Mollenhauer's Dream Flute Soprano Recorder VS the half priced Student Recorder: Can be compared?

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Andri's Dream 4119 Soprano and Student 1042 Soprano recorders, both in pearwood, by Mollenhauer
I'm making this video just because these are the only wooden soprano instruments I own.
To be honest, the student model I don't use it anymore . I had been using it for about six months and then I turned to a plastic Yamaha. The Andri's Dream Flute came later in my collection and it's one of my favorite instruments. I love playing medieval, renaissance, early baroque and folk music.
If I have to say one drawback about the Dream Flute this will be fingering of the b flat. On the Dream Flute is 013467 instead of 0134 the Student and my plastic recorders as well use.
The Student model was very helpful for me to practice on how to clean and oil a wooden recorder without worrying that I may harm an expensive instrument.
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@adrianabreukink9281 3 года назад

thanks for the nice comparison! The recorder is actually not an easy instrument. My new Eagle model is maybe 5 times more difficult to master than a baroque recorder or a dream flute... :-) It's a totally new dimension and it's very satisfying to master something difficult, whatever level you play , whether it is a dream flute, a plastic Yamaha or an Eagle recorder.

@klausmader-amort518 2 года назад

The more i read about and hear the Dream flute the more rises the decision to acquire one …

@mrcraven1739 2 года назад

Really helpful. I had decided on the Dream but the guy in the music shop tried to dissuade me and suggested I go for a Mollenhauer Denner as he said the sound was more refined. I play mainly folk and your video convinced me that the Dream is right for me. A video with you playing Greek folk music on the recorder would be really good sometime 🙂

@nickperpirakis2211 2 года назад

I think the dream flute is great at folk music, although I’m not into this genre that much, but I’d like to explore it

@adriansandry2783 Год назад

Sounds like the Dream in plum wood would have been the perfect instrument for you. It is so much better than the pear wood version. I also mainly play folk and jazz.

@KKIcons Год назад

I would love to hear that and in the meantime does anybody have some other recommendations for great greek folk with recorders or flutes to try?

@HollandHiking 6 месяцев назад

The dreamflute essentially is derived form a renaissance recorder, and not a baroque recorder. It is indened to be an affordable modern recorder, that you use in combination with modern instruments. baroque recorders ar available in may different qualities, the cheaper ones of pear wood are OK for beginners, but if you are more advanced, get something better. Both types have their specific use, it is not orne or the other, but as a recorder player you like to have several different recorders.

@Elflamencojuan 3 года назад

Just got the Dream model after seeing this. It really does sound as good as this video demonstrates. and compared to a plastic one, well wow, it is far better, giving a wonderful mellow tone. So thank you for this. My only question is, did you oil the recorder immediately after you bought it or is that not necessary?

@nickperpirakis2211 3 года назад

I’m happy my video was helpful ☺️ yes I’m oiling it. The first apply I did it 3-4 months after buying it, but I’m not an expert on this😁

@emmajeavons1561 3 года назад

Hey ! Thanks for this nice comparison ! What is that beautiful piece you are playing ? I've heard it before but cannot remember where !!

@nickperpirakis2211 3 года назад

Thank you! It's the Daphne by Jacob van Eyck

@emmajeavons1561 3 года назад

@@nickperpirakis2211 Thank you!! I can now rest my mind ;)

@KKIcons Год назад

Wow that really was a night and day difference. I hope I can get a hold of one of those dream recorders sometime but maybe either of these might be better than my Yamaha plastic one. I can't wait for my aulos basic tenor to come in. I have never played a larger recorder before so not sure what to expect?

@OLEG-gt2yt Год назад

I liked the sound of the “student” better, especially at the top. The sound at the top is cleaner, there are no hissing overtones and, it seemed to me, better controlled.Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I heard.

@Caramel5367 3 года назад

The hole for the right hand's pinky finger is further away on the dream recorder which I find is bit of a problem for me. I can't move as fast as I'm used to.

@KKIcons Год назад

Oh man that is news I can use as mobility impaired. I am so thankful I came across your comment!

@535Salomon 2 года назад

So far I have the Adri's Dream Recorder in plastic and I can notice that the sound is big and very good for vocal music :) I played a Debussy Romance on it :D if that's how good the plastic model is... I can't imagine a wooden version.

@adriansandry2783 Год назад

Surprisingly the pear wood is not a huge step up from the plastic Dream, but that is partly true because the plastic Dreams are superb. BUT for a huge improvement try the plum wood Dream. It is absolutely gorgeous and such a delight to play.

@beatesetzer2441 3 года назад

Adris Traumflöte ! I have one with a plastic head. It was cheap and has a beautiful sound. I also have student descant, Küng. Lovely sound too. But very different

@nickperpirakis2211 3 года назад

I don’t know about the Kung but I suppose it’s very different from the dream flute. I would like to see one day how the plastic dream flute is.

@beatesetzer2441 3 года назад

@@nickperpirakis2211 it just has a plastic head but pear body.

