This is amazing! I’m a music teacher and I have a student in 2nd grade who is missing fingers in on one of her hand. I was thinking of either arranging piece so to not use low notes or making her play the melodica… but this is perfect. I’ll definitly look into this when she reaches grade 4!
@@ОлегБобров-в7ъ Harmonica is not an instrument that is taught in grade school where I'm from. There is no adaptation needed on the melodica regarding pieces of music because it's basically a piano that you blow into. (And I have no idea how to play the harmonica, I wouldn't be a good teacher 🙂)
I almost cried of joy! I have a condition where I could go blind instantly any day and I have been playing the recorder since I was 5 years old and I have been afraid of a day where I could no longer read sheet music, so thank you so much for this video! I did not know that was an option and honestly…. I have been afraid to check it out myself, because I was afraid there would be no option. ❤
My late mother became blind at the end of her life, we took care of her and saw how hard it was for her.😢 I wish with all my heart that your vision is preserved.🙏
One-handed recorders for the physically challenged who would otherwise be precluded from playing the recorder. What a magnanimous innovation! Accolades to the one who brought this unique recorder to fruition. 😌❤
Anything like this that can help someone still be able to play a musical instrument with a physical disability is brilliant . I saw a video once of a saxophone player who had to have part of his left arm amputated and to help him continue to play and not have to stop, he got a modified saxophone so he could play one handed which was great to see.
Thanks Sarah! It's brilliant that these recorders can be rented as well as bought. Clever to use an existing head joint too. What a very cool charity. I really like the idea of an all inclusive orchestra too!
This would be similar to the Flabiol in Spain. Usually played with a tambor (drum) on other hand. It's an old musicial tradition of Pipe and Tabor. Sarah, you should try playing the Tabor Pipe sometime! Or perhaps a Txistu, which is set in Dorian Scale...
I play the Basque txistu along with flutes, recorders and whistles. It is amazing the range of music which Basque txistularis are able to play on this instrument with only three holes. Their innovation of using a ring at the bottom of the instrument to allow instrument support while freeing off the pinkie finger to bell-stop the end aperture is the clincher which gives the instrument a full chromatic range. Recommended.
I am thrilled that Sarah Jeffery has done this video promoting OHMI and the one handed recorders.Sorry Sarah that I didn comment earlier! I play a treble one handed recorder that was adapted by Peter Worrell 2 years ago and have recently started learning the one-handed tenor and descant. None of this would have been possible without the help of OHMI and Peter Worrell . I used to play the one handed alto along with my flute to a good level just over 40 years ago when I had 2 hands. I now have 40 years of catching up to do. It is well worth trying if any of you with limb deficits want to try it. This video illustrates that it is possible to play a lot more than3 Blind Mice on a one handed recorder. I achieved a good Merit with my ABRSM Grade 5 in June and am now working to Grade 6. As Sarah said, do support OHMI. They are a great charity. I have learned a lot from Sarah's videos and then had fun putting that in to trying to do it with just my left hand. !! Happy playing everybody.x
There’s a man in Hythe innKent called Chris Mcneally. Besides nearing the head music examiner for Kent, he builds just about any musical instrument you can think of. He once built a one handed saxophone for a woman who used to play with the Ivy Benson band, who was so impressed she asked him to make another in silver.
Excellent video Sarah. Thank you. In the UK the RNIB has a wide range of resources and help for musicians with any visual impairment. Not only Braille scores, but modified staff notation. It's not just enlarging a standard score, but modifying it, so the relevant details are enlarged and made clearer. Not sure of the details, and I believe it was a recorder player who was involved in the development.
My music teacher used to play two penny whistles at the same time. One of them had tape over the upper holes so it could play lower notes. Her repertoire included excerpts from Carnival of Venice and Nutcracker.
One of my greatest fears is injuring a hand and not being able to play my saxophone. Stuff like this helps reassure me that I could still make music pretty well!
