Pear wood
- s1m0n
- Posts: 10069
- Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:17 am
- antispam: No
- Please enter the next number in sequence: 10
- Location: The Inside Passage
Re: Pear wood
It's a close-grained hardwood available to europeans.
And now there was no doubt that the trees were really moving - moving in and out through one another as if in a complicated country dance. ('And I suppose,' thought Lucy, 'when trees dance, it must be a very, very country dance indeed.')
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
- Peter Duggan
- Posts: 3223
- Joined: Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:39 pm
- antispam: No
- Please enter the next number in sequence: 8
- Tell us something.: I'm not registering, I'm trying to edit my profile! The field “Tell us something.” is too short, a minimum of 100 characters is required.
- Location: Kinlochleven
- Contact:
Re: Pear wood
Nothing. Presumably used for availability and price, but it's basically a mass market, lower-end choice with pearwood and maple recorders typically impregnated with paraffin wax for preservation and stability where harder/denser woods don't require this and are normally oiled instead.Old Dog wrote:What's so great about the material?
- s1m0n
- Posts: 10069
- Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:17 am
- antispam: No
- Please enter the next number in sequence: 10
- Location: The Inside Passage
Re: Pear wood
Before the arrival of tropical hardwoods in Europe, fruitwood (usually pear) and boxwood were two of the densest close-grained woods available to Europeans. Thus, they were used to make recorders. Several hundred years later, the tradition continues, despite the availability of denser tropical hardwoods.
*And flutes, pipes, etc. At the time, there was no better wood available.
*And flutes, pipes, etc. At the time, there was no better wood available.
Last edited by s1m0n on Thu May 25, 2017 7:54 am, edited 3 times in total.
And now there was no doubt that the trees were really moving - moving in and out through one another as if in a complicated country dance. ('And I suppose,' thought Lucy, 'when trees dance, it must be a very, very country dance indeed.')
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
- AuLoS303
- Posts: 464
- Joined: Sun Apr 30, 2017 12:17 pm
- antispam: No
- Please enter the next number in sequence: 8
- Tell us something.: I have a fascination for musical instruments of all kinds, and though I'm not a very good player I have a small collection of acoustic instruments including 5 recorders, 3 tin whistles , 3 guitars and 2 ukuleles.
- Location: Darlington UK
- Contact:
Re: Pear wood
I would say availability. Especially as the flute/whistle is a folk instrument and in earlier times commoners would make use of the materials around them. And I dont think Pear was a particularly sacred tree (unlike Yew or Rowan)
You can play beautiful music on an ugly flute
My musical endeavours on my blog
My musical endeavours on my blog
- Chifmunk
- Posts: 174
- Joined: Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:40 am
- antispam: No
- Please enter the next number in sequence: 8
- Tell us something.: Hi, I play 5-string banjo, mountain dulcimer, bones, and am now a beginner pennywhistler. I have some Dixon, Freeman, and Susato whistles. This is obviously the most extensive forum for information in whistle learning- thanks!
I also run a mountain dulcimer social site at: fotmd.com - Location: Germantown, NY
Re: Pear wood
Coincidence-
I'm having an all pear wood epinette des Vosges being made for me right now. I chose pear wood mostly because that's the wood of the antique original museum instrument that my epinette is based on. Also for pear wood sentimental reasons. Should be finished in a few weeks. The color of pear wood is delightful as well. Can't wait!
I'm having an all pear wood epinette des Vosges being made for me right now. I chose pear wood mostly because that's the wood of the antique original museum instrument that my epinette is based on. Also for pear wood sentimental reasons. Should be finished in a few weeks. The color of pear wood is delightful as well. Can't wait!
Having FUN playin' my whistles!
http://pennywhistleclub.com/
...a new social network just for whistlers
http://pennywhistleclub.com/
...a new social network just for whistlers
- benhall.1
- Moderator
- Posts: 14816
- Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:21 pm
- antispam: No
- Please enter the next number in sequence: 8
- Tell us something.: I'm a fiddler and, latterly, a fluter. I love the flute. I wish I'd always played it. I love the whistle as well. I'm blessed in having really lovely instruments for all of my musical interests.
- Location: Unimportant island off the great mainland of Europe
Re: Pear wood
I had to look up "epinette des Vosges". Never heard of one before.Chifmunk wrote:Coincidence-
I'm having an all pear wood epinette des Vosges being made for me right now. I chose pear wood mostly because that's the wood of the antique original museum instrument that my epinette is based on. Also for pear wood sentimental reasons. Should be finished in a few weeks. The color of pear wood is delightful as well. Can't wait!
- AuLoS303
- Posts: 464
- Joined: Sun Apr 30, 2017 12:17 pm
- antispam: No
- Please enter the next number in sequence: 8
- Tell us something.: I have a fascination for musical instruments of all kinds, and though I'm not a very good player I have a small collection of acoustic instruments including 5 recorders, 3 tin whistles , 3 guitars and 2 ukuleles.
- Location: Darlington UK
- Contact:
Re: Pear wood
Me too, and I'm glad I took the time too. It looks fantastic!benhall.1 wrote:I had to look up "epinette des Vosges". Never heard of one before.Chifmunk wrote:Coincidence-
I'm having an all pear wood epinette des Vosges being made for me right now. I chose pear wood mostly because that's the wood of the antique original museum instrument that my epinette is based on. Also for pear wood sentimental reasons. Should be finished in a few weeks. The color of pear wood is delightful as well. Can't wait!
You can play beautiful music on an ugly flute
My musical endeavours on my blog
My musical endeavours on my blog