Mollenhauer, "Denner", alto in f', baroque double hole, Castello-Buchs

The recorder with the model designation: 5222-MOLL built by Mollenhauer is a companion that always brings fun to making music in daily use.
This characteristic is largely due to the clever combination of the outstanding instrument model with the advantages of the boxwood material used.

This material impresses with the instrument's special advantages. The features can be characterised in this way, although it is in the nature of things that sounds can only ever be inadequately described in words. This is why the typical sound of recorders is perceived and described slightly differently by each person: Boxwood: powerful, high-pitched sound,.

The scale

The inner bore of the instrument 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 instrument best suited?

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

Who is this instrument aimed at?

The above facts show that boxwood instruments are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. A second generally valid rule of thumb is that a high-quality instrument naturally makes learning progress more enriching than a poor one.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the recorder head where the blowing air is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This sheet of air is the basis of the instrument's sound. At the labium, the air blade produces the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore extremely relevant for the sound and response of the recorder.

The windway of the 5222-MOLL instrument from Mollenhauer is shaped as follows: curved, conical.
Conically shaped windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrical ones.
Windways are naturally very complex in their design and many parameters influence each other.

Fingering

The Mollenhauer 5222-MOLL recorder is made in the fingering: Baroque double hole.

Construction method

The number of components of an instrument has an extraordinary influence on the way in which the recorder is handled in terms of ease of assembly and transport.
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 bag and useful accessories: Cleaning rod, drying cloth, cork grease, care instructions, fingering chart

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is played by several people, we recommend that you clean the headjoint sterilely if necessary to maintain cleanliness. The care product Flautisept has proved its worth in such cases. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

Before using Fautisept, test it on an inconspicuous area to ensure that it does not leave any discolouration on your recorder.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to place the tone holes in places in the instrument body that are comfortable and easy to play with your fingers. Especially on bass instruments, tone holes are not ergonomically accessible for acoustic reasons. Keys are fitted to these instruments to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place.
The 5222-MOLL instrument has the following keys: . This makes it easier than average for players with smaller hands to play.

Recommendations for finding a new instrument

How to find a new instrument safely
Inform yourself in detail!
However, you should never let "universal" rules stop you from testing a recorder yourself. Your musical sensitivity is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which recorder inspires you.
Our recommendation is therefore: Try out unknown designs that you may never have tested before. You can only win.