Hi Sarah, thank you so much for the great video! Side note not about today topic but I realized that lately your camera goes in and out of focus quite a little bit (focus hunting) :D Since you are mainly records standing still in frame, I guess you can switch the lens to manual focus while shooting video to solve this issue :D
9:15 Love the unintentional pun there - hard to find sheet music for braille readers --> 'I put out some feelers'. Great to see these affordable options!
absolutely insane! its a really cool idea! there are traditional instruments that are played onehanded but i never thought a regular recorder could be turned into a onehanded instrument.
That would be useful. I have a tabor pipe and I find I have lots of trouble trying to play some of the notes on the second octave and can't seem to play the middle D, E and F# but can get every other note to come out so having the whistles with keys, I wouldn't have that issue.
That is indeed very cool. I play a lot of one handed recorder (the other hand plays another recorder or a harp), but on conventional instruments and not chromatic. Nice work as usual. Cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott
After seeing this video, I am now renting a one handed descant recorder from the OHMI Trust! School recorder lessons 30+ years ago were quite traumatic for me and now I'm getting the chance I always wanted to learn. ❤
Wonderful video & heartfelt thanks to the people at the OHMI trust for their work! I have tendonitis issues in one hand, but still hope I'll be able to use both hands in future... In any case, recorder is much less strain on your hands than piano, or even transverse flute where you have to twist your hands. That said, I don't quite understand how the octave hole (thumb hole in a normal recorder) can work on a one-handed instrument. On a normal recorder, the higher the note in the second octave - especially some of the sharps and flats, like G# on Soprano - the more difficult it is to play: not only do you have to judge accurately how hard to blow, but the thumb has to cover just enough of the hole and not too much, and how hard to blow and how much the thumb should cover is different for different notes. So, do you have to press more or less on the octave key, to open the hole more or less? Or is the recorder designed in a different way, to make these notes easier to play?
The key is open or shut so it is not dependent on that. I think the amount you blow is like a learned muscle memory but it doesn't seem to be an issue to those who learn it. Others might be able to give you a more technical answer though!
It can be improved by using three fingers on the toneholes and the pinky on the octave key and then just lifting the third finger off and on. The two different fingerings for the middle D can help move between different combinations of notes.
I was part of a US organization that did things like this, but they’ve been gone a good 20 years. AFAIK, there’s no other. Thank you for reminding me of who I used to be. I haven’t talked to Brian Blood in forever. (I don’t even know if he's still alive).
I first thought that the idea of the one handed recorder to accompany another one handed recorder by the same player, however was blown away (pun intended) for it's primary purpose for disabled people. Absolutely Brilliant!!!!!! Would this be the first instrument which is purposed designed for the disabled?
There are videos on RUclips about this. Years ago there was a saxophone player who had to have part of his left arm amputated. So he didn't have to give up playing, he got a modified saxophone so he could play with one hand which was the first time I heard about it and I think he wasn't the only one who had a modified saxophone so they could play one handed.
There are lots of adapted instruments made for individuals for decades but the one-handed recorder may be the first that was made commercially and I think it was first launched in its wooden version in the 1990's. The 3D printed version helps with the cost, the time of production and broadens the range of people who could produce it in the future.
Holy cow now you can play contemporary style with two recorders utilizing a greater range - somehow that part got me excited as well and the ability to play duets yourself and yes it'd break my brain but wurth it!!!
[OT Is that an old M-Audio MIDI keyboard just like mine back there? IT IS! Sooo glad to see someone else who doesn't throw away seriously good technics just because they're aged.] Back on topic; I think the one-handed's are great! Arthritis slowly eats at me, more one than the other hand, and while I always have piano/keyboard availability, nice to know there are options appearing.
Chalumeau, fife & other keyless woodwinds can be made 1-handed in a similar way to 1-handed recorder. Re woodwinds with many keys, valves may be needed to make them 1-handed, similar to how historical brass instruments were keyed before valves developed. Overtone saxophone plays like a bugle so valves can similarly extend range.
