Moeck, "Rottenburgh", bass in f, baroque double hole, 415 Hz, maple stained, expandable to 442Hz

The recorder with the article number: 4569-MOE from the Moeck workshop is a recorder that is fun to play.
The instrument owes this characteristic mainly to the masterful marriage of the outstanding model design in fine tuning with the qualities of the maple material used.

This material is characterised by the instrument's special advantages. The features can be characterised as follows, whereby it is in the nature of things that sounds can only ever be inadequately described in words. For this reason, each person perceives and describes the details of the typical material sound of recorders differently: Maple: Warm and clear, somewhat thinner than pear wood.

The scale

The geometry of the inner bore of the recorder is slightly cylindroconical and on average narrower. This type of bore gives the instrument its typical sound.
In principle, recorders with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and therefore more suitable for ensembles than instruments with a narrower scale.

What music can the recorder be used for?

Maple is ideal for recorders that are used in ensembles, in choral playing and as a solo instrument.

Who is the instrument aimed at?

This means that maple instruments are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. Another generally valid basic rule is that a higher-quality instrument will in most cases make music-making easier than a seemingly inexpensive bargain.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the headjoint of the recorder where the musician's breath is moulded into a sheet of air. This air blade is the nucleus of a recorder's sound production. At the labium, the air blade produces the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining principles for the variability of the recorder's musical expression.

The windway of the Moeck 4569-MOE recorder is constructed as follows: Curved, conical.
Conically shaped windways accelerate the airflow more than cylindrical ones.
Windways are naturally complex in their design and many parameters influence each other.

Fingering

The Moeck 4569-MOE model is made in fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction method

The number of parts on a recorder has an extraordinary influence on the way in which the woodwind instrument can be handled easily and transported safely during daily use.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes several) instruments.
Leaders of large playing groups will agree with us.

Packaging and accessories

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

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is used by several players, it is advisable to sterilise the headjoint regularly for your own protection. Flautisept has proven to be a convenient but safe cleaning agent. Flautisept is available in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

• Spirit-stained surfaces
• RESONA
• Untreated wooden surfaces
• ABS plastics
• Waxed surfaces
• Lacquered surfaces
• Lacquered surfaces
• Linseed oil 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 comfortable and easy to play with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, tone holes on low instruments in particular are not ergonomically accessible. On these instruments, keys are fitted by the instrument maker to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The instrument 4569-MOE has the following keys: Centre joint keys + foot key. This means that it can also be played well by players with smaller hands.

Tips for finding a new instrument

What is the easiest way to find your future instrument?
Inform yourself in detail!
Under no circumstances should you let the opinions of "self-proclaimed experts" put you off trying out a recorder for yourself. Your musical sensibilities are as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide for yourself which instrument concept tempts you to "endless music-making".
Our recommendation is therefore: Test unknown materials that you have never tried before. You can't lose anything, you can only gain experience.