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Quote from: lydian on July 13, 2026, 01:07:53 PMGlad to hear you're feeling well enough to play again. Reeds are only a click and a few more days away.

I wouldn't have believed it, but I honestly can't help but think the chemo is working.

Well I'm feeling tons better, and hopefully it's not just a short good spell.

So I thought I'd put the Pedler together and try playing clarinet again. Just one problem. No bloody reeds lol. It's a silent clarinet...
Well damn... 🤦

Lol

A piece I "composed" on clarinet a few years ago, here played on my Sigo bass recorder. It has some glisses which was what I loved about clarinet, all open keys. And its even easier on the big recorders.

https://youtu.be/KCJwaGhTiT0?is=mSXCno_YFO8qPrDd

Quote from: philpedler on June 26, 2026, 07:57:18 AMThat's a good friend you have!

Indeed. Some good people out there

Here's a proper video
Its loud!
https://youtube.com/shorts/dxn0UvR6hSs?is=_n_4SDLATKfl1wti

A friend sent me a 3D printed stand for my tenor Sigo and along with it was a surprise item, a 3D printed copy of a 45 year old hopf soprano recorder. He even scanned the interior bore to make it sound exactly like his own instrument!
Very cool.
Having to play one handed because I've injured my clavicle and am wearing a sling.

https://youtu.be/xgRXKttwado?is=UEaiSV_WGS5ox3VR

Quote from: Windsong on June 19, 2026, 02:13:12 PMI am getting quite the education here!

Yea but I'm a terrible teacher. The rackett is from baroque times, not renaissance, and those table recorders used a normal bore.

And they had these, called Table recorders
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The idea for the convoluted bore isnt new! This instrument, called the Rackett,  is from renaissance times:

Quote from: Windsong on June 18, 2026, 07:24:39 AMCan you imagine hand carving that out of a block, split in half and re-glued together while a wax or silicone mold was poured for it?

Prior to 3D printing, that would have been your only option for something such as this.

Ironically they had such instruments back in the 16th century

Quote from: Windsong on June 17, 2026, 07:49:39 AMIt looks very "intestinal", and prior to molding, would have been nigh impossible to manufacture, eh?

3D printed

Here's the internal bore

And my tenor next to my regular tenor (to be sold)

There's a new kid in recorder town, and it uses a very cool technique that dates back to the 16th century.
Sigo is a German brand from the Kunath company and it uses a convoluted spiral bore to drastically reduce the bore length.
The tenor recorder is normally a bit of a beast to play. Wide finger hole spacing and a body that's almost exactly twice the length of a soprano/descant. It is aso in C, and many have keys for the bottom notes.
Sigo does away with all that, producing a body that's about the size of an alto. The neck is also bent, like an alto clarinet, and the bottom hole is quarter of the way up the back.
Here's my tenor next to the bass
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