Do you know if there has been any work towards implementing this physical fingering system as an electronic wind instrument/controller? Because keys, switches and sensors can be arranged without much regard for acoustic physics, it might be nice to have a nice reference standard that also maps to an actual acoustic instrument like this. I am assuming Sarah’s use of her non fingering hand touching the instrument was solely for balancing purpose. Is there a Facebook group for the OHMI Trust or an umbrella “organization” that fosters and/or does similar work? Sarah, a cape, a one-handed recorder controller and a Mini-Moog synth… what a sight!!! Maybe a bit of fog…
Yet a use for a one hand recorder can be in composing: without having to put the recorder away to write. Play the tune with one hand and write it with the other hand.
Quick question, which alto recorder would you recommend for someone with short fingers. I heard the new Zen On Bessen Alto had slightly closer holes. Thanks for all your videos!
I know I should learn to play a standard recorder, but I spent most of my life fumbling with a Boehm system clarinet. Is there a source for a Boehm system recorder? Ideal would be a saxophone keyed recorder, my warped finger have trouble closing hole. . Short of that a binary key for the two-holed one up from the bottom would help
Being a brass player, I've wondered if one-handed variants of recorders exist and randomly read about the three-hole pipe (aka tabor pipe) yet the recorder variants I found at the time were very expensive, so I moved on since I can still play a normal one.
They are expensive, although we are doing everything we can to bring the costs down. An important consideration is what the person wants to play and what they need to play for school etc. Brass are much cheaper to support with instrument stands etc. but it is also important for us to find the right solutions for each of the instruments in the brass family!
@@TheOHMITrust Oh, sorry. I was referring to a Mollenhauer version I previously came across in my search that was $1500. Your models are a lot more affordable, comparatively.
The recorder presented in this video is more similar to the Flabiol. Also, if you want inexpensive tabor pipes, I recommend getting from Susato. If you want tabor pipes in Dorian mode, Susato also has Txistus!
Chalumeau, fife & other keyless woodwinds can be made 1-handed in a similar way to 1-handed recorder. Re woodwinds with many keys, valves may be needed to make them 1-handed, similar to how historical brass instruments were keyed before valves developed. Overtone saxophone plays like a bugle so valves can similarly extend range.
Side question, can the MuseScore braille display be exported to some hardware/software that can produce the hard braille copy that can actually be read by touch?
They are expensive as the materials are expensive and they are made by hand. This is one issue that we are hoping that will be overcome slightly for the beginner with 3D printed instruments, but at the momen there is still some hand finishing.
I'm looking for a two handed recorder that has keys like this for a couple of students who simply need something with keys. The Nuvo is good but doesn't seem to have as good of a tone quality. Any one have any suggestions? These are older adult students with a lot of arthritis.
Many years ago I bought a very expensive recorder from a music shop in Heidelberg, Germany. It was amongst their mini musical instruments where even mini violins were available. The recorder was made of wood and played beautiful notes but wasn't longer than 7 centimetres. Where can I obtain another since this one was chewed up by a vervet monkey here in Namibia!!
"... chewed up by a vervet monkey..." I had a flute completely flattened by a bus! I like your vervet monkey better, though 😁 A classic among ignominious exits!
To answer your question, you can buy an ABS garklein recorder from Thomann in Germany which is very musical and perfectly playable. As you already discovered, a wooden garklein from most makers is likely to be very expensive. Hopefully, vervet monkeys don't like ABS plastic.
I have tried to find these somewhere for purchase but seem to just keep getting link after link after link. Our school has access to to 3d printers and i have a student with no fingers on her left hand. Does anyone know where I can find or obtain the files to print it? Or where one can be purchased?
Not as such, but we have used neck supports and people playing one-man band moved their heads rather than the harmonica. Would that be possible for a chromatic harmonica?
@@TheOHMITrust Thank you for responding. I have an "holder", it's for use while simultaneously playing guitar. My older brother (gone 18 years) was attempting to adapt a cable /foot operated like a bike cable control to adjust the chromatic bar just enough (about 1 cm) so I could play guitar and accompany him while he plated the flute. He never completed it and my mechanical design gene never developed like his. The chromatic can play in any key.
