Alto Recorders (Baroque)

• Baroque fingering
• Pitch: a' = 442 Hz
• The STUDIO alto recorder offers a great ratio of playing capacity to value for money
• A great instrument for all requirements
• Has been used as a solo instrument in the Berlin Philharmonic
• Range: Two octaves and a major second
• Produces a warm sound
• Length: 47.2 cm
• Material: Maple
• Impregnated with paraffin
• The inside of the instrument has been treated with oil
• Exterior finish: Matte lacquer

• Baroque fingering
• Material: Grenadilla wood (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
• Flute consists of 3 parts, adjustable foot joint
• Oiled finish
• Double holes
• Includes cotton bag and accessories

Australia - Country of immeasurable expanses and gigantic landscapes...

Here lived and worked one of the most prominent recorder makers of our time: Frederick Morgan, who died in a car accident in 1999

No other of his guild received a similar recognition worldwide, the list of those playing his instruments in concerts and on CDs, reads like the "Who's Who" of the top international recorder players.

His art was founded on careful studies of the historical recorder making. That is why his instruments reached a quality, that recorder makers from around the world consider a model.

Fred Morgan left a valuable legacy: Results of decades of research, instruments, recordings...

It is a responsible task to preserve this legacy, evaluate and develop it. Therefore, a comprehensive and forward-looking partnership between Fred Morgan's wife, Ann, and Mollenhauer has now been established.

Fred Morgan had plans, which he unfortunately could not realise: For a broad reception of the results of its work, he wanted to build high-quality, yet affordable serial recorders on the basis of his knowledge and decades of research.

If we want to continue Fred Morgan's plans today, a striking instrument presents itself immediately from his inheritance: An alto recorder in high pitch (440Hz) developed from an original instrument by Jacob Denner (1681-1735), which is kept in Copenhagen.

Fred Morgan developed this "high Denner" originally for the Danish recorder player Michala Petri, displaying the whole art of recorder making: A recorder with all the advantages of the original instrument, enormous dynamic stability and especially in the high pitches a richness of sound, matching the highest requirements.

Our DENNER- alto recorder Mollenhauer & Morgan has been developed from this instrument, based on Fred Morgan's records.

It joins our DENNER ensemble, which has already been specially awarded: by the German Musical Instrument Prize for the DENNER soprano recorder.

Thus a wish of Fred Morgan comes true: To present the results of his research to a large group of players by a series of high-quality instruments...

• Olive
• Baroque fingering
• 3-Piece instrument
• Includes a cotton bag

• Baroque fingering
• Material: Stained maple, treated with linseed oil
• Includes a hardcase
• Includes a maintenance set

• 415 Hz
• Baroque fingering
• Made of natural satinwood
• Handmade single instrument with heavily undercut finger holes, bushed thumbhole and threaded joints
• Incl. leather case

• Material: Plumwood
• Expect an open Renaissance sound with lots of character and stability of the lower range
• Fingering is similar to that of baroque
• Includes a bag

Ehlert recorders have a range of 2 1/2 octaves. The c sharp 4 (S), f sharp 3 (A) and c sharp 3 (T) can be played without the annoying covering of the sound hole. They are suitable for recorder music of all epochs and styles. Because of their special sound and volume, they also prove themselves in interplay with the piano and other "modern" instruments.

• Ehlert model
• Material: Boxwood
• Baroque fingering
• A'= 442 Hz
• Double key
• Included case and care set

The Flauto Rondo produces a balanced sound in all positions and playing situations, which is easy to produce without special breathing techniques. A great recorder for ensemble playing.

• Model: Flauto Rondo
• Baroque fingering
• Double holes
• Maple wood
• A = 442 Hz
• 3-Piece instrument
• Includes a cotton bag with leather trim, vaseline, cleaning rod and cloth, certificate with care instructions and a fingering chart

• Baroque fingering
• Pitch: a' = 442 Hz
• The STUDIO alto recorder offers a great ratio of playing capacity to value for money
• A great instrument for all requirements
• Has been used as a solo instrument in the Berlin Philharmonic
• Range: Two octaves and a major second
• Produces a warm sound
• Material: Stained pearwood
• Length: 47.2 cm
• Impregnated with paraffin
• The inside of the instrument has been treated with oil
• Exterior finish: Matte lacquer

• Stained pearwood
• Baroque fingering
• Double toneholes
• Includes a case, cleaning rod and -cloth, and a fingering chart

• Modern Voicing (construction design and fine tuning of the wind-way and block)
• Modern sound, strong, assertive and distinctive
• A sound with entirely individual character
• Almost a range of 3 octaves with balanced, easy response and clear, brilliant sound
• Harmonic recorder
• Pear wood
• With F-foot
• With covers
• Tonal range up into the 3rd octave
• Baroque fingering
• a = 442 Hz
• Case included

• Baroque fingering
• With double holes
• Arched windway
• A = 442 Hz
• Three-piece design
• Colour: Body: Dark brown; Mouthpiece and rings: Ivory-coloured
• Includes a bag and a removable thumb rest

• Material: Blackwood
• Baroque fingering
• Double toneholes
• Includes a case, cleaning rod and -cloth, certificate, fingering chart, maintenance set

• Baroque fingering
• Made of grenadilla
• a'= 442 Hz
• Chromatic range over 2 1/2 octaves
• Wide bore
• Metal labium
• One octave key for the high register
• Key system with e1 foot extension
• Strong, low register
• Ideal for playing with modern orchestral instruments
• Treated with paraffin
• Oiled inside and outside

Ehlert recorders have a range of 2 1/2 octaves. The c#4 (S), f#3 (A) and c#3 (T) can be played without the annoying covering of the sound hole. They are suitable for recorder music of all epochs and styles. Because of their special sound and volume they also prove their value when played together with the piano and other "modern" instruments.

• Material: Grenadilla
• Baroque fingering
• A'= 442Hz
• Double key
• Included case and care set

• Rosewood
• Baroque fingering
• Double holes
• Includes a case, cleaning rod and -cloth, certificate, fingering chart, and a maintenance set

• Airbrush design
• Material: Pearwood
• E-foot and triple key in E/F/F#
• Pitch: a' = 442 Hz
• Tonal range: e1 - e-flat 4
• The Elody can be played in two ways:
• Its impressive pure acoustic sound allows the instrument to be used as a modern harmonic alto that is suitable for any musical style and context
• Each Elody has been fitted with a hidden pickup
• Includes a special cable for easy connection to any common effects unit or amplifier
• The different Elody designs are prepared by hand using an airbrush technique. Slight variations in motif detail may therefore occur.
• High-gloss lacquer
• Colour: Undine
• Includes a case and accessories

• Body is made from pearwood
• Baroque fingering
• With double holes
• Includes a case box, cleaning rod, cloth, and a fingering chart

The alto recorder of Thomas Stanesby Senior from the Frans Brüggen collection, Amsterdam, is characterised by its clear, warm and full-bodied tone. The beauty of its sound, in combination with easy response and reliability, makes this model an expressive, effective solo instrument.

• Boxwood, antique stained
• Tuning a1 = 442 Hz
• All Stanesby models are of a three-piece design
• Baroque fingering with double holes
• Includes: Case, cleaning rod and cloth, certificate, fingering table, maintenance kit

The Flauto Rondo produces a balanced sound in all positions and playing situations, which is easy to produce without special breathing techniques. A great recorder for ensemble playing.

• Model: Flauto Rondo
• Baroque fingering
• Double key
• Material: Maple
• a' = 442 Hz
• 3-Piece instrument
• Includes a cotton bag with leather trim