adverse changes to your instrument.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to place the tone holes in places in the body that are comfortable and easy to reach with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, some tone holes on bass recorders in particular are not ergonomically accessible. Keys are fitted to these instruments to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The 1102-KUE instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can also be played comfortably by players with smaller hands.

Tips for finding a new instrument

How to find your new instrument easily
Ask people you know!
Under no circumstances should you let "universal" rules stop you from testing a recorder yourself. Your taste is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which construction method inspires you.
Our recommendation is therefore: Try unknown brands that you may never have tested before. You can only gain new experiences.