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Doubled Holes
Tarast Started conversation Sep 9, 2003
Does anyone know why lower recorder holes are doubled?
Doubled Holes
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Sep 9, 2003
So that you can play C# and D#. These were virtually impossible to play on 18th century recorders because they had single holes. You had to exactly half cover the hole to get these notes. Instead of that, we have it easy, being able to cover one of the two holes.
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