An article that touches on many of these issues can be found at the
Recorder web site: http://members.iinet.net.au/~nickl/wood.html
The article talks about the different qualities of oils and techniques
for oiling instruments. It also mentions the different types of wood
used in making recorders. It is certainly true that different woods
create different sounding recorders, and a well made wooden instrument
sounds much better than the best quality plastic recorder.
Peter
>>> Nelson Zink <zink@newmex.com> 5/02/02 8:38:26 >>>
...
In light of previous threads about what makes a good shak, it appears
to be
coming down to this: Visual (how the flute looks) is first. I'm
guessing how
it feels (resonance/vibration/buzz) is second and how it sounds is
third.
And then, there was that thread/question about whether sound quality
was
directly related to flute material that nobody wanted to touch.
So much to know, so little time and good info.
Nelson
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