PHILIPPE BOLTON, RECORDER MAKER

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A close up view of the chamfers at the recorder's windway exit


Head joint of an alto recorder after Stanesby Junior chamfers at the recorder's windway exit

At the windway exit there are two small chamfers about 0.5 to 1 mm wide. The top one is on the instrument itself; the lower one is on the block.
These stabilise the air flow and are necessary for the recorder's tone quality and speech. Their adjustment is intricate.




How the recorders's windway works

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Philippe BOLTON,
22 Le Grand Portail, F-84570 VILLES-SUR-AUZON, France
TEL : +33 4 90 61 86 11

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