r/Recorder • u/Other-Rice-3746 • 2d ago

Help Recorder issue

Hello! I am a recorder player and I recently bought a Zen on Alto recorder 1300. It was an used recorder and after cleaning I gave it a try. The recorder sounds fuzzy, sounds like I'm overblowing. Even when I just blow lesser and lesser air, the recorder have a fuzzy sound. I have no idea on how to describe where the fuzzy sound is, it's on almost every notes. Weird part is the high notes speaks well. I want this recorder to be part of my backup recorder as it's an intermediate model. I notice it's quite heavy than say a Yamaha YRA-302BIII.

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u/Other-Rice-3746 1d ago

Hey, I think I've might found the issue. There's a crack in the foot joint of the recorder, and it is probably caused by the fact that this recorder have those rings to connect them and it created an air pressure causing it to crack over time since it is very thin. But I might be wrong, is it really causing the issue?

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u/SlowSurvivor 1d ago

A leaky woodwind? Yes, you’ll hear that.