Küng, "SUPERIO", bent bass in f', pearwood stained

The recorder with the article number: 2611-KUE built by Küng is a musical tool that can always create new joy in playing.
This is due to the special combination of the pioneering model design in symbiosis with the sound characteristics of the pear wood used.

This material gives the instrument a strikingly pleasing sound with its special advantages. The characteristics can be summarised as follows: Pear wood: Soft, choral sound. Suitable for playing in a group.

The scale

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

For which musical styles is the recorder best suited?

Pearwood is particularly suitable for instruments that are used in ensembles, in choral playing and as a solo instrument.

Who is the instrument aimed at?

This means that pearwood recorders are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. A second noteworthy rule is that a higher-quality instrument is usually easier to play than a supposedly cheaper one.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the recorder where the blowing air is moulded into a sheet of air. This air blade is the basis of a recorder's sound production. In interaction with the labium, this sheet of air creates the fundamental vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining characteristics for the range of musical expressiveness of the recorder.

The windway of the Küng model 2611-KUE is shaped as follows: curved, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the breath more than cylindrically shaped ones.
Windways are naturally complex in their geometric design and many parameters come into play.

Fingering

The Küng 2611-KUE recorder is supplied in 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 or multiple instruments are taken along.
Just ask veteran ensemble leaders.

Packaging and accessories

The instrument is supplied as standard with a case and useful accessories: Cork grease, strap, fingering chart, wiper rod, spike, care instructions

Hygiene tips

If the instrument is borrowed frequently, it is advisable to clean the beak area regularly to maintain cleanliness. Flautisept has proven to be a practical aid for this. Flautisept is available in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

However, before using Fautisept, be sure to test it on an inconspicuous area to ensure that it does not leave any unwanted marks on your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to place tone holes in places in the instrument body that are easy to reach with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, some tone holes on larger recorders in particular are not ergonomically accessible. On these instruments, keys are fitted by the instrument maker to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The instrument 2611-KUE has the following keys: Centre joint keys + foot key. This makes it easy to play even for players with smaller hands.

Recommendations on the way to a new recorder

How to find your future instrument easily
Seek expert advice!
However, don't let "expert" opinions put you off trying out a recorder for yourself. Your musical sensitivity is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which construction method inspires you.
Our recommendation is therefore: try out different manufacturers that you may not have tried before. You can only win.