Baroque Recorders at A440
Here is a listing of our best baroque style soprano, alto, voice flute, tenor and bass recorders for sale at A440 or with two centers for 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.
Sopranino and Soprano Recorders
| Maker | Recorder Model | Recorder Size | Pitch | Material | Pieces | Holes | Fingering | Comments | List Price | Our | ||
| Aesthé (Boudreau) |
Aesthé
| Sopranino | 440 | Brazilian Boxwood | Two | Double | English | New - sweet sound and can be played with fat fingers! | $545 | $545 | ||
| Aesthé (Boudreau) |
Aesthé
| Sopranino | 440 | Grenadilla (African Blackwood) | Two | Double | English | New - sweet sound and can be played with fat fingers! | $545 | $545 | ||
| Mollenhauer |
Denner 5107
| Soprano | 440 | Pearwood | Three | Double | English | New - sweet sound. Perfect for either SATB or solo work. Good step up from plastic soprano. |
| $195 | ||
| Mollenhauer |
Denner | Soprano | 440 | European Boxwood | Three | Double | English | Used - sweet sound. Perfect for either SATB or solo work. Good step up from plastic soprano. |
| $259 | ||
| Mollenhauer |
Denner 5120![]() | Soprano | 440 | Palisander | Three | Double | English | Used - mint condition! sweet sound. A bit stronger than the pearwood version. Perfect for either SATB or solo work. |
| $299 | ||
| Alec Loretto | English School | Soprano | 440 | Boxwood | Three | Double | English | Used - pleasant reedy tone. Can be played softly with joints together or more forcefully with head joint slightly pulled out. | $349 | |||
| Aesthé (Boudreau) |
Aesthé
| Soprano | 440 | European Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - professional quality at a moderate price! |
| $550 | ||
| Moeck |
Steenbergen
| Soprano | 440 | Indian Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - professional quality at a moderate price! |
| $565 | ||
| Takeyama |
Bressan |
Soprano | 440 | Maple | Three | Double | English | Used - Excellent condition! | $850 | $649 | ||
| Takeyama |
Bressan | Soprano | 440 | Maple | Three | Double | English | New - Marvellous instrument. Hand-picked at the Boston Early Music Festival! | $850 | Out of stock till June, 2013 | ||
| Ralf Netsch | Stanesby Jr. |
Soprano | 440 | European Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - Sophisticated Stanesby Jr. sound at A440! | $1100 | $1250 | ||
| Boudreau |
Steenbergen |
Soprano in Bb | 440 (or A392 soprano in c) | European Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - perfect for playing Bb Tenor jazz parts! |
| $1320 | ||
| Rob Turner |
Stanesby |
Soprano Rameau - Les Sauvages | 440 | Artificial Ivory | Two | Single | English | Used - Mint condition - charming tone - turned from artificial ivory and feels and sounds like real ivory! | NLA | $1450 |
| Maker | Recorder Model | Recorder Size | Pitch | Material | Pieces | Holes | Fingering | Comments | List Price | Our | ||
| Mollenhauer |
Morgan Denner
| Alto | 440 | Brazilian Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - Very easy high notes. Excellent quality instrument at a very moderate price! | $449 | |||
| Roessler |
Oberlender | Alto | 440 | Boxwood w/Ivory Thumb Bushing | Three | Double | English | Used - very good condition. | $679 | $450 | ||
| Mollenhauer |
Morgan Denner
| Alto | 440 | Palisander | Three | Double | English | Used, as-new! Very easy high notes. Excellent quality instrument at a very moderate price! | $589 | |||
| Mollenhauer |
Denner
| Alto | 440 | European Boxwood | Three | Double | English | Used - Very easy high notes. Excellent quality instrument at a very moderate price! |
| $589 | ||
| Moeck |
Rottenburgh | Alto | 440 | Ebony w/two ivory rings | Three | Double | English | Used - with two ivory rings! |
| $759 | ||
| Mollenhauer | Modern Alto![]() |
Alto Modern Voicing X | 440 | Rosewood | Three w/double key | Double | English | Used - Mint condition. Very powerful low notes! | $1350 | $989 | ||
| Moeck |
Rottenburgh | Alto | 440 | Ebony w/ivory head & two ivory rings | Three | Double | English | Used - with two ivory rings! |
| $859 | ||
| 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 | 440 | Antiqued Castello Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - Haunting tone, excsllent high notes! Beautiful antique finish |
| $1169 | ||
| Mollenhauer |
Morgan Denner
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Alto (Special Edition ) X |
440 | Stained Zapatero Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - Soloistic tone! Special quality instrument at a very reasonable! | $1695 | $1195 | ||
| Takeyama |
Bressan | Alto | 440 | Maple | Three | Double | English | New - Marvellous sound! Hand-picked at the Boston Early Music Festival! |
| $1250 | ||
| Jacqueline Sorel | ![]() | Alto | 440 | Palisander Rosewood | Three | Double | English | Used - Mellow high notes, full lower register! |
| $1250 | ||
