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

The recorder with the model number: 1401-KUE made by Küng is an instrument that provides lasting enjoyment when making music.
This special feature is largely due to the masterful marriage of the pioneering model design in combination with the tone colours of the pear wood material used.

This material fascinates with its special advantages. The special properties can be characterised as follows: Pear wood: Soft, choral sound. Suitable for playing in a group.

The scale

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

For which musical styles is the recorder best suited?

Pearwood is particularly suitable for recorders focussing on choral playing, recorder ensembles and orchestras, other styles are possible.

Who is the instrument aimed at?

The above facts show that pearwood instruments are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. Another basic rule to bear in mind is that a better instrument naturally makes it easier to play together than what at first glance appears to be an inexpensive instrument.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the recorder where the air is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This sheet of air is the defining element of the instrument's sound. In interaction with the labium, the air blade creates the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining characteristics for the artistic usability of the recorder.

The windway of Küng's 1401-KUE instrument is constructed as follows: Straight, conical.
Conically shaped windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrical ones.
Windways are extremely complex in their geometric shape and many parameters are influenced by each other.

Fingering

The Küng 1401-KUE instrument is made in the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction method

The construction of a recorder in terms of multiple parts has an extraordinary influence on the way in which the woodwind instrument can be handled easily in terms of ease of grip and safe transport during daily use.
A point that becomes particularly important when larger instruments or several instruments are to be transported.
Just ask veteran ensemble leaders.

Packaging and accessories

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

Hygiene tips

If the instrument is shared, it is advisable to clean the headjoint regularly under sterile conditions to prevent the transmission of diseases. The care product Flautisept has proven itself for this purpose. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

However, it is essential that you test the product on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that it does not leave any unwanted marks on your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places in the body that are comfortable and easy to play with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, some tone holes on low instruments 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 1401-KUE instrument has the following keys: . This makes it easier than average for players with smaller hands to play.

Advice on the way to a new recorder

The easiest way to find a new instrument
Ask people you know!
However, you should not let "generalised" rules stop you from playing an instrument yourself. Your musical sensibilities are as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which recorder makes you happy.
Our recommendation is therefore: Try out different manufacturers that you may not have tested yet. You can't lose anything, you can only gain experience.