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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!	$1550	$1650
Christoph Trescher	Aardenberg	Sopranino	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Three piece sopranino! Very pleasing sweet tone, perfect for Couperin, Handel, Vivaldi, and Shannon!	$1750	$1950
Aesthé (Boudreau)	Aesthé	Soprano	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - professional quality at a moderate price!	$870	$925
James Scott	Haka	Soprano Rameau - Les Tendres Plaintes	415	European Boxwood	Two	Single	English	Used - Very good condition. Very sweet tone.	NLA	$1150
Tom Prescott	Boekhout	Soprano Rameau - Rigadons I & II Castello Sonata Quarta	415	European Boxwood	Two	Double	English	Used - Revoiced by the maker in March, 2006 to bring it to as-new playing!	$1800	$1195
Tom Prescott	Boekhout	Soprano Castello Sonata Quarta	415	European Boxwood	Two	Double	English	Used. Mint condition, as new!	$1800	$1250
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!	$1680	$1750
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
Takeyama	Bressan	Soprano	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Marvellous instrument. Hand-picked at the Boston Early Music Festival!	$1850	$1850
Ralf Ehlert	Anonymous (coll. Peter Thalheimer)	Soprano	415	Boxwood	Two	Single	Jambe de Fer	New - exquisite tone - perfect for 17th c. Italian sonatas and trios	$1750	$1850
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
Tim Cranmore	Haka	Soprano You can hear an original Haka on Frans Bruggen Edition Vol. 4 (Early Baroque Recorder Music - Teldec 4509-97466-2) Track 4 (Van Eyck) X	415	Ebony w/artificial ivory mounts and thumb bushing	Two	Double	English	New - Very pure sweet tone like the original! Based on the earliest true baroque soprano.After Haka Soprano ebony with ivory mounts c. 1685-1690 in the Frans Bruggen Collection at A410.	$1950	$2150
Tim Cranmore	Haka	Soprano You can hear an original Haka on Frans Bruggen Edition Vol. 4 (Early Baroque Recorder Music - Teldec 4509-97466-2) Track 4 (Van Eyck) X	415	European Boxwood w/artificial ivory mounts	Three	Double	English	New - Very pure sweet tone like the original! Based on the earliest true baroque soprano. After Haka Soprano ebony with ivory mounts c. 1685-1690 in the Frans Bruggen Collection at A410.	$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
Stoecker	Stoecker	Alto	415	Cherry	Three	Double	English	New - Nice handmade alto for baroque music!	$849	$759
Aesthé (Boudreau)	Aesthé	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	Used. Great value for A415 instrument. Plays like new!	$1045	$895
Aesthé (Boudreau)	Aesthé	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - professional quality at a moderate price!	$1045	$1045
Moeck	Stanesby Sr.	Alto	415	Antiqued Indian Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Haunting tone, excsllent high notes! Beautiful antique finish.	$1505	$1199
Mollenhauer	Denner (Denner Edition)	Alto	415	Stained Zapatero Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Soloistic tone! Special quality instrument at a very reasonable price!	$1545	$1295
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.	$1450	$1450
Takeyama	Bressan	Alto	415	Maple	Three	Double	English	New - Marvelous sound! Hand-picked at the Boston Early Music Festival!	$1250	$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
Peter van Der Poel	Stanesby	Alto	415	Grenadilla	Three	Single	English	Used - Very good  Condition! - Revoiced by Patrick von Huene at BEMF 2009 - a little breathy sound.	$2150	$1650
Tom Prescott	Bressan	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Single/Double	English	Used - Very good condition with light signs of wear!	$2150	$1650
J&M Dolmetsch	Stanesby	Alto	392	Satinwood	Three	Double	English	Used in perfect condition! Lovely dark tone for French music.	NLA	$1650
Paul Richardson	Bressan	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Lovely Bressan short-foot model with outstanding tone and response!	$1650	$1650
Joachim Rohmer	Denner	Alto	415	Maple w/Ivory thumb bushing	Three	Double	English	Used - Mint Condition! Lovely tone and very light weight. Great ergonomics!	$1950	$1650
Ralf Netsch	Denner	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Hand-picked by me at the 2011 Boston Early Music Festival!	$1650	$1750
Coolsma	Bressan	Alto	415	Flamed Maple	Three	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!	$2350	$1950
Wenner	Stanesby Jr.	Alto	415	European Boxwood w/Ivory fittings	Three	Double	English	New - Professional quality instrument. Marvelous lively sound!	$1950	$2150
Takeyama	Bressan	Alto	415	Brazilian Boxwood w/Ivory fittings	Three	Double	English	New - Professional quality instrument. Marvelous sound! Hand-picked at the Boston Early Music Festival!	$1950	$2150
Pietro Sopranzi	Anciuti	Alto	415	Ebony with Boxwood Fittings	Three	Double	English	New - Unique beautiful tone by Pietro Sopranzi!!	$2300	$2150
David Coomber	Bressan	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New -  Beautiful instrument by the New Zealand maker David Coomber!	$2450	$2150
Jean-Luc Boudreau	Steenbergen	Alto Colpron/Telemann(X)	415	European Boxwood w/Artificial Ivory Mounts	Three	Double	English	New - Beautiful tone speaking very easily on the highest notes, with a beautiful tone overall!	$2385	$2385
Stephan Blezinger	Denner	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - hand-picked in 2018 at Stockstadt!	$2350	$2450
Joachim Rohmer	Denner	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - hand-picked in 2018 at Stockstadt!	$2350	$2450
Stephan Blezinger	Bressan	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - hand-picked in 2018 at Stockstadt!	$2350	$2450
Pietro Sopranzi	Anciuti	Alto	415	Ironwood w/Ivory	Three	Double	English	New - Unique beautiful tone by Pietro Sopranzi!!	$2500	$2750
David Coomber	Bressan	Alto	415	Stained European Boxwood w/Ivory Mounts	Three	Double	English	New -  Beautiful instrument by the New Zealand maker David Coomber!	$2950	$2750
Fumitaka Saito	Castel Copy Original	Alto	408	European Boxwood w/Artificial Ivory	Three	Double	Hotteterre	New - Exquisite copy of original recorder with double holes!	$2850	$3150
Pietro Sopranzi	Hotteterre	Alto	415	European Boxwood w/Ivory	Three	Double	English	New - Unique beautiful tone by Pietro Sopranzi!!	$2850	$3150

Voice Flutes, Tenors, and Basses

Maker	Recorder Model	Recorder Size	Pitch	Material	Pieces	Holes	Fingering	Comments	List Price	Our Price
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
Jean-Luc Boudreau	Denner	Voice Flute (tenor in D)	415	Stained Maple	Three	Double	English	New - Projecting tone! Can be played by people with smaller hands due to ergonomic design!	$2200	$2275
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
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!	$2260	$2350
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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