Moeck, "Rottenburgh", tenor in c', baroque double hole, with double key, rosewood

The instrument with the article number: 4425-MOE from the Moeck workshop is a musical tool that provides tireless playing pleasure in daily use.
This characteristic is due to the clever combination of the ingenious construction concept in combination with the tone colours of the rosewood material used.

The material used for this instrument is characterised by its exceptional qualities. The special characteristics can be described as follows: Rosewood: Very noble, pithy sound.

The scale

The inner bore of the recorder is slightly cylindroconical. 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.

Which musical styles are best suited to recorders

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

Who is this recorder aimed at?

This means that rosewood recorders are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. Another basic rule is that a better quality instrument generally makes learning more enriching than a seemingly inexpensive bargain.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the recorder where the musician's breath is moulded into a sheet of air. This sheet of air is the basis of the instrument's sound. At the labium, the air blade thus creates the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining principles for the musical formability of the achievable sounds of the recorder.

The windway of the Moeck model 4425-MOE is constructed as follows: Curved, conical.
Conically shaped windways accelerate the breathing air more than cylindrical ones.
Due to their geometric shape, windways are extremely complex and many parameters are influenced by each other.

Fingering

The Moeck 4425-MOE model is made in fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction method

The number of components in a recorder strongly influences the way in which the woodwind instrument can be handled easily and transported compactly during daily use.
A point that becomes particularly important when larger or multiple instruments are taken along.
Recorder orchestra leaders know how useful good and compact recorder cases are. Provided the instruments can be easily disassembled.

Packaging and accessories

The model 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, you should consider regularly cleaning the beak area with a sterile cloth for your own protection. In these cases, Flautisept has proven its worth. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces: RESONA, ABS plastics, spirit-stained surfaces, linseed oil surfaces, waxed surfaces, lacquered surfaces, varnished surfaces, untreated wooden surfaces However, it is essential that you test Fautisept on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that it does not leave any discolouration on your instrument.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to place the tone holes in places in the body that are easy and comfortable to play with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, tone holes on low instruments in particular are not ergonomically accessible. Keys are fitted to these instruments to make playing easier or even possible in the first place.
The 4425-MOE instrument has the following keys: 2-fold foot key. This makes it remarkably easy to play, even for players with smaller hands.

Tips for finding a new recorder

How to find a new instrument safely
Seek expert advice!
However, you should not let the opinions of "self-proclaimed experts" put you off testing an instrument yourself. Your musical perception is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide for yourself which instrument makes you happy.
Our recommendation is therefore: play different materials that you have not yet tried out. You can only win.