The Dutch had a particularly high reputation and woodwind makers in the Baroque period.

• Pictures
• Talk by the player
• The sound of the recorder
• History
• Technical details
• References
• Other recordings

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Pictures

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Talk by the player

• about good response despite effects of warping

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The sound of the recorder

• James Paisible (c 1650-1721), `Rondeau' from Sonata in D minor for treble recorder (and basso continuo)

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History

• Maker: Jan Jurriaensz Van Heerde.
• Place: Amsterdam.
• Date of making: 1670-1750, probably c 1720.

Previous ownership: Geoffrey Rendall

Current ownership: (Rendall Collection).

EUCHMI Acquisition number: (257)

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Technical details

• Overall size: 499.
• Sounding length: 441.

Technical description: Boxwood stained dark brown; three sections. Seven finger-holes plus thumb-hole, slight undercutting; curved fairly narrow windway.

Inscriptions: Stamped on all three sections with crown / "VAN HEERDE".

Repair history: Wax for tuning in upper fingerholes added by Frans Brüggen, 1969.

Usable pitch: A₄ = 415-422 Hz.

Performance characteristics: impaired intonation, probably due to wood warp.

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References to this instrument in publications

CAMPBELL, D.M., and GREATED, C., 1987. The Musician's Guide to Acoustics. London: Dent, p.299

YOUNG, P.T, 1993. 4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments: an Inventory of 200 Makers in International Collections. London: Tony Bingham. Young 1993, No. 2

GALPIN SOCIETY, 1968. European Musical Instruments. Exhibition; Edinburgh, August-September 1968, catalogue, No. 25

Workshop drawing by M. Wenner and J.-F. Beaudin published by the Collection, 1986

Other recordings

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