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Click here to discover our 2024 Recorder Yearbook & Maintenance Guide, free with every wooden recorder or £4.95 when purchased separately. In this essential pocket guide, you can find recorder maintenance instructions, a history of the recorder, interviews with recorder players Sarah Jeffery and Tali Rubinstein, and a diary of recorder events for 2024.

  • Yamaha YRA811 Treble (Alto) Recorder in Boxwood

    Yamaha YRA811 Treble (Alto) Recorder in Boxwood

    Yamaha
    £715.00 - £715.00
    £715.00
    £715.00 - £715.00
    £715.00

    This recorder is hand-crafted from Castello boxwood, and features a soft and natural, traditional baroque sound capable of great expression. The ar...

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    £715.00 - £715.00
    £715.00
    £715.00 - £715.00
    £715.00
  • Yamaha YRA804 Treble (Alto) Recorder in Rosewood

    Yamaha YRA804 Treble (Alto) Recorder in Rosewood

    Yamaha
    £840.00 - £840.00
    £840.00
    £840.00 - £840.00
    £840.00

    This recorder is hand-crafted from rosewood, for a rich full tone with abundant overtones. It is capable of both strong and delicate performance. T...

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    £840.00 - £840.00
    £840.00
    £840.00 - £840.00
    £840.00
  • Yamaha YRA803 Treble (Alto) Recorder in Ebony

    Yamaha YRA803 Treble (Alto) Recorder in Ebony

    Yamaha
    £895.00 - £895.00
    £895.00
    £895.00 - £895.00
    £895.00

    This recorder is hand-crafted from ebony, a hard and dense wood which is characterised by an elegant transparent sound and a nimble response. The a...

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    £895.00 - £895.00
    £895.00
    £895.00 - £895.00
    £895.00

  • WENNER ALTO STEENBERGEN GREN' A=440

    Wenner
    £1,850.00 - £1,850.00
    £1,850.00
    £1,850.00 - £1,850.00
    £1,850.00

    £1,850.00 - £1,850.00
    £1,850.00
    £1,850.00 - £1,850.00
    £1,850.00
  • Wenner Alto Recorder after Stanesby Jnr in Maracaibo Boxwood a=415

    Wenner Alto Recorder after Stanesby Jnr in Maracaibo Boxwood a=415

    Wenner
    £1,695.00 - £1,695.00
    £1,695.00
    £1,695.00 - £1,695.00
    £1,695.00

    This professional, handmade alto recorder by Martin Wenner is after a recorder made by Thomas Stanesby, “Junior” (1692–1754). This reproduction is ...

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    £1,695.00 - £1,695.00
    £1,695.00
    £1,695.00 - £1,695.00
    £1,695.00
  • Wenner Alto Recorder after Stanesby Jnr in European Boxwood a=415

    Wenner Alto Recorder after Stanesby Jnr in European Boxwood a=415

    Wenner
    £1,900.00 - £1,900.00
    £1,900.00
    £1,900.00 - £1,900.00
    £1,900.00

    This professional, handmade alto recorder by Martin Wenner is after a recorder made by Thomas Stanesby, “Junior” (1692–1754) at a=415. This reprodu...

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    £1,900.00 - £1,900.00
    £1,900.00
    £1,900.00 - £1,900.00
    £1,900.00
  • Wenner Alto Recorder after Bressan in Grenadilla (a=415)

    Wenner Alto Recorder after Bressan in Grenadilla (a=415)

    Wenner
    £2,350.00 - £2,350.00
    £2,350.00
    £2,350.00 - £2,350.00
    £2,350.00

    This handmade, baroque-pitched (a=415) alto recorder by German maker Martin Wenner is perfect for playing French Baroque music. Wenner's recorder i...

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    £2,350.00 - £2,350.00
    £2,350.00
    £2,350.00 - £2,350.00
    £2,350.00
  • Wenner Alto Recorder after Bressan in European Boxwood (a=392)

    Wenner Alto Recorder after Bressan in European Boxwood (a=392)

    Wenner
    £2,475.00 - £2,475.00
    £2,475.00
    £2,475.00 - £2,475.00
    £2,475.00

    This handmade alto recorder at a=392 by German maker Martin Wenner is perfect for playing French Baroque music. Wenner's recorder is after an origi...

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    £2,475.00 - £2,475.00
    £2,475.00
    £2,475.00 - £2,475.00
    £2,475.00

  • Alto Recorder (a415) after Schuchart in Boxwood by Von Huene

    Von Huene
    £1,825.00 - £1,825.00
    £1,825.00
    £1,825.00 - £1,825.00
    £1,825.00

    Alto Recorder (a415) after Schuchart in Boxwood by Von Huene including soft padded case. This unique treble recorder, after a lesser-known original...

