Feel free to answer without reading as I am something of a rambler.
I know that it is probably a pointless question: surely decibel output would vary by manufacturer, material used, key of instrument, etc, but it's something that I really wish to know.
I have tried and failed at different instruments throughout my life. At the beginning of the year I finally tried a woodwind instrument (I had always written them off due to my deviated septim, impossible, I thought). I play the penny whistle, very amateurly. I have just ordered myself a recorder, I am hoping that I can learn to play this too.
HOWEVER, I am blessed if I can squeeze in 20 minutes practice time a week. My wife hates woodwind, I live in Scotland so playing outside is a rare thing (the first time my daughter seen a dry day she asked me where the rain was). The only time I get to practice is a small window in work.
I know I can shove blu-tac in the whistle, but it alters the sound too much for me to know if I'm playing right or not. Some people just practice fingering, but that's not too good for me.
So, what is the quietest woodwind, generally speaking? If there was one that I could play without disturbing others, I could get a lot of practice in. Ideally, something as quiet as a clavichord
I know that it is probably a pointless question: surely decibel output would vary by manufacturer, material used, key of instrument, etc, but it's something that I really wish to know.
I have tried and failed at different instruments throughout my life. At the beginning of the year I finally tried a woodwind instrument (I had always written them off due to my deviated septim, impossible, I thought). I play the penny whistle, very amateurly. I have just ordered myself a recorder, I am hoping that I can learn to play this too.
HOWEVER, I am blessed if I can squeeze in 20 minutes practice time a week. My wife hates woodwind, I live in Scotland so playing outside is a rare thing (the first time my daughter seen a dry day she asked me where the rain was). The only time I get to practice is a small window in work.
I know I can shove blu-tac in the whistle, but it alters the sound too much for me to know if I'm playing right or not. Some people just practice fingering, but that's not too good for me.
So, what is the quietest woodwind, generally speaking? If there was one that I could play without disturbing others, I could get a lot of practice in. Ideally, something as quiet as a clavichord