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 | ||
| 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! |
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$1195 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
| Moeck |
Steenbergen
| Soprano | 415 | Indian Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - professional quality at a moderate price! Excellent blend for SATB Consort! |
| $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 |
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$1150 |
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| James Scott |
Haka |
Soprano Rameau - Les Tendres Plaintes | 415 |
European Boxwood | Two | Single | English | Used - Very good condition. Very sweet tone. | NLA | $1150 |
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| 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 | ||
| 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! |
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$1430 |
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| 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! |
| $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 | ||
| 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! |
| $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! |
| $2350 |
Altos
| Maker | Recorder Model | Recorder Size | Pitch | Material | Pieces | Holes | Fingering | Comments | List Price | Our | ||
| Aesthé (Boudreau) |
Aesthé
| Alto | 415 | European Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - professional quality at a moderate price! |
| $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. |
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$1125 |
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| Moeck |
Stanesby Sr.
| Alto | 415 | Antiqued Indian Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - Haunting tone, excsllent high notes! Beautiful antique finish. |
| $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. |
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$1315 |
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| Takeyama |
Bressan | Alto | 415 | Maple | Three | Double | English | New - Marvelous sound! Hand-picked at the Boston Early Music Festival! |
| $1450 | ||
| Joachim Rohmer |
Bressan | Alto | 415 | Maple | Three | Double | English |
Used - Mint Condition! Lovely tone and very light weight. Great ergonomics! |
| $1450 | ||
| Mollenhauer |
Morgan Denner (Special
Edition)
| Alto | 415 | Grenadilla | Three | Double | English | New - Soloistic tone! Special quality instrument at a very reasonable price! |
| $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. |
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$1540 |
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| Peter van Der Poel |
Stanesby | Alto | 415 | Grenadilla | Three | Single | English | Used - Great Condition! - Revoiced by Patrick von Huene at BEMF 2009 |
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$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! |
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$1750 | ||
| Jean-Luc Boudreau |
Steenbergen | Alto | 415 | European Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - Beautiful tone speaking very easily on the highest notes. |
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$1760 |
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| 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! |
| $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! |
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$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! |
$2150 |
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| Ralf Ehlert |
Denner |
Alto Telemann Fantasie in F | 415 | Boxwood | Three | Double | English | Used - Very Good Condition. Perfect instrument for Telemann and Bach! |
| $2150 | ||
| Joachim Rohmer |
Denner |
Alto | 415 | Stained Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - Responsive instrument. Perfect for Telemann as well as Handel and Purcell! | 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. |
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!! |
| $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! |
| $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 |
| $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 |
| $3150 | ||
| Pietro Sopranzi |
Hotteterre | Alto | 415 | European Boxwood w/Ivory | Three | Double | English | New - Unique beautiful tone by Pietro Sopranzi!! |
| $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 | ||
| 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! |
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$1870 |
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| Paul Richardson |
Denner |
Voice Flute | 415 | European Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - Warm dark tone throughout the range! |
$1950 |
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| Pietro Sopranzi |
Bressan | Voice FluteCorelli 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! |
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$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). |
| $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 | ||
| 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 |
| $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. |
| $2050 | ||
| Moeck |
Rottenburgh
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Bass | A440/415 | Sycamore | Three | Double/Key | English | New low price! Superb baroque bass at both pitches! |
| $2450 |
NOTE: English = Dolmetsch, Baroque = Hotteterre.
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