An introduction to the Medieval recorders from www.malvernminstrelsy.co.uk

[@taniacummings9207]

You are a very talented craftsman of the "old school", Tim. I really enjoyed hearing about the history and description of the mediaeval instruments. Thank you. God bless you with a joyous and peaceful Christmas and a bright New Year.

[@the.spin.doctor]

Hey Tim - I don't know if you can help me out. I'm trying to make a tenor recorder - but I can't get the low notes! When I try to play the low notes it only hits the first harmonic above. Is this a common problem - is there a simple fix?

[@timcranmore200]

Various reasons. The bore size, lack of chamfers, rough wood, fragments in the finger holes. Anything that disturbs the stability

[@the.spin.doctor]

@@timcranmore200 Thanks! when you say Chamfers - where do I put the chamfers? I'm doing this mostly by guesswork at the moment...

[@thekingshussar1808]

I love the sound of the Tartu original and Tartu G and F

[@stephielulu9096]

Gorgeous! 🥰

[@Srtw163]

From where do I get this epic traditional flutes now a days??

[@timcranmore200]

www.malvernminstrelsy.co.uk

[@timcranmore200]

If you visualise the end of the windway, the top and bottom surfaces, windway and block, both end with a right angle. The chamfers are small 45 degree cuts across that right angle. Block is easy, windway, you can see with a small mirror on a stick. Cut this with a scalpel. This will stabilise the lower notes, in theory, size for an alto about 1mm

[@buddycollier5056]

When reading/playing recorders in G or D does one use a different fingering scheme than with those in C and F?

[@timcranmore200]

Yes. It is tricky to start with but you get used to it

[@giorgiolamborghini813]

Very interesting! The Tartu model, especially the modified one with tempered scale, reminds me a bit of the Ganassi model. As are the internal chambers of these two recorders, are they cylindrical or have some taper, narrowing, widening in the bell etc. What is the range of the notes of these two flutes? Congratulations for your research and for the construction of these splendid specimens.

[@timcranmore200]

They are all cylindrical as far as we can tell. A a straight hole is, of course, the easiest to make, and we can probably assume that the makers didn't feel a need to improve what they had made, as they were probably folk instruments. They have a standard octave plus a sixth range, but higher notes can be found if you look.

[@timcranmore200]

Ps. My book, Obedience training for recorders, would help. Available via Google