[Ansteorra] buying recorders (was: iso dance)

[Cynthia Teague]

Oh, I wish I were closer, but I'm up in the OKC area.  I did read some
suggestions on the asw site that suggested that hand and wrist position
makes a huge difference.

Cynthia

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:57 PM, ledonna mcgowan <ledmcgowan at gmail.com>wrote:

> It's not the spread that will keep you from making it... I have some 5th
> graders that love playing the tenor and their hands haven't stopped growing
> yet but my co worker doesn't like the tenor at all... it hurts her wrist.
> If you are anywhere close to Loch Soilier/Stargate area we can meet and you
> are welcome to try a tenor and alto before you buy it.. smile.
>
> Delphina
>
> BTW: I would like to see if there others in the greater Houston area that
> want to play recorder.  I would like to get a group together. Let me know
> off list please.
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Cynthia Teague <cmt1708 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> >
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