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    £1,825.00 - £1,825.00
    £1,825.00
    £1,825.00 - £1,825.00
    £1,825.00
  • Alto Recorder in Satinwood a=415 by Jacqueline Sorel

    Alto Recorder in Satinwood a=415 by Jacqueline Sorel

    Sorel
    £1,295.00 - £1,295.00
    £1,295.00
    £1,295.00 - £1,295.00
    £1,295.00

    Sorel Alto Recorder in Satinwood a=415

    £1,295.00 - £1,295.00
    £1,295.00
    £1,295.00 - £1,295.00
    £1,295.00
  • Sold Out

    COOLSMA ALTO ARTIFICIAL IVORY

    Coolsma
    £1,295.00 - £1,295.00
    £1,295.00
    £1,295.00 - £1,295.00
    £1,295.00

    £1,295.00 - £1,295.00
    £1,295.00
    £1,295.00 - £1,295.00
    £1,295.00
    Sold Out
  • Sold Out

    COOLSMA ALT GRENADILLA & IVORY

    Coolsma
    £1,595.00 - £1,595.00
    £1,595.00
    £1,595.00 - £1,595.00
    £1,595.00

    £1,595.00 - £1,595.00
    £1,595.00
    £1,595.00 - £1,595.00
    £1,595.00
    Sold Out
  • Sold Out

    COOLSMA ALTO EUR BOXWOOD/IVORY

    Coolsma
    £1,825.00 - £1,825.00
    £1,825.00
    £1,825.00 - £1,825.00
    £1,825.00

    £1,825.00 - £1,825.00
    £1,825.00
    £1,825.00 - £1,825.00
    £1,825.00
    Sold Out
  • Moeck Alto Recorder after Denner in Boxwood (a415)

    Moeck Alto Recorder after Denner in Boxwood (a415)

    Moeck
    £1,185.00 - £1,185.00
    £1,185.00
    £1,185.00 - £1,185.00
    £1,185.00

    Designed by Ralf Ehlert, the Denner range are professional-level instruments reflective of Moeck's commitment to making high-quality historical rec...

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    £1,185.00 - £1,185.00
    £1,185.00
    £1,185.00 - £1,185.00
    £1,185.00
  • Coolsma Alto Recorder after Bressan in Polyester (a=415)

    Coolsma Alto Recorder after Bressan in Polyester (a=415)

    Coolsma
    £1,625.00 - £1,625.00
    £1,625.00
    £1,625.00 - £1,625.00
    £1,625.00

    A high quality solo recorder from the workshops of Dutch recorder maker Hans Coolsma (1919-1991). Their low-pitch altos are modelled after an origi...

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    £1,625.00 - £1,625.00
    £1,625.00
    £1,625.00 - £1,625.00
    £1,625.00
  • Coolsma Alto Recorder after Bressan in Grenadilla (a=415)

    Coolsma Alto Recorder after Bressan in Grenadilla (a=415)

    Coolsma
    £1,495.00 - £1,495.00
    £1,495.00
    £1,495.00 - £1,495.00
    £1,495.00

    A high quality solo recorder from the workshops of Dutch recorder maker Hans Coolsma (1919-1991). Their low-pitch altos are modelled after an origi...

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    £1,495.00 - £1,495.00
    £1,495.00
    £1,495.00 - £1,495.00
    £1,495.00
  • Coolsma Alto Recorder after Bressan in Grenadilla with Decoration (a=415)

    Coolsma Alto Recorder after Bressan in Grenadilla with Decoration (a=415)

    Coolsma
    £2,225.00 - £2,225.00
    £2,225.00
    £2,225.00 - £2,225.00
    £2,225.00

    A high quality solo recorder from the workshops of Dutch recorder maker Hans Coolsma (1919-1991). Their low-pitch altos are modelled after an origi...

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    £2,225.00 - £2,225.00
    £2,225.00
    £2,225.00 - £2,225.00
    £2,225.00
  • Coolsma Alto Recorder after Bressan in European Boxwood with Decoration (a=415)

    Coolsma Alto Recorder after Bressan in European Boxwood with Decoration (a=415)

    Coolsma
    £2,390.00 - £2,390.00
    £2,390.00
    £2,390.00 - £2,390.00
    £2,390.00

    A high quality solo recorder from the workshops of Dutch recorder maker Hans Coolsma (1919-1991). Their low-pitch altos are modelled after original...

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    £2,390.00 - £2,390.00
    £2,390.00
    £2,390.00 - £2,390.00
    £2,390.00
  • Takeyama Alto Recorder in Grenadilla

    Takeyama Alto Recorder in Grenadilla

    Takeyama
    £1,745.00 - £1,745.00
    £1,745.00
    £1,745.00 - £1,745.00
    £1,745.00

    Takeyama Alto Recorder in Grenadilla

    £1,745.00 - £1,745.00
    £1,745.00
    £1,745.00 - £1,745.00
    £1,745.00
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