Moeck, "Ehlert", tenor in c', baroque double hole, 442 Hz, boxwood

The recorder with the model designation: 5443-MOE from Moeck is an instrument that is a joy to play both in the classroom and on stage.
This is due to the masterful combination of the carefully considered construction concept with the tone colours of the boxwood material used.

The material used for this instrument is characterised by its special sound characteristics. The features can be characterised as follows: Boxwood: powerful, high-pitched sound.

The scale

The inner bore of the instrument is cylindroconical and very wide. 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 styles of music can the recorder be used for?

Boxwood is particularly suitable for recorders that are used in all styles.

Who is the instrument aimed at?

This means that boxwood instruments are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. A second noteworthy rule is that a better quality instrument will in most cases make learning progress more enjoyable than an inferior quality instrument.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the instrument headjoint where the musician's blowing air is moulded into a sheet of air. This air blade is the determining element in the sound production of a recorder. The vibration that generates the flute sound is created from this air blade at the labium. The shape of the windway is therefore extremely important for the artistic usability of the recorder.

The windway of the Moeck 5443-MOE recorder is shaped as follows: curved, conical.
Conically shaped windways accelerate the breathing air more than cylindrical ones.
Windways are of course extremely complex in their design and many parameters influence each other.

Fingering

The Moeck 5443-MOE recorder is offered in the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction method

The number of individual parts of a woodwind instrument has an extraordinary influence on the way in which the recorder is easy to handle in terms of ease of grip on the one hand and convenient to transport on the other.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes several) instruments.
Recorder choir directors know how useful good, compact recorder bags are. Provided the instruments can be disassembled into small pieces.

Packaging and accessories

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

Hygiene tips

If the instrument is used by several players, you should consider sterilising the blowing area at regular intervals to ensure hygienic safety. In these cases, Flautisept has proven its worth. Flautisept is available in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

However, before using the product, 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 drill tone holes in places on the instrument that are easy to reach with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, some tone holes on deep 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 instrument 5443-MOE has the following keys: 2-fold foot key. This makes it easy to play even for players with smaller hands.

Tips for finding a new instrument

How to find your next instrument easily
Ask people you know!
Under no circumstances should you let well-intentioned advice put you off testing an instrument yourself. Your musical perception is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide for yourself which wind tunnel shape tempts you to "endless music-making".
Our recommendation is therefore: try out different designs that you may not have tested before. You can only gain experience.