Küng, "SUPERIO", sopranino in f'', baroque double hole, pearwood

The recorder with the model number: 2201-KUE from Küng is a companion that makes making music fun time and time again.
This is due to the special marriage of the ingenious instrument model in symbiosis with the tone colours of the pear wood material used.

The material used for this instrument is characterised by its extraordinary sound characteristics. The features can be characterised as follows: Pear wood: Soft, choral sound. Suitable for playing in a group.

The scale

The geometry of the inner bore of the recorder is slightly cylindroconical. 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.

What music can the recorder be used for?

Birnbaum is particularly suitable for instruments that are used primarily for choral playing, recorder ensembles and orchestras, although other styles are possible.

Who this instrument is aimed at

This means that pearwood instruments are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. An additional rule is that in most cases, a higher-quality instrument will make the ensemble playing more enjoyable than a poor-quality 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 sheet of air is the determining element in the sound production of the instrument. At the labium, this sheet of air creates the vibration that generates the flute tone. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining principles for the musical expressiveness of the recorder.

The windway of the Küng 2201-KUE instrument is shaped as follows: curved, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrically shaped ones.
Windways are very complex in their design and many parameters play together.

Fingering

The Küng 2201-KUE model is supplied with the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Multipart fingering

The structural design of a recorder in terms of its multi-piece construction influences in many ways the way in which the woodwind instrument is handled in everyday use, both in terms of ease of assembly and compact transport.
This is particularly important when larger instruments or several instruments are to be taken along.
Experienced ensemble players can tell you a thing or two about this.

Packaging and accessories

The model is supplied as standard with a case and useful accessories: Wiper rod, cork grease, fingering chart, care instructions

Hygiene tips

If the instrument is lent out from time to time, we recommend that you regularly disinfect the windway to keep it clean. Flautisept has proved its worth in such cases. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

However, it is essential to test on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that the product does not cause any discolouration on your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places on the instrument that are easy and comfortable to reach with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, some tone holes on larger instruments in particular are not ergonomically accessible. On such instruments, keys are fitted by the instrument maker to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The 2201-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 recorder

The easiest way to find a new instrument
Seek expert advice!
But don't let "expert" opinions put you off testing a recorder yourself. Your taste is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which instrument concept inspires you.
Our recommendation is therefore: test different materials that you have not yet tried. You can only win.