OK, serious stuff aside, are you familiar with David Young? He's famous for double recorder playing and arranging. My wife and I knew him in the 90s when we were glass artists on the art show circuit in Michigan. He'd be there playing and selling CDs. He's gotten a bit more famous since then. His signature song was a cover of John Lennon's "Imagine". ruclips.net/video/XbIs7-8WNWk/видео.html I believe he's still in the game.
This is amazing! I’m a music teacher and I have a student in 2nd grade who is missing fingers in on one of her hand. I was thinking of either arranging piece so to not use low notes or making her play the melodica… but this is perfect. I’ll definitly look into this when she reaches grade 4!
That is so cool
Why melodica? Harmonica would do much better.
@@ОлегБобров-в7ъ Harmonica is not an instrument that is taught in grade school where I'm from. There is no adaptation needed on the melodica regarding pieces of music because it's basically a piano that you blow into. (And I have no idea how to play the harmonica, I wouldn't be a good teacher 🙂)
@@jessicaarbour-riopel5171 cool .
Upto what level grade are you teaching.
I almost cried of joy! I have a condition where I could go blind instantly any day and I have been playing the recorder since I was 5 years old and I have been afraid of a day where I could no longer read sheet music, so thank you so much for this video! I did not know that was an option and honestly…. I have been afraid to check it out myself, because I was afraid there would be no option. ❤
My late mother became blind at the end of her life, we took care of her and saw how hard it was for her.😢 I wish with all my heart that your vision is preserved.🙏
One-handed recorders for the physically challenged who would otherwise be precluded from playing the recorder. What a magnanimous innovation! Accolades to the one who brought this unique recorder to fruition. 😌❤
@peterworrell8914
Anything like this that can help someone still be able to play a musical instrument with a physical disability is brilliant . I saw a video once of a saxophone player who had to have part of his left arm amputated and to help him continue to play and not have to stop, he got a modified saxophone so he could play one handed which was great to see.
Thanks Sarah! It's brilliant that these recorders can be rented as well as bought. Clever to use an existing head joint too. What a very cool charity. I really like the idea of an all inclusive orchestra too!
This is amazing. I think I was crying during half of this video. Anything to make music more accessible for all is wonderful!!! Thank you!
I was in tears as well
This would be similar to the Flabiol in Spain. Usually played with a tambor (drum) on other hand. It's an old musicial tradition of Pipe and Tabor.
Sarah, you should try playing the Tabor Pipe sometime! Or perhaps a Txistu, which is set in Dorian Scale...
This was the first thing that I thought of.
I play the Basque txistu along with flutes, recorders and whistles. It is amazing the range of music which Basque txistularis are able to play on this instrument with only three holes. Their innovation of using a ring at the bottom of the instrument to allow instrument support while freeing off the pinkie finger to bell-stop the end aperture is the clincher which gives the instrument a full chromatic range. Recommended.
I am thrilled that Sarah Jeffery has done this video promoting OHMI and the one handed recorders.Sorry Sarah that I didn comment earlier! I play a treble one handed recorder that was adapted by Peter Worrell 2 years ago and have recently started learning the one-handed tenor and descant. None of this would have been possible without the help of OHMI and Peter Worrell . I used to play the one handed alto along with my flute to a good level just over 40 years ago when I had 2 hands. I now have 40 years of catching up to do. It is well worth trying if any of you with limb deficits want to try it. This video illustrates that it is possible to play a lot more than3 Blind Mice on a one handed recorder. I achieved a good Merit with my ABRSM Grade 5 in June and am now working to Grade 6. As Sarah said, do support OHMI. They are a great charity. I have learned a lot from Sarah's videos and then had fun putting that in to trying to do it with just my left hand. !! Happy playing everybody.x
There’s a man in Hythe innKent called Chris Mcneally. Besides nearing the head music examiner for Kent, he builds just about any musical instrument you can think of. He once built a one handed saxophone for a woman who used to play with the Ivy Benson band, who was so impressed she asked him to make another in silver.
Excellent video Sarah. Thank you.
In the UK the RNIB has a wide range of resources and help for musicians with any visual impairment. Not only Braille scores, but modified staff notation. It's not just enlarging a standard score, but modifying it, so the relevant details are enlarged and made clearer. Not sure of the details, and I believe it was a recorder player who was involved in the development.
