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Kortholt

	Tenor and alto Kortholts based on drawings by Michael Praetorius

One way to look at the kortholt is that a kortholt is a sordune with a windcap. This is not really true as the sordune has a bocal between the wooden body and the reed while the kortholt only has a short staple for the reed, a longer bocal would not fit under a windcap.

Due to the windcap the kortholt can only be played at one sound level while the sordune is more flexible like all other direct blown double reed instruments.

The curtal, kortholt and sordune have a number of things in common: all three instruments are developed during the renaissance, all three have a double bore connected at the bottom of the instrument, and all three are double reed instruments.

The main differences are: The reed of the kortholt is under a windcap while both the sordune and the curtal use a direct blown double reed. The dulcian has a conical bore finishing in a bell, while both the sordune and the kortholt have a cylindrical bore with the same diameter at the reed and at the end opening at the side of the instrument.

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RWC Kortholt

Each instrument is entirely hand built by 'in-house' experienced craftsmen to special order in our own workshops in Toledo (Spain) to the highest standard of craftsmanship. They come with 12 months warranty and 12 months free access to our 'helpline' for advice on setting up, playing and maintenance.

A simple hard case is available as optional extra.

Kortholt Kit

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Kortholt Technical Plan

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Kortholt Accessories and Spare Parts

Kortholt Availability and delivery time

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We publish standard availability, which means that this product usually ships in that time since it has been ordered. But at the specific time of your order, that interval can be longer or smaller depending on many production factors.  In addition, you still will have to wait for your product to arrive (delivery time). [More info about availability & delivery dates]

Kortholt Configuration, References and Prices

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