Getting A New Tenor Recorder!

Well, thanks to my friends' contributions to the Drolar Recorder Fund, I'll be getting a new tenor recorder sometime in the next couple of months. I've decided on a Mollenhauer Denner double key tenor. It will be similar in wood color to the first two in the picture, but will be the length of the third recorder since it will have the double keys for C/C#. Anyway, I'm really excited about it. It will be my first wood tenor, and I can't wait to take it to my local recorder group to play!

I chose the Mollenhauer Denner based on reputation and recommendation of Bill Lazar at Lazar's Early Music. Bill was very nice and very helpful when I spoke with him earlier this week. I told him my music history (including my recorder history) and my budget, and he helped me narrow it down to the Denner. It ranges in cost on the internet form $500 - $750 with shipping. Lazar's had the best price, and I generally like the way they present on the internet and on the telephone.

Mollenhauer is a German company that has been making musical instruments since 1823. They are a very reputable manufacturer and have an interesting company history.

Anyway, I'll post a pic of the actual instrument when I finally get it. If you'd like to make a donation to the Drolar Recorder Fund, please email me at drolar@gmail.com.

Wish me luck in getting the money together!

dro out!

Yesterday Was My Birthday!!!

yesterday was my birthday, and it was one of the best birthdays i've had in a long time. my roommate dom, organized a small dinner at my favorite greek restaurant which was great! my son gave me an awesome lava lamp! dom gave me some money to put toward my recorder purchase and Age of Empires III (can't wait to play it!!!) dom also gave me a really nice stephanie gave me an awesome camel candle holder (you put the tealight candle up the camel's @$$ and the light shines through stars and moons cutout of the camel's body (it's really cool). another great thing was my friend bridget is in from houston and she came to the dinner and spent the evening with us! it was great to spend some time with her, and i hope we'll see her several more times before she goes back to houston. my sweethearts belle and kathryn made a nice donation to the drolar recorder fund (which was one of the best gifts they could have given me). My boss even made a donation (a really nice donation) to the recorder fund!

it was a great birthday! i hope i have more like it!

dro out.

p.s. if you'd like to know more about the recorder i want to get, read my next post.

In Memory of Keith Parkinson (1958-2005)

http://www.keithparkinson.com/main.php

He will surely be missed in the Fantasy/Sci-Fi Realms.

dro out.