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Baroque Recorders at A415

Here is a listing of our best baroque style soprano, alto, voice flute, tenor and bass recorders for sale at A415 or lower or with two centers at A440/A415. These instruments are designed with a strongly conical bore, which facilitates the production of high notes and helps the instrument produce tones rich in harmonics. All instruments, new and used, are sold with a 7-day trial period. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase.

Sopranos and Sopraninos

Maker	Recorder Model	Recorder Size	Pitch	Material	Pieces	Holes	Fingering	Comments	List Price	Our Price
Jean-Luc Boudreau	Denner	Sopranino	415	Grenadilla/Ivory	Two	Double	English	New - Very pleasing sweet tone, perfect for Couperin, Handel, Vivaldi, and Shannon! Hand-picked at ARS 2012!	$1195	$1195
Alec Loretto	English School	Stretched Sopranino	415	Boxwood with artificial ivory mounts	Three	Double	English	Used - very sweet tone for a sopranino and ergonomically comfortable for players with stubby fingers!	$1450	$1450
Ralf Netsch	Bressan	6th Flute (Soprano in d)	415	European Boxwood & Artificial Ivory	Three	Double	English	New - Hand-picked by me at the 2011 Boston Early Music Festival!	$1200	$1350
Aesthé (Boudreau)	Aesthé	Soprano	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - professional quality at a moderate price!	$595	$595
Moeck	Steenbergen	Soprano	415	Indian Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - professional quality at a moderate price! Excellent blend for SATB Consort!	$850	$675
Jean-Luc Boudreau	Steenbergen	Soprano	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	Used - Mint Condition As New - Very pleasing round tone, perfect for Bigaglia, Senaille, Delalande, Delavigne and Telemann	$1320	$1150
James Scott	Haka	Soprano Rameau - Les Tendres Plaintes	415	European Boxwood	Two	Single	English	Used - Very good condition. Very sweet tone.	NLA	$1150
Boudreau	Steenbergen	Soprano in Bb at A440 or Soprano in c at A392	440 (or A392 soprano in c)	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - perfect for playing Bb Tenor jazz parts or French Operas!	$1320	$1320
Jean-Luc Boudreau	Bressan	Fourth Flute (soprano in Bb)	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Perfect instrument for Dieupart and several other soprano suites and sontatas in flat keys!	$1430	$1430
Tom Prescott	Boekhout	Soprano Rameau - Rigadons I & II Castello Sonata Quarta	415	European Boxwood	Two	Double	English	Used - Revoiced and by the maker in March, 2006 to bring it to as-new playing!	$1625	$1450
von Huene	Terton	Van Eyck Corelli Soprano	415	Stained Boxwood w/art Ivory Mounts	Two	Double	English	New - Very clear sound throughout the range. Hand-selected by Charles Fischer at BEMF 2009	$1600	$1600
Guido Klemisch	Perosa	Soprano	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Excellent tone! Scaled from an original Perosa sopranino in maker's collection!	$1850	$1850
Takeyama	Bressan	Soprano	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Marvellous instrument. Hand-picked at the Boston Early Music Festival!	$1850	$2150
Tim Cranmore	Bressan	Fourth Flute (Soprano in Bb)	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Perfect instrument for Dieupart and several other soprano suites and sontatas in flat keys!	$1950	$2150
Ralf Ehlert	Bressan	Soprano	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Excellent tone! Incredible combination of power and subtlety. Very responsive!	$1950	$2150
Ralf Ehlert	Bressan	Fourth Flute (Soprano in Bb)	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Excellent tone! Incredible combination of power and subtlety. Very responsive!	$2250	$2350

