Moeck, "Rottenburgh", alto in f', baroque double hole, amaranth

The recorder with item number 4309-MOE, manufactured by Moeck, is an instrument that always brings joy to the player.
This distinctive feature is down to the clever design of this ingenious model, combined with the expressive qualities of the boxwood used as material.

The material used in this instrument is particularly impressive due to its special qualities. Its distinctive features can be described as follows: Boxwood: A powerful, resonant sound.

The scale

The instrument’s bore is slightly cylindroconical. This type of bore profile gives the model its characteristic sound.
In general, instruments with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller and more fundamental, and are therefore better suited to ensemble playing than recorders with a narrower scale.

What kind of music is this instrument best suited to?

Amaranth is ideally suited to recorders used in ensembles, choral playing and as solo instruments.

Who is this instrument aimed at?

It follows from the above that boxwood instruments are particularly suitable for ambitious amateur and advanced players. A further general rule is that a high-quality instrument naturally makes learning a more enriching experience than a cheaper one.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the recorder where the blown air is shaped into an air sheet. This air sheet is the source of the recorder’s sound. At the labium, the air sheet gives rise to the vibration that generates the recorder’s tone. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining characteristics of the recorder’s response and sound.

The windway of the Moeck 4309-MOE instrument is constructed as follows: curved, conical.
Conical windways accelerate the airflow more than cylindrical ones.
Windways are geometrically complex, and many parameters influence one another.

fingering

The Moeck 4309-MOE recorder is manufactured with the following fingering: Baroque double-hole.

Number of parts

The number of individual parts in an instrument has a significant impact on how the recorder can, in daily use, ensure both practical handling in terms of ease of fingering and convenient transport.
This is a factor that should not be underestimated, particularly when transporting larger (and in some cases multiple) instruments.
Just ask any seasoned ensemble leader.

Packaging and accessories

The recorder comes as standard with a hard case and the following accessories: cleaning rod, drying cloth, cork grease, care instructions, fingering chart

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is lent out frequently, we recommend that you regularly sterilise the mouthpiece area to maintain cleanliness. Flautisept has proven to be a practical aid for this purpose. Flautisept is available in our collection. It is suitable for use on the following surfaces:

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

However, before use, please test the product on an inconspicuous area to ensure it does not leave any unwanted marks on your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to position the tone holes in places on the body that are easily reached by the fingers. Particularly on low-pitched recorders, some tone holes are, for acoustic reasons, ergonomically out of reach. On such instruments, keys are fitted to make playing easier, or indeed to make it possible at all.
The 4304-MOE model features the following keys: . This makes it easy to play even for players with smaller hands.

Advice on finding a new instrument

How to find your new instrument with confidence
Do your research thoroughly!
Under no circumstances should you let prevailing opinions stop you from trying out an instrument for yourself. Your musical perception is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which instrument design appeals to you.
Our recommendation is therefore: try out various instruments that you have never played before. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.