Alto (Treble) Recorders

A high quality solo recorder from the workshops of Dutch recorder maker Hans Coolsma (1919-1991). Their low-pitch altos are modelled after an original recorder by Bressan, which has a particularly rich lower register. This a=415 alto recorder is made of polyester, imitating original ivory recorders, and the thumbhole is bushed. This recorder comes with a hard case, pull through, fingering chart, maintenance instructions and a 5-year warranty. Baroque fingering Double holes 3-Piece Made of polyester Thumbhole bush Pitch: a´= 415Hz Includes hard case, cleaning stick, cork grease and fingering chart 5 year warranty

A high quality solo recorder from the workshops of Dutch recorder maker Hans Coolsma (1919-1991). Their low-pitch altos are modelled after an original recorder by Bressan, which has a particularly rich lower register. This a=415 alto recorder is made of grenadilla and the thumbhole is bushed. This recorder comes with a hard case, pull through, fingering chart, maintenance instructions and a 5-year warranty. Baroque fingering Double holes 3-Piece Made of grenadilla Thumbhole bush Pitch: a´= 415Hz Includes hard case, cleaning stick, cork grease and fingering chart 5 year warranty

A high quality solo recorder from the workshops of Dutch recorder maker Hans Coolsma (1919-1991). Their low-pitch altos are modelled after an original recorder by Bressan, which has a particularly rich lower register. This a=415 alto recorder is made of grenadilla, has decoration rings and the thumbhole is bushed. This recorder comes with a hard case, pull through, fingering chart, maintenance instructions and a 5-year warranty. Baroque fingering Double holes 3-Piece Made of grenadilla with decoration Thumbhole bush Pitch: a´= 415Hz Includes hard case, cleaning stick, cork grease and fingering chart 5 year warranty

A high quality solo recorder from the workshops of Dutch recorder maker Hans Coolsma (1919-1991). Their low-pitch altos are modelled after original recorder by Bressan, which have a particularly rich lower register. This a=415 alto recorder is made of European boxwood, has decoration rings and the thumbhole is bushed. This recorder comes with a hard case, pull through, fingering chart, maintenance instructions and a 5-year warranty. Baroque fingering Double holes 3-Piece Made of European boxwood with decoration Thumbhole bush Pitch: a´= 415Hz Includes hard case, cleaning stick, cork grease and fingering chart 5 year warranty

A high quality solo recorder from the workshops of Dutch recorder maker Hans Coolsma (1919-1991). Their low-pitch altos are modelled after original recorder by Bressan, which have a particularly rich lower register. This a=415 alto recorder is made of European boxwood and the thumbhole is bushed. This recorder comes with a hard case, pull through, fingering chart, maintenance instructions and a 5-year warranty. Baroque fingering Double holes 3-Piece Made of European boxwood Thumbhole bush Pitch: a´= 415Hz Includes hard case, cleaning stick, cork grease and fingering chart 5 year warranty

Takeyama Alto Recorder in Grenadilla

Takeyama Alto Recorder in Grenadilla

The 309AF 'Bel Canto' ALto plastic recorder by Aulos, Finger Accessibility Model. This alto is in three pieces and is supplied with a brown case, cleaning rod, thumb-rest, fingering chart and joint grease.

In the second half of the seventeenth century, the young journeyman, Rippert, left his homeland for the excitement of Paris, where he established himself as a maker of the finest recorders, flutes and oboes. In 1715 he was aging but still working hard, and it seems that his instruments were more in demand than those of the famous Hotteterre. That same year the musical amateur Uffenbach from Frankfurt visited Rippert at the rue Colombiere and ordered a flute "traverse" for his cousin which, when it was received, resulted in two more orders. Uffenbach also visited Hotteterre and was delighted to hear this master perform on a musette, but did not purchase any of Hotteterre's available flutes, only a copy of the famous Hotteterre method. Rippert made several recorders at a pitch close to A=440 (chorton or Venetian pitch). The von Huene Rippert alto gives the serious recorder player an opportunity to play at modern pitch on an instrument that sounds and responds like an original.

Two of the most widely respected wind instrument makers in the Germany of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were Johann Christoph Denner and his son Jacob. Johann Christoph was amazingly prolific, inventive and versatile, while his son refined the designs as the changing times demanded. Jacob Denner and Telemann were contemporaries and compatriots. Telemann wrote some very demanding pieces, many using the extreme range of the recorder. It is very possible that Telemann owned a Denner recorder, for his music demanded an instrument that could speak very easily, even in the highest register. The von Huene Denner alto recorders can be heard on many recordings by outstanding performers. This recorder is is made from grenadilla and based on the RCM profile.