AVANTGARDE Subbass, RESONA, black
Product information "AVANTGARDE Subbass, RESONA, black"
Avantgarde - the clever sub-bass recorder - in black. Pure elegance.
Since 2007, the Kunath Instrumentenbau workshop has been producing parts for woodwind instruments using a special 3D printing process.
The primary goal was to use a material that sounds like wood and is made from renewable raw materials, and as there was no material on the market that met these requirements, the team at Kunath Instrumentenbau, with the support of the Ministry of Science and Research, developed its own material: RESONA.
Renowned artists such as Dorothee Oberlinger and composers such as Josh Plotner use instruments made from RESONA in live concerts and studio recordings.
Since 2022, Kunath Instrumentenbau has been producing more electricity in its own solar systems than the company needs annually, and the machines that prepare the material for printing and the 3D printers run 24 hours a day. At night, they are supplied with temporarily stored solar power from a 100 kWh battery.
For these and many other reasons, Avantgarde is considered the new benchmark for sub-bass recorders.
The overblowing key
Herbert Paetzold invented the automatic overblowing key over 40 years ago, and with Avantgarde we are making this practical mechanism available to you for the first time on a "non-cornered" bass recorder.
The special advantages of the overblowing key: on the one hand, it makes the left hand more relaxed, as the thumb can move closer to the position of the other fingers; on the other hand, the overblowing key makes it easier to play high notes and octave leaps; a small movement of the tip of the thumb is enough to reliably activate the overblowing hole.
Video about the overblowing key
Scale
The inner bore of the recorder is cylindroconical. This type of bore gives the instrument its powerful sound.
In principle, recorders with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and therefore more suitable for ensembles than instruments with a narrower inner bore.
The cap
As RESONA is extremely dimensionally stable, AVANTGARDE recorders do not suffer from jamming of the cap due to moisture.
To ensure undisturbed airflow between the blowing tube, cap and windway in the head, AVANTGARDE has a new type of connection between the cap and head. The cap is perfectly fitted or removed with just half a turn.
What styles of music can the recorder be used for?
RESONA is predestined for all styles.
Avantgarde is 40% lighter than normal sub-bass recorders because it is made from RESONA using a 3D printing process optimised for musical instruments.
The sound of these printed instruments is compared by professional players to that of Kirschbaum.
Who is this recorder aimed at?
Avantgarde is aimed at amateurs, semi-professionals and professional players.
The windway of the recorder
The windway is the area in the head of the recorder where the musician's blowing air is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This sheet of air is the defining element of a recorder's sound, and the vibration that generates the flute's sound is created from the sheet of air at the labium. The shape of the windway is therefore very influential for the artistic usability of the recorder.
The model 6605-072-AS from Kunath Instrumentenbau has a windway that is curved and conical in shape.
Conical windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrically shaped ones.
Windways are naturally very complex in their design and many parameters are influenced by each other.
Fingering
The AVANTGARDE 6605-072-AS recorder is supplied in the following fingering: Baroque fingering.
Keys
It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places in the body of the instrument that are easy to reach with the hands. For tuning reasons, tone holes on low instruments in particular are located in positions that are not ergonomically accessible. On such instruments, key mechanisms are fitted that make playing considerably easier or even possible in the first place.
Six rollers make it particularly comfortable to play double keys.
The key mechanism is made of brass.
Stand
Is included in the scope of delivery.
The highlight: The bell of the inner bore is bent forwards so that the instrument does not have to be moved to a different playing position. It can be played standing up on the stand.
This is clever and safe.
Packaging and accessories
The instrument is supplied as standard with a bag and matching accessories: Case with wheels, instructions, cork grease, fingering chart
Podcast about the instrument
The instrument has its own episode Avantgarde on Blockfloetenpodcast.eu
| Accessories: | Cork grease, care instructions, fingering chart |
|---|---|
| Group: | Recorders |
| Net weight: | 0.000 kg |
| Sound characteristics: | RESONA: Full and clear sound image |
| blowing type: | blowing tube |
| construction method: | 4-part (cap, head, centre and foot piece) |
| country of origin material: | Germany |
| fingering: | Baroque double hole |
| keys: | Centre section flaps + foot flap |
| material: | RESONA |
| model series: | Avant-garde |
| packaging: | Case with leather cover |
| pitch standard: | 442 Hz |
| scale: | weakly cylindroconical |
| structure of material: | RESONA: Closed surface. Density comparable to rosewood. Made from renewable raw materials. |
| suitable for music style: | Ensemble, choral and solo performance |
| surface treatment: | Black, treated with linseed oil |
| target group: | Ambitious amateurs and advanced players |
| tenon joint: | Cork |
| voice type: | Double bass / sub bass |
| windway: | Curved, conical |
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