I think that was @jamesrisdon-recorder7048
My music teacher used to play two penny whistles at the same time. One of them had tape over the upper holes so it could play lower notes. Her repertoire included excerpts from Carnival of Venice and Nutcracker.
One of my greatest fears is injuring a hand and not being able to play my saxophone. Stuff like this helps reassure me that I could still make music pretty well!
I find it so great. The more people can play music, the better!
You make the best videos about recorders without a doubt.
Definitely!
Hi Sarah, thank you so much for the great video!
Side note not about today topic but I realized that lately your camera goes in and out of focus quite a little bit (focus hunting) :D Since you are mainly records standing still in frame, I guess you can switch the lens to manual focus while shooting video to solve this issue :D
9:15 Love the unintentional pun there - hard to find sheet music for braille readers --> 'I put out some feelers'. Great to see these affordable options!
absolutely insane! its a really cool idea! there are traditional instruments that are played onehanded but i never thought a regular recorder could be turned into a onehanded instrument.
My first thought was this could be used for pipe and tabor playing.
It perhaps may be a Flabiol. The one-handed recorder in Spain. Flabiol y tambor
That would be useful. I have a tabor pipe and I find I have lots of trouble trying to play some of the notes on the second octave and can't seem to play the middle D, E and F# but can get every other note to come out so having the whistles with keys, I wouldn't have that issue.
Fantastic idea! I've got a dodgy right hand and the left handed one would be ideal. Thanks for the review 😄
That sounded like a job well done. Nice one OMHI Trust.
That is indeed very cool. I play a lot of one handed recorder (the other hand plays another recorder or a harp), but on conventional instruments and not chromatic.
Nice work as usual. Cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott
waiting for the insane madlad that can play both at the same time, playing both the bass and treble parts of a song
We'd love to see that too!
"Closed-standing" keys -- like a simple-system (pre-Boehm) flute!
Once again, the triumph of simple system woodwinds!
Yesss!
This is awesome! More music for everyone is always a great thing!
What an awesome, heartwarming video!!!😊
Compositor see one wand recorder: Aggressively witting sheet music
This is wonderful! ❤
Excellent! They're doing an amazing job.
Thank you!
❤ Love this thing and never seen it before!
After seeing this video, I am now renting a one handed descant recorder from the OHMI Trust! School recorder lessons 30+ years ago were quite traumatic for me and now I'm getting the chance I always wanted to learn. ❤
I clicked on this video fully hoping to see you play them through your nose 😂 great video i love your content!
Wonderful video & heartfelt thanks to the people at the OHMI trust for their work!
I have tendonitis issues in one hand, but still hope I'll be able to use both hands in future... In any case, recorder is much less strain on your hands than piano, or even transverse flute where you have to twist your hands.
That said, I don't quite understand how the octave hole (thumb hole in a normal recorder) can work on a one-handed instrument. On a normal recorder, the higher the note in the second octave - especially some of the sharps and flats, like G# on Soprano - the more difficult it is to play: not only do you have to judge accurately how hard to blow, but the thumb has to cover just enough of the hole and not too much, and how hard to blow and how much the thumb should cover is different for different notes. So, do you have to press more or less on the octave key, to open the hole more or less? Or is the recorder designed in a different way, to make these notes easier to play?
The key is open or shut so it is not dependent on that. I think the amount you blow is like a learned muscle memory but it doesn't seem to be an issue to those who learn it. Others might be able to give you a more technical answer though!
This is so cool!
This is perfect!! Now I can tap my guitar with one hand, and play the recorder with my other hand!!
This is wonderful
I wonder if the D-E issue could be addressed by adding a dedicated D key played by the ring finger, pinky finger or thumb
It can be improved by using three fingers on the toneholes and the pinky on the octave key and then just lifting the third finger off and on. The two different fingerings for the middle D can help move between different combinations of notes.