@musicmotionmakeupmore8350 3 года назад

@@beatesetzer2441 Hello, there is also one Adris Dream Soprano which is completely made of plastic. I guess he means this one. ☺️ I‘m waiting for mine to arrive. 😊 🌺Greetings🌺

@luckybarrel7829 2 года назад

I dunno how I feel about these recorders. I feel like I like to have them in three parts where I can adjust the position of the last double holes. Also, you've got a lot of cool houseplants!

@nickperpirakis2211 2 года назад

I have big hands and I don’t have any problem in playing. Thank you 💚

@luckybarrel7829 2 года назад

@@nickperpirakis2211 Well then you're qualified to be the President of the United States :P

@nickperpirakis2211 2 года назад

@@luckybarrel7829 hahaha 🤣

@MariaJimenez-vd8mm 6 месяцев назад

Hi! Could you give me the title of the music that you play? I can’t remember!!!! 😂😂 thanks

@ultramarinetoo 4 месяца назад

2:18 is Van Eyck's Daphne (Doen Daphne d'over schoone Maeght), you can download the collection "Der Fluyten Lust-hof" in the old notation, or find a modern version.

@Cian_Nox 7 месяцев назад

2:57 How is that song called? I want to learn, how do I look for it?

@nickperpirakis2211 7 месяцев назад

It’s Daphne by Jacob van Eyck

@pjc1954 3 года назад

Useful comparison - thanks.

@sonjasoni6974 3 года назад

Is it possible that you could let me no the notes 3.03 onwards I not that good at reading music but once I play some of the notes I can pick up.

@sonjasoni6974 3 года назад

Many thanks

@KKIcons Год назад

Sarah's recorder Channel has a tutorial for that piece. She always tests recorders with that too. I will also look for the tutorial here but I'm just not as familiar with this channel yet.

@john21percent 3 года назад

Andri's dream sounds sweeter. But you didn't mention the price difference!!

@nickperpirakis2211 3 года назад

On Thomann, the dream flute is around 110€ and the student model around 60€

@tomb.4350 3 года назад

Look for the Mollenhauer Waldorf edition, it has exactly the same shape (bore, windway, labium, fingerholes) as the dream flute, sounds equal, is quite cheaper than the dream flute, but looks somehow like a kind of sextoy...

@charalamposchristinakis1044 3 года назад

👍👍👍

@LarryShone 3 года назад

I love the look of the Adri's dream but soprano is too high for me, I'd want it in alto

@nickperpirakis2211 3 года назад

I want an alto of this model too😁

@ninjaaron 3 года назад

I've got them both and I honestly like the soprano much more. The soprano is easier to play in tune on tricky notes like F# (B on Alto), and the alto sounds a bit wimpy on the low notes, and they are really easy to split, but I guess this is quite normal on alto recorders. The upper register on the alto is beautiful, however, and it's not as picky about your half-hole technique on the highest notes as the soprano. In general, the dream flutes sound beautiful, but they are more challenging in terms of intonation and ease of play than a good baroque recorder (like a Denner---not this student model). There are definitely pros and cons to this design.

@nickperpirakis2211 3 года назад

@@ninjaaron couple of months ago I got a moeck Rottenburgh soprano, and I want to make a video playing them side-by-side in various pieces of the repertory. I think the dream flutes are a very good introduction to the Renaissance recorders (using the baroque fingerings 🤷🏼‍♂️)

@LarryShone 3 года назад

@@ninjaaron I'm just not a lover of high pitched instruments, I much prefer alto and tenor. And I'd love a bass

@ninjaaron 3 года назад

@@LarryShone Recorders in general tend to be rather high pitched. 😅 If you like those lower registers check out the bassoon! 🥰

@eleonorer.6861 3 года назад

Thanks for the video. For the Bflat, on my soprano yamaha, I always play 01347... I just realised I learned this more complex fingering for nothing.... But at the same time, as I really want a (cheap) Renaissance model, I think It's not lost... you convinced me buying the Adris Model!! I hope I could find the Adris Model in Canada....

@eleonorer.6861 3 года назад

P.S. I have a cheap wooden one from Hohner....

@nickperpirakis2211 3 года назад

If this fingering works for your Yamaha then it will be easy to add one more finger. Actually it’s like playing the f without the finger 2. Hope you to find it and try it out, I think you gonna love it 🧡

@eleonorer.6861 3 года назад

@@nickperpirakis2211 yes, thanks, It's true, it is similar to F. I have a question, I didn't buy the Dream recorder yet, and I'm still hesitating, would not be better to pay a little bit more and buy a baroque model, In Canada, the adris dream model is about 198,00 $ and the Moeck Rottenberg Soprano Recorder (was about 275 $) and I just looked and It is in sold at 235,00$ What would be your suggestion? (do you know this model?)

@nickperpirakis2211 3 года назад

@@eleonorer.6861 I have a Rottenburgh sopyas well, but they are different instruments. For example if you want to play late baroque sonatas who require a lot of high notes you shoo for the Rottenburgh. The andis dream is perfect for Earl Baroque and folk etc.

@klausmader-amort518 2 года назад

Ohne Ton? Without Sound? - ahh! it comes later in the video …