| 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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| Moeck |
Ehlert (Golson) (X)
| Alto | 440 | Castello Boxwood | Three | Double w/two silver keys | English + Special high octave (incl f#!) | New - Incredibly powerful low notes plus high f# - all with beautiful baroque voicing! |
| $1399 | ||
| Tim Cranmore |
Stanesby | Alto | 440 | Boxwood w/ivory thumb bushing | Three | Double | English | Used - Nice sound with rich overtones and a very slight English chiff. Mint condition with almost no signs of wear! |
| $1450 | ||
| Beha & Gibbons | Bressan |
Alto | 440 | Stained Boxwood | Three, w/fitted hard case | Double | English | Used - Mint Condition. High-quality A440 alto for baroque music! | $1450 | |||
| Boudreau |
Bressan | Alto | 440 | Boxwood | Three | Double | English | Used - Top Quality Refurbished by the maker in May, 2012 with revoicing and new ivory thumb bushing. | NLA |
$1550 |
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| Luca di Paolis | Bressan![]() |
Alto |
440 | Grenadilla | Three | Double | English | Used - Instrument is in fine condition. This maker is recommended by Dan Laurin. | $2250 | $1750 | ||
| Joachim Rohmer | Bressan |
Alto | 440 | Stained Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New! ndition. One of a few A440 recorders that sounds and responds like an old pitch instrument. Perfect for French Music as well as Handel and Purcell! | New one coming in June! | |||
| von Huene | Rippert |
Alto |
440 | European Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - An instrument at A440 that plays and sounds like an A415 instrument! Hand-selected by Charles Fischer at BEMF 2011 | $2300 | $2300 | ||
| Joachim Rohmer |
Denner |
Alto | 440 | Stained European Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - An instrument at A440 that plays and sounds like an A415 instrument! Hand-selected by Charles Fischer at Stockstadt 2012! | $2450 |
Tenor and Bass Recorders
| Maker | Recorder Model | Recorder Size | Pitch | Material | Pieces | Holes | Fingering | Comments | List Price | Our |
| Mollenhauer |
Denner #5406![]() | Tenor | 440 | Pear | Three | Double | English | New - Excellent tonal projection, light weight, great value for tenor. | $649 | $459 |
| Mollenhauer |
Denner | Tenor | 440 | Boxwood | Three | Double | English | New - Excellent tonal projection, light weight, great value for tenor. | $897 | $695 |
| Mollenhauer | Canta Knick Comfort |
Tenor | 440 | Pear | Three | Double | English | New - Fantastic ergonomical design allows even people with small hands to play tenor as comfortably as an alto recorder! The sound is quite full and can blend with either baroque or renaissance consort. | $949 | $749 |
| Dolmetsch | Dolmetsch | Voice Flute | 440 | Rosewood w/Ivory Thumb Bushing | Three | Double | English | Used - Very good condition with some wear on lip. Strong low notes, high notes slightly breathy. | $1250 | $895 |
| Moeck |
Hotteterre
| Tenor | 440 | Antiqued Zapatero Boxwood | Three | Double + Double Brass Key | English | Used - designed by Ralf Ehlert. Excellent tone and wide range! Cited as "best of available tenors" in Ameican Recorder Magazine, November, 2004 |
| $1349 |
| Moeck | Ehlert
Modern![]() | Tenor | 440 | Castello Boxwood | Three | Double w/two silver keys | English | New - Incredibly powerful low c and low d - all with beautiful baroque voicing! |
| $1899 |
| German Maker |
Bass | Bass | 440 | Maple | Three | Single Keys | English | Used - Excellent condition. Strong low notes! | NLA | $859 |
| Mollenhauer |
Canta -Knick | Bass | A440 | Maple | Four | Double/Key | English | New - Low price and ergonomic with Knick style of blowing! |
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$1059 |
| Paetzold |
Bass![]() | Bass | A440 | Birch/Plywood | Four | Double Keys | English | Used - Excellent condition. Strong low notes. Unique design with covered keys makes this instrument playable even by players with small hands! Comes with elegant semi-soft case. | $1950 | $1595 |
| Moeck |
Rottenburgh
![]() | Bass(Samples as Continuo) Larghetto:X Allegro:X | A440/415 | Sycamore | Three | Double/Key | English | New low price! Superb baroque bass at both pitches! |
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$2079 |
| Mollenhauer |
Canta -Knick![]() |
Great Bass (in C) | A440 | Maple | Four | Double/Key | English | New - Designed by von Huene/Mollenhauer. Low price and ergonomic with Knick style of blowing and Adjustable Endpin for playing without a neckstrap whether standing or sitting! |
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$2450 |
NOTE: English = Dolmetsch, Baroque = Hotteterre.
| Telephone: | (812) 339-5870 |
| email: | bizweb5@yahoo.com |
| Address: | Charles Fischer/Unicorn Music 2324 Linden Hill Dr. Bloomington, IN 47401 |
| SkypID: | UnicornMusic |