>Does a Crumhorn take as much? I have seem them extolled as the perfect >school instrument as they are "so easy to play and much simpler than the >recorder"
Huh? No, they are not the perfect school instrument, and they are not easier to play or simpler than the recorder. The fingering may or may not involve a forked F, but for a school instrument, they would be much harder. And much, much more expensive. Whoever recommended krumhorns for children must have had an evil sense of humor. -- Tracie (proud krumhorn owner since 1970)
