Moeck, "Hotteterre", tenor in c', baroque double hole, 442 Hz, boxwood antique stained

The instrument with the model designation: 5455-MOE made by Moeck is a companion that provides lasting enjoyment when playing.
This is due to the clever combination of the unique design in symbiosis with the expressive possibilities of the boxwood material used.

This material impresses with the instrument's unique advantages. The characteristics can best be described in the following words: 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 music is the instrument best suited to?

Boxwood is particularly suitable for recorders focussing on baroque music, other styles are possible.

Who is this recorder aimed at?

This means that boxwood instruments are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. Another rule of thumb worth noting is that a higher-quality instrument usually makes music-making less complicated than an inexpensive one.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the instrument where the musician's blowing air is moulded into a sheet of air. This air blade is the basis of a recorder's sound. In interaction with the labium, this air blade creates the fundamental vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore very influential for the variation possibilities of the available sound spectra of the recorder.

The windway of the Moeck model 5455-MOE is shaped as follows: curved, conical.
Conically shaped windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrical ones.
Windways are of course extremely complex in their geometric shape and many parameters influence each other.

Fingering

The Moeck 5455-MOE model is offered in the following fingering: Baroque double hole.

Multiple parts

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 and safe transport in daily use.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes several) instruments.
Experienced ensemble players can tell you a thing or two about this.

Packaging and accessories

The instrument is supplied as standard with a leather-covered case and the following accessories: Cleaning rod, drying cloth, cork grease, care instructions, fingering chart

Hygiene tips

If the instrument is shared, it is advisable to sterilise the headjoint repeatedly to prevent the transmission of diseases. Flautisept has proven to be a reliable aid in such cases. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

However, to be on the safe side, test on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that the product does not cause any adverse changes to your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to place tone holes in places in the body that are comfortable and easy to reach with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, some tone holes on larger recorders in particular are not ergonomically accessible. Keys are fitted to such instruments to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The instrument 5455-MOE has the following keys: 2-fold foot flap. This allows it to be played comfortably even by players with smaller hands.

Tips for finding a new instrument

The easiest way to find your new instrument
Ask people you know!
Under no circumstances should you be put off playing a recorder yourself by "generally accepted" rules such as "manufacturer xy doesn't work at all in ensembles / for professionals". Your musical sensitivity is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which construction method suits you best.
Our recommendation is therefore: Test different designs that you may not have tried before. You can only win.