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Sep 07, 2017
Limited but fun
3 of 3 found this helpful The most important thing to understand about the Venova is that it is not meant to be a "serious" instrument. It's "casual" not only in the sense of being durable and portable, but also musically. It's described as having "recorder fingering", which it does, sort of. But some of the notes not on the C major scale are impossible to produce using recorder fingerings alone. Specifically, Bb, Ab, and Gb are about 80% embouchure and 20% fingering. That is, the recorder fingerings won't produce these notes. At best, they'll give you somewhat less than a quarter tone lower than the unflatted note. To produce the actual pitch you want you need to bend the rest of the way using embouchure. This is doable but challenging. On the whole, the pitch on the Venova is very unstable, requiring a lot of embouchure to play in tune, even the notes of the C major scale. This isn't entirely surprising given the short length of the instrument. A C soprano sax would be a challenge too. But the limited effect of the recorder cross-fingerings will be a disappointment to many, so be prepared for that. And be prepared to need a lot of embouchure tension to play the high notes in tune. High B and C are a challenge to produce at all, although I'm still experimenting with reeds.
Low Db and Eb are keyed notes, so no problem with intonation there.
Bottom line: It's a fun but casual instrument with some limitations. Don't expect a concert-quality instrument and you won't be disappointed. And expect to have to work with it for a while to play in tune. And you'll probably want to try some cane reeds as alternatives to the plastic reed supplied.