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Sordune

	Finished and Kit RWC Sordunes

No sordunes have survived to the present day but detailed drawings can be found in Praetorius' "Syntagma Musicum" (1619) which clearly show a double reed instrument of two parallel bores with a crook (bocal) tapering towards the end of its length.

These instruments are particularly useful in forming the bass line of either a broken consort or a consort of recorders and sound particularly fine as a low consort since they can be played expressively, having a tone similar to the curtal (or dulcian) but are more muted.

Derived from the curtal, the sordune has a cylindrical bore, instead the conical structure of the curtal.

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 being that the curtal has the conical bore and the kortholt has a windcap.

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RWC Sordune

	Finished and Kit RWC Sordunes

Our workshop has developed their sordunes after the drawings found in Praetorius' "Syntagma Musicum".

Drawn to scale using the Brunswick foot we were able to convert the measurements into metric and calculate the bore diameters from the playing length and pitch indicated.

We make the body of the instrument from English sycamore, which is then bored and sealed to prevent moisture penetration.

A short straight crook is hand drawn in brass and tapered at one end to suit the double cane reed.

Each instrument comes with a cane reed, fingering chart and 12 months warranty.

We have used the bottom note to name the sizes of Sordune but some conventions prefer the lowest note of the main 7 finger playing range (hence the second voice in brackets).

Tenor: B^b-g'

Bass: F-d'

Quart Bass: BB^b-g'

Great Bass: FF-d'

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.

Sordune Kit

	Finished and Kit RWC Sordunes

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Sordune Technical Plan

	Finished and Kit RWC Sordunes

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Sordune Accessories and Spare Parts

Sordune Availability and delivery time

Not all of the items listed on our site are available immediately. Products without a reference nor a price are rarely available for quick dispatch. If you are interested in them, please contact us.

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]

Sordune Configuration, References and Prices

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			Ref.				Price [1]
	Sordune - Tenor, Bb-g'
	Finished Instrument
	Sordune - Tenor, Bb-g'		F-SOT		Finished		338.68	RWC
	Kit + drawing + instructions + license
	Not available
	Drawing + instructions + license
	Not available
	Sordune - Bass, F-d'
	Finished Instrument
	Sordune - Bass, F-d'		F-SOB		Finished		457.83	RWC
	Kit + drawing + instructions + license
	Not available
	Drawing + instructions + license
	Not available
	Sordune - Quart Bass, BBb-g
	Finished Instrument
	Sordune - Quart Bass, BBb-g		F-SOQB		Finished		578.68	RWC
	Kit + drawing + instructions + license
	Not available
	Drawing + instructions + license
	Not available
	Sordune - Great Bass, FF-d
	Finished Instrument
	Sordune - Great Bass, FF-d		F-SOGB		Finished		721.66	RWC
	Kit + drawing + instructions + license
	Not available
	Drawing + instructions + license
	Not available

Prices and Exchange rates
All published prices are exclusive of VAT and shipping costs. They are shown in RWC.
The following exchange rates are valid on April 28th, 2020. See other conditions

Exchange rates 1 RWC= 1.585 GBP 1.725 EUR 1.973 USD 210.4 JPY 2.744 CAD 3.017 AUD 1.925 CHF 144.3 RUB 13.97 CNY 35.84 ZAR 46.99 MXN

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