Mollenhauer Waldorf Edition Alto Recorder

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Alto Recorder

  • Waldorf Edition
  • Baroque fingering
  • Double tone holes
  • Two-piece instrument made from pearwood
  • 442 Hz
  • Easy-to-grip tone holes
  • Includes a cotton bag
Available since July 2009
Item number 230896
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Material Pearwood
Colour Natural
Double Holes Yes
Keys No
£252
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Anonymous 29.10.2016
Having just bought a Waldorf Alto recorder, I find that it is everything that the Adri's Dream Alto recorder (pearwood) is not.

I tried an Adri's Dream Alto a few weeks ago, and just did not like it, because:
1.. There was excessive resistance to blowing, I felt. Perhaps this is usual for renaissance recorders, but for a transitional?
2. While the lower register had a full rich sound, the upper register for me was pinched and very nasal, and not what I am used to from my baroque recorders.

When I played the Waldorf, from the very first breath, the response was totally different, and much more immediate. The breath pressure needed is much less, and I find that more comfortable.
The tone of the Waldorf over the two registers is full and free, and much more akin in its fullness over the range to that of the baroque recorders.While we are on the subject of tone, the Waldorf has a very mellow and rounded sound, and I can quite see what the makers and designers were aiming for. In my opinion they have succeeded admirably.
I came to the Waldorf after reading descriptions by an American dealer, who after lauding the Adri's Dream to the skies, almost as a footnote, said the Waldorf was OK as a entry level transitional instrument. I think he'd got it the wrong way round. The Waldorf is by far the better recorder, and it's price is not that different from the Adri's Dream.
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Magnifique instrument!
Anonymous 23.06.2015
Après quelques craintes pendant le rodage (la condensation arrivait très rapidement même en chauffant le bec dans les premières utilisations) je suis ravie de cet instrument.
Les sons sont clairs aussi bien dans les graves que dans les aigus, permettant de jouer dans tous les registres.
Elle possède une netteté suffisante pour jouer en solo mais aussi une perce large qui rend très bien en jeu d'ensemble.
Un plus: la forme du bec permet une prise en bouche quasi anatomique.
Je recommande cet instrument aussi bien pour un débutant que pour un joueur confirmé, probablement l'une des meilleures dans cette gamme de prix !
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Eine wunderschöne Flöte
Anniethepenny 28.01.2017
Eine tolle Flöte, die mir vor allem auch wegen ihrer Farbe und Verarbeitung gefällt. Einziges Manko: sie ist einen Tick zu tief gestimmt, was zu Playalongs schaurig klingt ? die muss man dann leider erst etwas herunter pitchen. Ansonsten: wunderbar!
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Un instrument étonnant
Fabrice D. 764 08.09.2012
La première prise en main n'est pas évidente car le son est puissant et l'on hésite à souffler fort, les défauts de l'interprétation se révélant rapidement. Mais pour qui sait trouver la bonne position et ajuster son souffle, le son qui en sort est original et fascinant. Je possède deux autres flûtes alto fabriquées par des facteurs de renom et le son, quoique différent, est équivalent ! C'est un instrument qui peut aussi bien jouer le répertoire baroque ou renaissance...je suis vraiment étonné par cet instrument dont je n'ai pas encore exploité toutes les possibilités me semble-t-il...
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