Bob Marvin was the first modern maker to measure most of the extant renaissance recorders in Vienna and other significant collections and attempt to recreate both the bore design and the higher renaissance pitch found in many of the surviving instruments (A466). I first heard an 8' consort of Marvins played at the 1972 Festival of Flanders in Brugge by the Vienna Recorder Consort under the leadership of Hans Maria Kneihs and I was truly awestruck at the choral beauty of the consort sound. Today Bob continues to produce outstanding instruments from medieval to early baroque and has a waiting list for his limited one-man production of 3-13 years, depending on the model.
| Maker | Recorder Model | Recorder Size | Pitch | Material | Pieces | Holes | Fingering | Comments | List Price | Our Price | |
| Bob Marvin |
Flauto Doppio |
Soprano in c + Alto in f Li nouviautz tanzX | 460 | Stained Maple | One | Single | Special Fingerings | Used - Perfect condition! Learn to play duets by yourself! Save Bob Marvin's waiting list of several years! | $1850 | $1950 | |
| Bob Marvin | Vienna/Praetorius |
Tenor Lasso AmbulaveroX | 460 | Stained Maple | One | Single | Renaissance | Used - Revoiced to original specifications by Adri Breukink. Plays like new. Current waiting list is several years! | $2450 | $2450 | |
| Bob Marvin | Vienna/Praetorius |
Tenor Lasso AmbulaveroX | 460 | Stained Maple | One | Single | Renaissance | Used - Revoiced to original specifications by Tom Prescott 8/24/2009 - Plays like new. Current waiting list is several years! | $2350 | SOLD! 10/18/2009 to the gentleman in Ann Arbor | |
| Bob Marvin | Cylindrical Pythagorean Consort
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| Sop in c Alto in g Alto in F | 460/466 | Maple | One | Single | Renaissance/Pythagorean | Mint condition, as new, wonderful cylindrical tone. Perfect for 14th and 15th century music. | $4500 | SOLD! 10/11/2006 to the gentleman in Belgium | |
| Bob Marvin | Ganassi
| Alto in g | 460/466 | Maple | One | Single | Renaissance/Ganassi | Mint condition, as new, wonderful cylindrical tone. Perfect for 15th and 16th century music and earlier. | $1550 | SOLD! 5/23/2006 to the gentleman in Hong Kong | |
| Bob Marvin | Vienna/Praetorius | Four Foot Consort: Two altos in g, one alto in f, two tenors in c, one bassett in F | 460 | Stained Maple | One | Single | Renaissance | Used - Fine four foot consort from outstanding maker! Revoiced as of 9/10/2005 by Bob Marvin | N/A | SOLD! 9/25/2005 to the gentleman in Niigata, Japan |