Küng, "STUDIO", alto in f', baroque double hole, pearwood stained

The instrument with the model number: 1411-KUE from Küng is a companion that always brings joy to music-making.
This characteristic is largely due to the clever combination of the above-average construction concept in fine tuning with the advantages of the pear wood material used.

The material convinces with its typical qualities. The characteristics can be roughly described as follows, although it is in the nature of things that sounds can only ever be described very inadequately with words. For this reason, each person perceives and describes the details of the typical material sound of recorders a little differently: Pear: Soft, choral sound. Suitable for playing in a group.

The scale

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 bore.

Which musical styles can the recorder be used for?

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

Who this instrument is aimed at

This means that pearwood instruments are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. Another important rule of thumb is that a higher-quality instrument generally makes learning less complicated than a simple one.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the instrument headjoint where the blowing air is moulded into a sheet of air. This sheet of air is the basis of a recorder's sound production. At the labium, the air blade produces the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining principles for the range of artistic applications of the recorder.

The windway of the Küng 1411-KUE instrument is constructed as follows: Straight, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the breathing air more than cylindrically shaped ones.
Windways are very complex in their geometric shape and many parameters are influenced by each other.

Fingering

The Küng 1411-KUE model is made in the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction of the body

The number of individual parts of a recorder determines in many ways the way in which the woodwind instrument is handled in terms of ease of grip and safe transport.
This is particularly important when larger instruments or several instruments have to be taken along.
Leaders of large playing groups will agree with us.

Packaging and accessories

The instrument is supplied as standard with a bag and the appropriate accessories: Wiper rod, fingering chart, care instructions

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is lent out from time to time, it is advisable to disinfect the headjoint at regular intervals to keep it clean. Flautisept has proven effective for cleaning in these cases. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces: Linseed oil surfaces, varnished surfaces, waxed surfaces, varnished surfaces, RESONA, spirit-stained surfaces, untreated wooden surfaces, ABS plastics However, to be on the safe side, test the product on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that it 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 instrument that are easy to reach with your fingers. Especially on larger instruments, some tone holes are ergonomically inaccessible for acoustic reasons. Keys are fitted to such instruments to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The 1411-KUE instrument has the following keys: . This makes it easy to play, even for players with smaller hands.

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