I was part of a US organization that did things like this, but they’ve been gone a good 20 years. AFAIK, there’s no other. Thank you for reminding me of who I used to be. I haven’t talked to Brian Blood in forever. (I don’t even know if he's still alive).
He's very much alive!
@@gillchatfield3231 Thanks!
We haven't heard of anyone else but I didn't know about a historic organisation in the US either.
I first thought that the idea of the one handed recorder to accompany another one handed recorder by the same player, however was blown away (pun intended) for it's primary purpose for disabled people. Absolutely Brilliant!!!!!! Would this be the first instrument which is purposed designed for the disabled?
There are videos on RUclips about this. Years ago there was a saxophone player who had to have part of his left arm amputated. So he didn't have to give up playing, he got a modified saxophone so he could play with one hand which was the first time I heard about it and I think he wasn't the only one who had a modified saxophone so they could play one handed.
There are lots of adapted instruments made for individuals for decades but the one-handed recorder may be the first that was made commercially and I think it was first launched in its wooden version in the 1990's. The 3D printed version helps with the cost, the time of production and broadens the range of people who could produce it in the future.
Could play a drum on the other hand too. This recorder is similar to the Flabiol which is a part of Pipe and Tabor tradition in Spain.
Holy cow now you can play contemporary style with two recorders utilizing a greater range - somehow that part got me excited as well and the ability to play duets yourself and yes it'd break my brain but wurth it!!!
We'd love to see the results!
Thanks for sharing these! Do you have a link to a website for the plastic versions?
Amazing!
[OT Is that an old M-Audio MIDI keyboard just like mine back there? IT IS! Sooo glad to see someone else who doesn't throw away seriously good technics just because they're aged.] Back on topic; I think the one-handed's are great! Arthritis slowly eats at me, more one than the other hand, and while I always have piano/keyboard availability, nice to know there are options appearing.
Chalumeau, fife & other keyless woodwinds can be made 1-handed in a similar way to 1-handed recorder.
Re woodwinds with many keys, valves may be needed to make them 1-handed, similar to how historical brass instruments were keyed before valves developed.
Overtone saxophone plays like a bugle so valves can similarly extend range.
Cool!
Do you know if there has been any work towards implementing this physical fingering system as an electronic wind instrument/controller? Because keys, switches and sensors can be arranged without much regard for acoustic physics, it might be nice to have a nice reference standard that also maps to an actual acoustic instrument like this. I am assuming Sarah’s use of her non fingering hand touching the instrument was solely for balancing purpose. Is there a Facebook group for the OHMI Trust or an umbrella “organization” that fosters and/or does similar work? Sarah, a cape, a one-handed recorder controller and a Mini-Moog synth… what a sight!!! Maybe a bit of fog…
Duets, Sarah, but played by you alone! I’dnl ove to hear you do some.
Yet a use for a one hand recorder can be in composing: without having to put the recorder away to write. Play the tune with one hand and write it with the other hand.
Great plan and broadens the market even more!
This thing is WAY more in tune than the wooden one you reviewed recently (28 pds from a British department store, Lida, something like that)
This is amazing. I wonder when they will be available for purchase?
Quick question, which alto recorder would you recommend for someone with short fingers. I heard the new Zen On Bessen Alto had slightly closer holes. Thanks for all your videos!
I know I should learn to play a standard recorder, but I spent most of my life fumbling with a Boehm system clarinet. Is there a source for a Boehm system recorder? Ideal would be a saxophone keyed recorder, my warped finger have trouble closing hole. . Short of that a binary key for the two-holed one up from the bottom would help
Being a brass player, I've wondered if one-handed variants of recorders exist and randomly read about the three-hole pipe (aka tabor pipe) yet the recorder variants I found at the time were very expensive, so I moved on since I can still play a normal one.
They are expensive, although we are doing everything we can to bring the costs down. An important consideration is what the person wants to play and what they need to play for school etc. Brass are much cheaper to support with instrument stands etc. but it is also important for us to find the right solutions for each of the instruments in the brass family!
@@TheOHMITrust Oh, sorry. I was referring to a Mollenhauer version I previously came across in my search that was $1500. Your models are a lot more affordable, comparatively.