Altos

Maker	Recorder Model	Recorder Size	Pitch	Material	Pieces	Holes	Fingering	Comments	List Price	Our Price
Aesthé (Boudreau)	Aesthé	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - professional quality at a moderate price!	$950	$950
Aesthé (Boudreau)	Convertible	Alto	440/415	Ironwood	Three	Double	English	New - Beautiful tone and great for playing both pitches! Separate foot joints for both centers ensures perfect tuning.	$1125	$1125
Moeck	Stanesby Sr.	Alto	415	Antiqued Indian Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Haunting tone, excsllent high notes! Beautiful antique finish.	$1505	$1199
Aesthé (Boudreau)	Convertible	Alto	440/415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Beautiful tone and great for playing both pitches! Separate foot joints for both centers ensures perfect tuning.	$1125	$1315
Takeyama	Bressan	Alto	415	Maple	Three	Double	English	New - Marvelous sound! Hand-picked at the Boston Early Music Festival!	$1250	$1450
Joachim Rohmer	Bressan	Alto	415	Maple	Three	Double	English	Used - Mint Condition! Lovely tone and very light weight. Great ergonomics!	$1650	$1450
Mollenhauer	Morgan Denner (Special Edition)	Alto	415	Grenadilla	Three	Double	English	New - Soloistic tone! Special quality instrument at a very reasonable price!	$1895	$1529
Jean-Luc Boudreau	Bressan	G-Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Beautiful tone speaking very easily on the highest notes. Perfect for Bach and Telemann. Hand-selected at ARS Portland, 2012.	$1540	$1540
Peter van Der Poel	Stanesby	Alto	415	Grenadilla	Three	Single	English	Used - Great Condition! - Revoiced by Patrick von Huene at BEMF 2009	$2150	$1450
J&M Dolmetsch	Stanesby	Alto	392	Satinwood	Three	Double	English	Used in perfect condition! Lovely dark tone for French music.	NLA	$1650
Jacqueline Sorel	Debey	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	Used Excellent Condition!- Very Clear Tone. Smooth High Notes!	$1850	$1750
Jean-Luc Boudreau	Steenbergen	Alto Colpron/Telemann(X)	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Beautiful tone speaking very easily on the highest notes.	$1760	$1760
Tom Prescott	Bressan	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Single/Double	English	Used - Very good condition with light signs of wear!	$2050	$1795
Ralf Netsch	Denner	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Hand-picked by me at the 2011 Boston Early Music Festival!	$1650	$1850
Paul Richardson	Bressan	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Lovely Bressan short-foot model with outstanding tone and response!	$1550	$1850
Coolsma	Bressan	Alto	415	Flamed Maple	Five	Double and Single	English and Hotteterre	Used - Excellent condition with ivory thumb bushing and expertly re-voiced by Lee Collins in June, 2007 to play better than new! Has two bodies so that you can also play with single holes and Hotteterre fingering!	$2450	$2150
Joachim Rohmer	Bressan Corelli	Corelli/Dorothee Oberlinger Alto	415	Stained Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Complex-toned instrument. Perfect for Italian and French Music as well as Handel and Purcell! Listen to Dorothee Oberlinger play this model on her new Italian CD!	$2050	$2150
Ralf Ehlert	Denner	Alto Telemann Fantasie in F	415	Boxwood	Three	Double	English	Used - Very Good Condition. Perfect instrument for Telemann and Bach!	$2350	$2150
Joachim Rohmer	Denner	Alto	415	Stained Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Responsive instrument. Perfect for  Telemann as well as Handel and Purcell!	$2050	Coming in June!
von Huene	Denner	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Beautiful tone for professional or advanced player! Hand-selected by Charles Fischer at BEMF  2011	$2300	$2300
von Huene	Stanesby Jr.	Alto Saskia Coolen - Telemann d minor Presto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Beautiful tone for professional or advanced player! Hand-selected by Charles Fischer at BEMF  2011	$2300	$2300
Pietro Sopranzi	Anciuti	Alto	415	Ironwood w/Ivory	Three	Double	English	New - Unique beautiful tone by Pietro Sopranzi!!	$2500	$2750
Ralf Ehlert	Bressan	Oblinger/Ose Keller(X) Eloy Cortinez/Bach(X) Alto	415	Lightly Stained Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Perfect for Purcell, Handel, Corelli, and Hotteterre! Solid low g and f with no burbles!	$2500	$2750
Ralf Ehlert	Bressan	Telemann Duo in F - Two Ehlert Bressan Altos at A392 Bach - Dorothee Oberlinger & La Stravaganza Hamburg	392	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New!Simply the best A392 recorders being made today. Combines sophistication, power, and responsiveness with dark tone perfectly suitable for either French or German music! Hand-picked at Stockstadt 2010	$2650	$2850
Ralf Ehlert	Bressan	Telemann Duo in F - Two Ehlert Bressan Altos at A392 Bach - Dorothee Oberlinger & La Stravaganza Hamburg	392	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New!Simply the best A392 recorders being made today. Combines sophistication, power, and responsiveness with dark tone perfectly suitable for either French or German music! Hand-picked at Stockstadt 2012	$2650	$3150
Pietro Sopranzi	Hotteterre	Alto	415	European Boxwood w/Ivory	Three	Double	English	New - Unique beautiful tone by Pietro Sopranzi!!	$2750	$3150
David Coomber	Bressan	Alto	415	Stained European Boxwood w/Ivory Mounts	Three	Double	English	New - An instrument at A440 that plays and sounds like an A415 instrument! Hand-selected by Charles Fischer at BEMF  2011	$2950	$3150

Voice Flutes, Tenors, and Basses

Maker	Recorder Model	Recorder Size	Pitch	Material	Pieces	Holes	Fingering	Comments	List Price	Our Price
Jean-Luc Boudreau	Denner	Voice Flute (tenor in D)	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Projecting tone! Can be played by people with smaller hands due to ergonomic design! Hand-picked at ARS 2012!	$1870	$1870
Paul Richardson	Denner	Voice Flute	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Warm dark tone throughout the range!	$1650	$1950
Pietro Sopranzi	Bressan	Voice Flute Corelli sonata VIII op. 5	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	Used - Very good condition with bushed thumbhole. Pietro Sopranzi is considered the premier Italian maker!	$2450	$2000
Joachim Rohmer	Bressan	Voice Flute	415	Boxwood	Three	Double	English	Used - Beautiful stained European Boxwood. Very strong tone. Some wear on thumbhole (see picture).	$2350	$1950
Joachim Rohmer	Bressan	Voice Flute	415	Plumwood	Three	Double	English	New - remarkably easy high notes with strong low notes. Plumwood has beautiful grain and color and is light and easy to hold.	$2150	$2150
Adrian Brown	Denner	Voice Flute	415	Olivewood	Three	Double	English	Used - in mint condition. Great projecting tone with slight chiff! These instruments have a five year waiting list!	$2950	$3750
Moeck	Hotteterre	Tenor	415	Antiqued Zapatero Boxwood	Three	Double + Double Brass Key	English	New - Designed by Ralf Ehlert. Excellent tone and wide range! Cited as "best of available tenors" in Ameican Recorder Magazine, November, 2004	$2050	$1549
Joachim Rohmer	Bressan	Tenor	415	Plumwood	Three	Double	English	Used - Mint Condition. Remarkably easy high notes with strong low notes. Plumwood has beautiful grain and color and is light and easy to hold.	$2350	$2050
Moeck	Rottenburgh	Bass	A440/415	Sycamore	Three	Double/Key	English	New low price! Superb  baroque bass at both pitches!	$2750	$2450

NOTE: English = Dolmetsch, Baroque = Hotteterre.

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