How Do You Make A Recorder Instrument?
The recorder, a woodwind musical instrument, is prevalent among elementary schools today, as plastic versions of the instrument can be produced with little cost. Perhaps your son or daughter is learning the recorder now, or perhaps you yourself owned one in grade school. However, though it serves well to teach many schoolchildren the fundamentals of music theory, advanced recorder playing is complex, like any other instrument, and requires a great deal of dedication and practice. Similarly, constructing a recorder out of its traditional material, wood, is a difficult, complicated process, but can be done with some effort. Below is an outline of how to construct a recorder from a traditional material, boxwood. Choose a block of boxwood with adequate dimensions. Select a portion of the wood free of cracks, knots, fungus or faults. With a pencil, mark a section of appropriate diameter- between one and two inches. Cut away the surrounding wood using the band saw. Drill through the center o