[Ansteorra] buying recorders (was: iso dance)

[Zach Most]

The analogy holds well to a degree.  If a string player is a little off with their finger position they'll be a little sharp or flat, and folks might not notice.  There's a steep roll off point particularly with the thumb hole on a recorder where a small mistake can make some dramatically unexpected sounds- you may be an octave off, which isn't the end of the world, or it can get squeaky, or play two notes at once.  It's not as unforgiving as double reeds tend to be.  Bagpipes are harder than they look.
  Gaston



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 From: "Manners, Tabitha" <tabitha.manners at okstate.edu>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> 
Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2012 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] buying recorders (was: iso dance)
 
And if you think about it, covering a hole partially on a recorder isn't that much less precise than where to place your finger on a stringed instrument like the violin.  I truly appreciate musicians with the talent to play instruments well.

Liliana 

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