[Ansteorra] buying recorders (was: iso dance)

[Cynthia Teague]

I love the sound of the tenor, but worry that it would be too big for my
hands.  Is that a valid concern?  I have biggish hands for a woman but not
the widest spread -- about 7 1/2 inches.  I'd prefer a tenor to an alto
because I can read music in C, but am leaning towards an alto because of
the size issue.

Cynthia

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Zach Most <clermont1348 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> The Yamaha 300s are great.   Most ensembles have an abundance of soprano
> recorders, and the over all sound of the group tends to be better with all
> the parts covered, and the lower parts double covered.  Because of the
> frequency response of our ears, tenor recorders in particular are pretty
> quiet.  Their parts tend to be easier too.  The tenor is an octave lower
> than the soprano, so you'd only have to learn one mapping for a fingering
> to a note if you'd like to hop to playing a lead line later.  For these
> reasons I'd nudge you toward a tenor if you can.  Altos are great too.
> They tend to have a pleasant voice, they're a great compromise since you
> can play lots of harmonies and many lead parts if you'd like, and they fit
> better for folks with smaller hands than a tenor does.  Alto and sopranino
> are an octave apart.
>   Gaston
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Randy Shipp <randyshipp at gmail.com>
> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 10:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] buying recorders (was: iso dance)
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 8:24 AM, ledonna mcgowan <ledmcgowan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > BTW:  If you took my recorder class at the last King's College I need to
> > warn you that Lyons has changed the way they make their recorders and
> they
> > are no longer in tune through out the registers.  Not worth the money any
> > more.
>
> ----------
> Delphina,
>
> Would you agree with the recommendation for the Yamaha 300 series
> then?  And to all of you, if one was just wanting to tip one's toe
> into things (and not buy the set of four recorders), which recorder
> would be the best to start with?  Something like this C-Soprano?
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-3-Piece-C-Soprano-Recorder-Brown/dp/B0002EB5U8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1329324910&sr=8-2
>
> --Antoine
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