Moeck, "Flauto Rondo", alto in f', baroque double hole, with double key, maple stained

The instrument with the model number: 2321-MOE made by Moeck is a musical tool that is always fun to play.
This is due to the masterful combination of the special construction concept in symbiosis with the sound characteristics of the maple material used.

This material fascinates with its typical advantages. The characteristics can be summarised as follows: Maple: Warm and clear, somewhat thinner than pear wood.

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.

For which musical styles is the recorder best suited?

Maple is particularly suitable for recorders that focus on choral playing, recorder ensembles and orchestras, other styles are possible.

Who this instrument is aimed at

It follows from this that maple instruments are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. An additional generally valid rule of thumb is that a more sophisticated instrument naturally makes learning more enjoyable than a seemingly inexpensive offering.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the instrument headjoint where the air is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This sheet of air is the defining element of a recorder's sound. At the labium, the leaf of air creates the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore extremely influential on the instrument's ability to create music.

The windway of the Moeck 2321-MOE recorder is shaped as follows: curved, cylindrical.
Conical windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrical ones.
Windways are of course very complex in their design and many parameters play together.

Fingering

The Moeck 2321-MOE instrument is supplied in fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction of the body

The number of components of a recorder influences in many ways the way in which the woodwind instrument can be handled easily in terms of easy assembly on the one hand and convenient transport on the other.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes several) instruments.
Just ask veteran ensemble managers.

Packaging and accessories

The instrument is supplied as standard with a bag in a sturdy cardboard box and the following accessories: Cleaning rod, drying cloth, cork grease, care instructions, fingering chart

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is shared, it is advisable to sterilise the windway if necessary to prevent the transmission of diseases. The care product Flautisept has proven effective for this purpose. Flautisept is available in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

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. Particularly with bass recorders, tone holes are not ergonomically accessible for acoustic reasons. On such instruments, keys are fitted by the instrument maker to make playing considerably easier or even possible in the first place.
The 2321-MOE instrument has the following keys: 2-fold foot key. This means that it can also be played well by players with smaller hands.

Advice on the way to a new recorder

How to find a future instrument easily
Seek expert advice!
However, don't let "generally applicable" rules such as "recorder xy doesn't work at all in an ensemble / for professionals" stop you from playing a recorder yourself. Your musical sensitivity is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which recorder suits you best.
Our recommendation is therefore: Test different construction concepts that you have not yet tried. You can only gain experience.