Kulossa, "MRA-1B", alto in f'. baroque double hole, plastic, brown

The instrument with the model designation: MRA-1B-KUL manufactured by Kulossa is a travelling companion that tirelessly generates fun in daily use.
The instrument owes this fact mainly to the clever combination of the pioneering model design in symbiosis with the sound colours of the plastic material used.

This material gives the instrument a strikingly pleasing sound with its unique advantages. The special features can be characterised as follows: .

The scale

The inner bore of the instrument is slightly cylindroconical and narrower on average. 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.

What music can the instrument be used for

Plastic is ideal for instruments that are used in all styles.

Who is this recorder aimed at

The above facts show that plastic instruments are particularly suitable for beginners. One basic rule to bear in mind is that a better quality instrument naturally makes learning easier than a poor quality one.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the instrument headjoint where the musician's breath is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This sheet of air is the basis of the instrument's sound. 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 principles for the sound and response of the recorder.

The windway of the Kulossa MRA-1B-KUL model is shaped as follows: curved, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrically shaped ones.
Windways are extremely complex in their design and many parameters influence each other.

Fingering

The Kulossa MRA-1B-KUL recorder is made in the fingering style: Baroque double hole.

Construction method

The number of individual parts of a woodwind instrument influences in many ways the way in which the recorder is handled in daily use, both in terms of ease of grip and ease of transport.
This is particularly important when transporting larger or multiple instruments.
Recorder ensemble leaders will agree with us.

Packaging and accessories

The recorder comes with a bag and the following accessories as standard: Wiper rod, fingering chart

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is borrowed frequently, we recommend that you sterilise the headjoint regularly to ensure that it is hygienically safe. The care product Flautisept has proved its worth here. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces: Spirit-stained surfaces, untreated wooden surfaces, RESONA, waxed surfaces, ABS plastics, lacquered surfaces, varnished surfaces, linseed oil surfaces To be on the safe side, test Fautisept on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that it does not leave any discolouration on your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places in the body that are easy and comfortable to reach with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, some tone holes on bass recorders 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 MRA-1B-KUL instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can also be played ergonomically by players with smaller hands.

Tips for finding a new instrument

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However, don't let "expert" opinions put you off playing a recorder yourself. Your taste is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which construction method makes you personally happy.
Our recommendation is therefore: test different models that you have not yet tried. You have nothing to lose, but everything to gain.