> And the modern chromatic "recorder" as you have it today is mostly really
> OOP from its theory of construction...

There are plenty of 15th and 16th century treatises on recorders, and
my local early music group has a set of 3 recorders made according to
the treatise published by Gnassi -- they obey the same fingering
chart. So you can get the real ones, if you're willing to put up the
$. They were $700 each.

Most plastic recorders sold in stores are indeed Baroque, but there
are plenty of companies making (expensive) "renaissance style" recorders
(Moeck, for example.) These often cost more than the ones made by
Rob Turner (my loacl maker), so buyer beware.

Personally, I'm pretty particular about what I play, but I'm not bothered
at all by using a plastic baroque recorder if that's what I have around --
for the price, it's an excellent compromise, and it's the most versitile
cheap close-to-renaissance instrument you can find.

> Also the modern ones are "even
> tempered" not "just tempered" as most of the early period instruments were.

Indeed, most "baroque" recorders sold today have different intonation
from real renaissance (and real baroque) recorders, but I assure you
that most people can't tell the difference. I can't, and I have a
pretty good ear.

-- gb

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