Recorders by Von Huene

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.

In the Kunsthistorische Museum of Vienna is an old renaissance recorder with a wide bore and a large flair in the bell. This instrument is believed to be similar to the instruments Sylvestro Ganassi may have used. The von Huene Ganassi recorders has a large bore like the Vienna instrument and will play the most demanding music of sixteenth and seventeenth century Italy. This Ganassi recorder is pitched at A=440 and plays with standard Baroque fingerings instead of historical Ganassi fingerings. Listen to this recorder! Van Eyck Nightingale: Your browser does not support the audio element. Anon La Rotta: Your browser does not support the audio element. Scale: Your browser does not support the audio element.

The "sixth flute", or soprano recorder in d, was a very popular instrument in eighteenth-century England, used extensively in concertos and solo works by various composers, such as Woodcock and Baston. This von Huene a=415 sixth flute follows an original which changed hands between Edgar Hunt and Frans Brüggen, and is made from turned boxwood.

Von Huene Alto after Rottenburgh a=415

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. They are based on an original from circa 1720 in the Musikhistorisk Museum in Copenhagen, and are made of European boxwood. Please note boxwood instruments come in a wide variety of shades, ranging from the light yellow of natural boxwood to dark brown or black. The colour in the photo is not necessarily representative of all instruments of the same model.

August Grenser of Dresden was a most prolific and versatile instrument maker. Originals are highly prized by performers and collectors all over the world, and the Nuremburg flute was used by Hans-Martin Linde for an outstanding recording. The original instrument in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, is made of boxwood with ivory rings, screw cap and register slide in the foot, and was supplied with seven different centerpieces from slightly lower than a=415 to about a=440. The von Huene copy is made of European boxwood without decorative rings, foot register, or screw cap. Supplied at a=440 with additional a=415 centre joint.

Alto Recorder (a415) after Schuchart in Boxwood by Von Huene including soft padded case. This unique treble recorder, after a lesser-known original by John Just Schuchart, was developed in partnership with the Von Huene workshops. The result is an affordable yet premium-quality instrument.

This Terton soprano recorder follows an early eighteenth-century original in The Hague. It has long been respected by professionals and serious amateurs who need an a=415 soprano with brilliance and clarity in all registers. Very few original Terton instruments remain: a few alto recorders, one transverse flute, an oboe, and this superb soprano, made famous by Frans Brueggen's recordings. Ths recorder is made of boxwood in two pieces, like the original. It can be made with or without the ornate decorative silver rings like those on the original instrument.

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.