Recorder Fife

Whistle
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Can some share some information on Recorder Fife ? Is it a close cousin to the whistle ? (at least I think it a fife)

I was given a very well used two peice recorder and the finger holes are very similar to my D whistle except of course for the thumb and 4th finger for right hand.

The first 6 holes (with thumb closed) seem give the tone that it quite similar my whistle.

BTW, Its doesn’t have any double holes like many recorder I have seen .

Thanks,
Bob

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Hello velroc. I have the Yamaha fife which is not a true fife. Yamaha also agrees to this. This fife was created to help as an introductory instrument to the modern flute. Some of the fingerings are the same as the recorder and the whistle and then some are different. The Yamaha fife requires the right pinky finger to be used to stop the seventh hole for many of the notes including B,A, and G. I found it very difficult to get an even embouchure with this fife. It has also been stated that it is more difficult than the modern flute. I don’t or haven’t played the modern flute so I can’t compare. They are relatively inexpensive. I’d be more than happy to give you mine as I never play it. PM me if you’d like.

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Is it end blown or side blown? I.E. Does it have a fipple?

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It has a fipple and end blown like a whistle. In fact it just looks like a cross between a whistle and a recorder.

Bob

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Bob, what manufacturer recorder fife is it? The Yamaha fife is a side blown instrument.

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I belive its a “Johannes Adler”, it also has the word “Baroque” on it too.

Bob

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Oh yeah, I seen these on the Alder Heinrich web site. They do look alot like a recorder and are labeled as a wood whistle. I believe these are played just the same as a whistle. They are also keyed in D. Looks like the price is around $100. Looks like a nice wood whistle but of course I don’t know how they play and would be curious to know . . . Anyone else? . . .

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Using google I found about the same information. Looks like a great gift! Any cracks, is the cork tendon sealing? (cork not thread right?)

PS. It is definitely not a fife.

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OK, your probably right it is a whistle, it has a threaded joint and the fipple lip has a chip, as I said its seen a lot of use but still plays decent.

Plus the fact that I have a problem problem with my spit building up in the fipple, and since the fipple is larger it helps this problem…

Bob