The recorder presented in this video is more similar to the Flabiol. Also, if you want inexpensive tabor pipes, I recommend getting from Susato. If you want tabor pipes in Dorian mode, Susato also has Txistus!
Chalumeau, fife & other keyless woodwinds can be made 1-handed in a similar way to 1-handed recorder.
Re woodwinds with many keys, valves may be needed to make them 1-handed, similar to how historical brass instruments were keyed before valves developed.
Overtone saxophone plays like a bugle so valves can similarly extend range.
Great review! You have such a lovely way to talk about music that makes me want to try one of this recorders right the way! hahah
I would love to see the smarties recorder review if that's possible
Single person duet playing is now possible!
Side question, can the MuseScore braille display be exported to some hardware/software that can produce the hard braille copy that can actually be read by touch?
Yes! It can be linked to a refreshable braille display monitor.
Mollenhauer builds one-handed Recorders, too. But they are soooo expensive😮
They are expensive as the materials are expensive and they are made by hand. This is one issue that we are hoping that will be overcome slightly for the beginner with 3D printed instruments, but at the momen there is still some hand finishing.
I'm looking for a two handed recorder that has keys like this for a couple of students who simply need something with keys. The Nuvo is good but doesn't seem to have as good of a tone quality. Any one have any suggestions? These are older adult students with a lot of arthritis.
Beautiful ❤️🙏🌈🌹👍
Many years ago I bought a very expensive recorder from a music shop in Heidelberg, Germany. It was amongst their mini musical instruments where even mini violins were available. The recorder was made of wood and played beautiful notes but wasn't longer than 7 centimetres. Where can I obtain another since this one was chewed up by a vervet monkey here in Namibia!!
"... chewed up by a vervet monkey..." I had a flute completely flattened by a bus! I like your vervet monkey better, though 😁 A classic among ignominious exits!
To answer your question, you can buy an ABS garklein recorder from Thomann in Germany which is very musical and perfectly playable. As you already discovered, a wooden garklein from most makers is likely to be very expensive. Hopefully, vervet monkeys don't like ABS plastic.
How does one actually go about buying one of these? There doesn't seem to be any option on the Ohmi site :(
Email the OHMI trust! They aren’t a shop but a charity. The instruments are 3D printed according to demand.
I have tried to find these somewhere for purchase but seem to just keep getting link after link after link. Our school has access to to 3d printers and i have a student with no fingers on her left hand. Does anyone know where I can find or obtain the files to print it? Or where one can be purchased?
You can write to the OHMI trust at the address in their website, they are a small team who can help with each individual order 😊
Hello, is anyone playing the Badinerie, suite n2 by Bach, on the alto recorder?? Which one is easier? Bm or Dm ??
👍
Is there an adaptation for a chromatic harmonica? It requires bi-manual control. Holding and manipulating the "bar".
Not as such, but we have used neck supports and people playing one-man band moved their heads rather than the harmonica. Would that be possible for a chromatic harmonica?
@@TheOHMITrust Thank you for responding. I have an "holder", it's for use while simultaneously playing guitar. My older brother (gone 18 years) was attempting to adapt a cable /foot operated like a bike cable control to adjust the chromatic bar just enough (about 1 cm) so I could play guitar and accompany him while he plated the flute. He never completed it and my mechanical design gene never developed like his. The chromatic can play in any key.
@@grandpa9776 What does the chromatic bar need to do? Is that the button at one end that shifts the pitch? (please excuse my ignorance!)
Where can i get the file to orint thus revirder??:)
OK, serious stuff aside, are you familiar with David Young? He's famous for double recorder playing and arranging. My wife and I knew him in the 90s when we were glass artists on the art show circuit in Michigan. He'd be there playing and selling CDs. He's gotten a bit more famous since then. His signature song was a cover of John Lennon's "Imagine". ruclips.net/video/XbIs7-8WNWk/видео.html I believe he's still in the game.
mmm... I had an student with hands BUT with her fingers not developed properly
"but I don't play the recorder" ..... YET.
No reason for anyone to not play the recorder ;)