8621 Renaissance Consort
Our great bass recorder from the Renaissance Consort model series based on historical recorders from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Four-part recorder with cap and bocal. Made of oiled and stained maple wood. The headjoint and middle joint are connected by a brass ring. With key on the foot joint protected by the fontanelle. The recorder is in Renaissance fingering with a pitch of a1 = 440 Hz. The range is one octave and a sixth. With its sonorous and well-mixing sound, our Renaissance Consort great bass recorder is ideal for the repertoire of polyphonic Renaissance music.
Our Renaissance models are reconstructions based on the well-known instruments in the collection of historical musical instruments at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna's Hofburg.
The basis tuning is 440 Hz (deviating from the original tuning of approx. 460 Hz). The range of a single instrument from the series, which extends from sopranino to sub-bass, is one octave and a sixth. This gives the entire consort an impressive range of almost five octaves! The tuning and intonation are tailored to the needs of polyphonic Renaissance music. A uniform tone colour and volume, in addition to precise intonation, ensure that the instruments blend well. This makes our Renaissance Consort recorders ideal for the harmonious and melodically balanced music of the 15th and 16th centuries.
Two consorts are available, tuned to mean tone from sopranino to subbass in Renaissance fingering or from sopranino to bass in the usual equal temperament with Baroque fingering. We recommend the Renaissance fingering which differs only slightly from the Baroque fingering and, in conjunction with mean tone tuning, supports the purity of the thirds. Minor adjustments between individual instruments in a consort are possible thanks to the construction in several parts connected by brass rings between the head, middle and lower sections – unlike with the one-part originals in the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
Hardness scale
Our wood hardness scale allows you to compare the hardness of the wood used for this instrument with the hardness of other woods in our range. The sound of a recorder is influenced by many material properties. The hardness of the wood is a suitable indicator of certain sound characteristics: softer woods (hardness level 1-2) tend to produce a warm and fundamental tone that blends well in an ensemble, while harder woods (hardness level 4-5) lead to a bright and resonant tone, ideal for solo playing. Those who play both, in ensembles and solo, will find suitable all-rounders in the medium-hard range (hardness level 3).
Hardness level 1 - soft wood
The maple wood (acer pseudoplatanus) used for this instrument comes from Europe. The wood is stained dark, but has the same properties as maple wood with a natural appearance. It is strong, fine-pored and flexible, and produces a warm, fundamental sound. This type of wood is one of the softer woods in our range.
Scope of delivery:
Instrument case, cleaning rod and cloth, cork grease, care instructions and fingering chart, care set (alto / tenor), strap (bass)
Cork grease
Anticondensation
Recorder oil
Oil brush for bass
Wooden cleaning rod for bass
Bass carrying strap
Bocal for Renaissance great bass
Mouthpiece for bocals
In our service area you will find fingering charts, catalogs and brochures or also video tutorials and PDF downloads.