Mollenhauer, "Kynseker", alto in g', baroque single hole, stained maple

The instrument with the model number: 4207-MOLL made by Mollenhauer is a companion that is always a joy to play, both in the classroom and on stage.
The instrument owes this special feature mainly to the clever combination of the unique model design and the advantages of the maple material used.

The material convinces with its typical qualities. The special features can be characterised as follows: Maple: Warm and clear, slightly thinner than pear wood.

The scale

The geometry of the inner bore of the instrument is slightly cylindroconical and wider on average. 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 predestined for recorders that are used in all styles.

Who is the instrument aimed at?

It follows that maple instruments are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. Another rule worth noting is that a higher quality instrument generally makes playing less complicated than an inferior quality instrument.

The windway of a recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the instrument where the air is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This sheet of air is the basis of a recorder's sound production. The vibration that generates the flute sound is created from this sheet of air at the labium. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining features for the variability of the recorder's musical expression.

The windway of the Mollenhauer model 4207-MOLL is constructed as follows: Curved, conical.
Conically shaped windways accelerate the airflow more than cylindrical ones.
Windways are complex in their geometric design and many parameters are influenced by each other.

Fingering

The Mollenhauer 4207-MOLL instrument is supplied in fingering: Baroque single hole.

Construction of the body

The construction of a recorder influences the way it is used in many ways, on the one hand to ensure easy handling in terms of easy assembly and on the other hand to ensure compact transport.
This is a point that should not be underestimated, especially when transporting larger (and sometimes several) instruments.
Recorder choir directors know how useful good and compact recorder transport packaging is. Provided that the instruments can be easily disassembled.

Packaging and accessories

The recorder comes with a bag and the appropriate accessories as standard: Cleaning rod, drying cloth, cork grease, care instructions, fingering chart

Hygiene tips

If the recorder is played by several people, it is advisable to sterilise the beak area repeatedly to ensure hygienic safety. Flautisept has proven to be a reliable aid here. Flautisept is available in our collection. It works with the following surfaces:

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

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

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to place the tone holes in places in the instrument that are easy to reach with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, some tone holes on low instruments 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 4207-MOLL instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can also be played by players with smaller hands.

Advice for the search for a new recorder

How to find a future instrument safely
Ask people you know!
However, don't let prevailing opinions put you off playing a recorder yourself. Your musical perception is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which instrument makes you happy.
Our recommendation is therefore: test different designs that you have not yet tried. You can only win.