PHILIPPE BOLTON, RECORDER MAKER
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Boxwood is very hard and gives extremely smooth surfaces. For this is the reason it was widely used during the baroque era, because it could give a powerful and brilliant sound well suited to solo instruments. During the renaissance period recorders were generally made from softer woods like pear, plum, cherry or maple. These are fairly large trees, so they are usually sawn into square sections. To ensure maximum stability, the pieces of wood are air-dried for 10 to 20 years before being used. |
Here are some woods used for making recorders:
natural boxwood
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stained boxwood
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pearwood
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cherry
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maple
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palisander (rosewood)
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