[Ansteorra] buying recorders (was: iso dance)

[Stefan li Rous]

Several people have recommended a recorder other than a soprano, when  
being used in a group of people playing.

But I've seldom seen more than one or two recorders being used at an  
SCA event. What about when you have a single recorder player and  
perhaps a singer, making the rounds of the bardic circles? Which type  
of recorder would you recommend for them?

Thanks for the interesting thread.
   Stefan

On Feb 15, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Zach Most 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


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