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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
Christoph Trescher	van Aardenberg	Sopranino	415	European Boxwood	Three!	Double	English	New - Sweet-toned and responsive nino. Thre pieces means better ergonomics even for larger hands.	$1450	$1650
Aesthé (Boudreau)	Aesthé	Soprano	415	Brazilian Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - professional quality at a moderate price!	$505	$505
Aesthé (Boudreau)	Aesthé	Soprano	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - professional quality at a moderate price!	$565	$565
Takeyama	Bressan	Soprano	415	Maple	Three	Double	English	New - Marvellous instrument. Hand-picked at the Boston Early Music Festival!	$600	New $649
Moeck	Steenbergen	Soprano	415	Indian Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - professional quality at a moderate price! Excellent blend for SATB Consort!	$850	$675
James Scott	Haka	Soprano	415	European Boxwood	Two	Single	English	Used - Very good condition. Very sweet tone.	NLA	$695
Tom Prescott	Boekhout	Soprano	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	$1500	$1500
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
Ralf Ehlert	Bressan	Soprano	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Excellent tone! Incredible combination of power and subtlety. Very responsive!	$1950	$2150

Altos

Maker	Recorder Model	Recorder Size	Pitch	Material	Pieces	Holes	Fingering	Comments	List Price	Our Price
Robert Shlaer	Bressan	Alto	415	Hybrid Plastic/Cocobolo	Three	Double	English	New - Excellent entry level A415 alto or backup alto with no maintenance needs!	$400	$400
James Scott	DeBey	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Single	English	Used - Good condition. Very sweet tone.	NLA	$695
Aesthé (Boudreau)	Aesthé	Alto	415	Brazilian Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - professional quality at a moderate price!	$765	$765
Takeyama	Bressan	Alto	415	Maple	Three	Double	English	New - Marvelous sound! Hand-picked at the Boston Early Music Festival!	$779	$829
Aesthé (Boudreau)	Aesthé	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - professional quality at a moderate price!	$905	$905
Moeck	Stanesby Sr.	Alto	415	Indian Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Haunting tone, excsllent high notes!	$1495	$1095
Moeck	Stanesby Sr.	Alto	415	Antiqued Indian Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Haunting tone, excsllent high notes! Beautiful antique finish.	$1505	$1105
Mollenhauer	Morgan Denner (Special Edition)	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Soloistic tone! Special quality instrument at a very reasonable price!	$1895	$1595
Guido Klemisch	Steenbergen	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Single	Hotteterre	Used - Original voicing has been totally stable. Still plays like new and never clogs, even when wet! Great for humid climates.	$2150	$1750
Jacqueline Sorel	Debey	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	Used Excellent Condition!- Very Clear Tone. Smooth High Notes!	$1850	$1850
Andreas Kung	Denner	Alto	415	Grenadilla	Three	Double	English	Used - Mint Condition! - Revoiced by Andreas Kueng Sept 5, 2009 to play like new!	$2150	$1850
Peter van Der Poel	Stanesby	Alto	415	Grenadilla	Three	Single	English	Used - Mint Condition! - Revoiced by Patrick von Huene at BEMF 2009	$2150	$1850
von Huene	Stanesby Jr.	Alto	415	European Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Beautiful tone for professional or advanced player! Hand-selected by Charles Fischer at BEMF  2009	$2100	$2100
David Coomber	Bressan	Alto	415	European Boxwood w/ivory thumb bushing	Three	Double	English	New - Premium instrument from the workshop of New Zealand maker David Coomber! Typical Bressan sound, but a bit easier-blowing than the Ehlert Bressan	$1950	$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
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	Denner	Alto	415	Stained Boxwood	Three	Double	English	New - Responsive instrument. Perfect for  Telemann as well as Handel and Purcell!	$2050	$2250
Ralf Ehlert	Denner	Alto	415	Stained Boxwood	Three	Double	English	Used - As New! - Barely used. Perfect instrument for Telemann and Bach!	$2350	$2250
Ralf Ehlert	Bressan	Oblinger/Ose Keller(X) Eloy Cortinez/Bach(X)	415	Stained Boxwood	Three	Double	English	Used - Revoiced by maker May, 2008. Slight warping of middle joint does not affect tuning. Perfect for Purcell, Handel, Corelli, and Hotteterre! Solid low g and f with no burbles!	$2750	$2550
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!	$2350	(2 in Stock)$2550
Jeff Holt	Rippert	Alto	392	Boxwood w/Art Ivory fittings	Three	Double	English	New - Revoiced by Ralf Ehlert 6/12/2010 for beautiful robust tone at A392!	$2150	$2550
Adrian Brown	Bressan	Alto	408	Boxwood	Three	Single	Hotteterre	Used - mint condition, as-new, excellent replica of Bressan at original pitch and fingering!	$2450	$3150
Adrian Brown	Bizey	Alto	392	Boxwood	Three	Double	English	Used - mint condition, as-new, excellent replica of Bizey alto at original pitch. Very dark tone - perfect for French baroque music.	$2450	$3500

Voice Flutes, Tenors, and Basses

Maker	Recorder Model	Recorder Size	Pitch	Material	Pieces	Holes	Fingering	Comments	List Price	Our Price
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.	$2250	$2350
Morgan-Ronimus	Bressan	Voice Flute	415	Stained Maple	Three	Double	English	Used - Mint condition! Has the second style of Morgan voicing, which is more open and a little breathy, rather than the narrower windway with more resistance and focus. This allows for quite a bit of projection. The waiting list for Morgan-Ronimus instruments is now 3-4 years, so get this while it is available!	$3250	$3500
Tom Prescott	J. Denner	Tenor	415/440	European Boxwood	Four	Single w/Brass Key	English	Used - Mint condition! The original on which this instrument is based is one of the finest examples of Jacob Denner's work. It is a part of the former Robert Rosenbaum collection, now in Japan.	$3375	$2895
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
Moeck	Rottenburgh	Bass	A440/415	Sycamore	Three	Double/Key	English	New low price! Superb  baroque bass at both pitches!	$2750	$2299

NOTE: English = Dolmetsch, Baroque = Hotteterre.

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