Presentation of the Eagle’s in Schwelm

Early Music im Ibach haus 20 february 2010

Ronald Moelker

Niels Bijl

Adriana Breukink

Premiere “where Eagles dare”

Karel van Steenhoven

EAGLES

ADELAARS

From the largest recorder in the world to the loudest.

At the moment I am developing a super wide, cylindrical and loud

Recorder. You could call it a middleage recorder, I call it “Eagle”.

On the picture you can see the difference between a Steenbergen F alto in 440,

a "classical" Ganassi G alt in 466 and my new Eagles.

They can be used with any style that requires a very loud and fexible recorder.

Playing elegant and soft is also possible, because the voicing is very fine.

This bore is so big and the windway so wide that I don’t need to make a rough voicing to get power in the instrument.

Until now it only plays an octave and a small 7^th.

But… I’m working on a key system to make that range bigger.

I make them in Soprano, G sharp alto, G alto, F alto and Es alto size.

The price will be like my Schnitzer instruments.

Best is to order these Eagles adjusted to your own breathingtype; “Eagle-sun” or “Eagle-moon”.

You need a lot of air and in that case it is important not to lose your energy and breath on the wrong windway,

wich is not fitting to your playing. See my article “Inhaler or Exhaler? “.

videoclip by Daniël Brüggen