Moeck 5343 Ehlert Alto Recorder Reviews

A big sounding recorder, beautifully made

This is not a standard recorder, several cm longer, hence the keys and wider, with a near cylindrical bore like a renaissance instrument. This is the Moeck take on the modern harmonic recorder, comparable with the Mollenhauer modern range. The boxwood version in light in the hand despite the high quality key work. The sound is more recorder-like than the flute like quality of some modern instruments, with really strong low notes and easy higher notes. It's taken a while to play in, partly due to the difference in breath pressures and different fingerings above g'''. The volume allows performance alongside modern instruments and the sound quality is intriguing. Am enjoying the new possibilities of the instrument in tackling transcriptions outside the normal repertoire.