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I have recorded another video, this time introducing my three tenor recorders that aren’t made of wood. As always, I have put the subtitles of said video here, so you can read them without watching the video or translate them into any language you want. I’ve made a German translation so you don’t have to. 😉

In the video, I’m playing my Thomann tenor recorder which is the cheapest in the collection, around 30 euros. It was the first ever tenor recorder I bought. I wanted to see whether I liked it and how my fingers would cope with the wider distance. It worked quite well and after a while, a wooden Mollenhauer tenor moved it (but that’s another story). Then I read that the Aulos Robin is quite comfortable to play, so I ordered one. It’s around 80 euros and doesn’t have a double key for hole no. 7 like the Thomann, but double holes throughout. I find it fairly easy to play and so it has become my „go to“ tenor since it also fits in the bag I have for my Low Whistles.

And then the Sigo by Kunath was announced and of course I had to order one and after a long wait, it arrived and there’s a video and a short blog post with the subtitles, too.

The Sigo is the most expensive of the three, currently at 139 euros, but the fingers don’t have to stretch wider than with a standard alto, so playing is really relaxed and I also like the sound. It looks a bit less than a tenor recorder which can be a good thing depending on your audience and the context you’re using it it.

Believe it or not, I don’t have a clear favourite. I played the Thomann tenor at my mother’s funeral so it will always have a place in my heart; the Aulos is a nice budget instrument, too and the sound is a lot better than most people expect it to be; and the Sigo is a class of its own.

Video subtitles:

Hello and welcome to today’s video where I’m going to introduce my three non-wooden tenor recorders.

I have here my tenor by Thomann and my Aulos Robin.

And the Thomann is slightly longer than the Aulos.

Weight-wise they are about the same, 365, 370 gram roundabout.

And the Aulos has double holes for number six and number seven and the Thomann has a double hole and a double key.

[Playing „Greensleeves“ on the Thomann tenor.]

[Playing „Greensleeves“ on the Aulos tenor.]

Right.

Aulos.

Thomann.

And, yes, I said I have a third one.

Here it is!

It is a tenor recorder although it doesn’t quite look like one.

It’s the Kunath Sigo and it weighs about 100g less than the others.

Let’s hear what this one sounds like.

[Playing „Greensleeves“ on the Sigo tenor.]

So. Again, all together.

Three tenor recorders.

Which one do you like best?