The design change does not affect tuning or the sound of the instrument

The cylindrically-bored Renaissance flute was employed both as an ensemble and a soloist instrument between the beginning of the 16th century and about 1680

with double keys on the two bottom notes

From 1640 on

Bent Neck Accessories Swab Stick

Sub-bass Recorder by Moeck grenadilla The design change does notMoeck's Subbass is the first recorder in this register into which players can blow directly. With its elegant head and delicate beak, players have ample opportunity for articulation, which is usually only found in instruments of a higher register. This subbass gives a well balanced timbre and an effortless response in a range of over two octaves. Even players who are not tall can play this instrument quite comfortably. It can be played whilst sitting