Recorder Home Page

Instruments

Compiled by Nicholas S. Lander

Contemporary Makers

The Recorder: Instrument of Torture or Instrument of Music? Instruments, from Nicholas Lander (Australia)
Recorder Makers, interactive database of extant artisans worldwide who make recorders, from Nicholas Lander (Australia)
Fabricantes de flautas, search for details of 20th-century recorder makers, from Bárbara Sela Andrés & Guillermo Peñalver (in Spanish)

Historic Makers

Original Recorder Makers, database of makers whose work is represented in museums and private collections around the world from Nicholas Lander (Australia); interactive database supported by a comprehensive bibliography
Les facteurs français anciens, article on French recorder makers of the 16th to 18th centuries, from Jean-Luc Manguin (in French)

Instrument Retailers

Recorder Retailers, interactive database of retailers worldwide who supply recorders, from Nicholas Lander (Australia)

Used Instruments

Bernard Boch & Richard Pick, antique instruments, including recorders
E-bay (USA), on-line auctions, includes musical instruments of all kinds
eBay (Australia), on-line auctions, includes musical instruments of all kinds
Early Music Shop Used Instrument Agency (UK), a list of second-hand instruments which are currently offered for sale
Hobgoblin (London): Secondhand Instrument Page, often stock recorders
instrum@ntiq.com (France), dealer in antique and second-hand musical instruments
Lazar's Early Music (USA), new and second-hand recoders and other instruments
Florian Mulliere (France), antique dealer specializing in musical instruments
Music Treasures (Canada), unusual, rare, and old musical instruments for sale on-line. Warning: this site has some very intrusive pop-up advertising!
John Myatt (UK), new and second-hand woodwind and brass instruments, including recorders
Net Instruments, musical instruments classifieds website
Pamela's Musical Instruments (UK), antique and used instruments including recorders
William Petit (France), dealer in early musical instruments of all kinds
Promusicfind.com, on-line marketplace for buying and selling new and used musical instruments, music, books, recordings, etc.
Recorder Home Page: Second-hand Recorders, instruments offered for sale by visitors to this web-site
Jean-Michel Renard (France), dealer in antique instruments
Saunders Recorders (UK), new and second-hand instruments
Schäfer's: Used Instruments (Germany), a list of second-hand instruments currently offered for sale
Unicorn Music (USA), new and second-hand recorders
Vintage & Rare (Denmark), network/community designed for enthusiasts and retailers of vintage, rare and antique musical instruments, as well as an online network for dedicated builders of fine instruments
Vintage Instruments (USA), dealers, restorers & appraisers of fine musical instruments

Original Instruments

Original Instruments, Makers & Collections, from Nicholas Lander (Australia); includes three interactive databases supported by a comprehensive bibliography:
- Original Recorders, database of more than a 1,000 original instruments held in museums and private collections around the world
- Original Recorder Makers, database of makers whose work is represented in museums and private collections around the world
- Collections of Musical Instruments, database of public and private collections around the world whose holdings include recorders
Renaissance Recorders Database, a comprehensive documentation with critical measurements, from Adrian Brown (Netherlands)

Early Wind Instruments, from C.J. Sax (France). Includes photographic images of 100s of historic recorders. Sadly, this site has vanished.