50 products
AVANTGARDE Subbass, RESONA, black
€5,680.00*
Avantgarde - the clever sub-bass recorder - in black. Pure elegance.
Since 2007, the Kunath Instrumentenbau workshop has been producing parts for woodwind instruments using a special 3D printing process.
The primary goal was to use a material that sounds like wood and is made from renewable raw materials, and as there was no material on the market that met these requirements, the team at Kunath Instrumentenbau, with the support of the Ministry of Science and Research, developed its own material: RESONA.
Renowned artists such as Dorothee Oberlinger and composers such as Josh Plotner use instruments made from RESONA in live concerts and studio recordings.
Since 2022, Kunath Instrumentenbau has been producing more electricity in its own solar systems than the company needs annually, and the machines that prepare the material for printing and the 3D printers run 24 hours a day. At night, they are supplied with temporarily stored solar power from a 100 kWh battery.
For these and many other reasons, Avantgarde is considered the new benchmark for sub-bass recorders.
The overblowing key
Herbert Paetzold invented the automatic overblowing key over 40 years ago, and with Avantgarde we are making this practical mechanism available to you for the first time on a "non-cornered" bass recorder.
The special advantages of the overblowing key: on the one hand, it makes the left hand more relaxed, as the thumb can move closer to the position of the other fingers; on the other hand, the overblowing key makes it easier to play high notes and octave leaps; a small movement of the tip of the thumb is enough to reliably activate the overblowing hole.
Video about the overblowing key
Scale
The inner bore of the recorder is cylindroconical. This type of bore gives the instrument its powerful sound.
In principle, recorders with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and therefore more suitable for ensembles than instruments with a narrower inner bore.
The cap
As RESONA is extremely dimensionally stable, AVANTGARDE recorders do not suffer from jamming of the cap due to moisture. To ensure undisturbed airflow between the blowing tube, cap and windway in the head, AVANTGARDE has a new type of connection between the cap and head. The cap is perfectly fitted or removed with just half a turn.
Video about the Quickfit cap
What styles of music can the recorder be used for?
RESONA is predestined for all styles.
Avantgarde is 40% lighter than normal sub-bass recorders because it is made from RESONA using a 3D printing process optimised for musical instruments.
The sound of these printed instruments is compared by professional players to that of Kirschbaum.
Who is this recorder aimed at?
Avantgarde is aimed at amateurs, semi-professionals and professional players.
The windway of the recorder
The windway is the area in the head of the recorder where the musician's blowing air is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This sheet of air is the defining element of a recorder's sound, and the vibration that generates the flute's sound is created from the sheet of air at the labium. The shape of the windway is therefore very influential for the artistic usability of the recorder.
The model 6605-072-AS from Kunath Instrumentenbau has a windway that is curved and conical in shape.Conical windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrically shaped ones. Windways are naturally very complex in their design and many parameters are influenced by each other.
Fingering
The AVANTGARDE 6605-072-AS recorder is supplied in the following fingering: Baroque fingering.
Keys
It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places in the body of the instrument that are easy to reach with the hands. For tuning reasons, tone holes on low instruments in particular are located in positions that are not ergonomically accessible. On such instruments, key mechanisms are fitted that make playing considerably easier or even possible in the first place.Six rollers make it particularly comfortable to play double keys.
The key mechanism is made of brass.
Stand
Is included in the scope of delivery.
The highlight: The bell of the inner bore is bent forwards so that the instrument does not have to be moved to a different playing position. It can be played standing up on the stand.This is clever and safe.
Packaging and accessories
The instrument is supplied as standard with a bag and matching accessories: Case with wheels, instructions, cork grease, fingering chart
Podcast about the instrument
The instrument has its own episode Avantgarde on Blockfloetenpodcast.eu
Product number:
6605-072-AS
AVANTGARDE Subbass, RESONA, natural oiled finish
€5,550.00*
Avantgarde, the clever subass recorder. With linseed oil surface. Ecologically consistent product design.Since 2007, the Kunath Instrumentenbau workshop has been producing parts for woodwind instruments using a special
special 3D printing process.The primary goal was to use a material that sounds like wood and is made from renewable raw materials.
As there was no material on the market that met these requirements, the team at Kunath Instrumentenbau, with the support of the
Ministry of Science and Research, developed its own material: RESONA. Renowned artists such as Dorothee Oberlinger and composers such as Josh Plotner use instruments made of
instruments made from RESONA for live concerts and studio
studio recordings.Since 2022, Kunath Instrumentenbau has been producing more electricity in its own solar systems than the company needs annually.
The machines that prepare the material for printing and the 3D printers run 24 hours a day. At night, they are powered by a 100 kWh battery with temporarily stored solar power.What do the musicians get out of it A clear conscience. :-)For these and many other reasons
Avantgarde is the new benchmark for
sub-bass recorders.Overblowing keyHerbert Paetzold invented the automatic overblowing key over 40 years ago.
With Avantgarde, we are making this
practical mechanism for the first time on a "non-square" bass recorder.The special advantages of the overblowing key:
Firstly, it creates a more relaxed posture for the left hand,
the thumb can move closer to the position of the other fingers.
Secondly, the overblowing key makes it easier to play high notes and octave leaps.
A small movement of the tip of the thumb is enough to reliably activate the overblow hole.Video about the overblowing keyScale
The inner bore of the recorder is cylindroconical. This type of bore gives the instrument its powerful sound.
In principle, recorders with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and therefore more suitable for ensembles than instruments with a narrower inner bore.
CapAs RESONA is extremely dimensionally stable, AVANTGARDE recorders do not suffer from jamming of the cap due to moisture. To ensure undisturbed airflow between the blowing tube, cap and windway in the head, AVANTGARDE has a new type of connection between cap and head. The cap is perfectly fitted or removed with just half a turn.Video about the Quickfit capWhat styles of music can the recorder be used for?
RESONA is predestined for all styles.Avantgarde is 40% lighter than normal sub-bass recorders because it is made from RESONA in a 3D printing process optimised for musical instruments.
3D printing process optimised for musical instruments. The sound of these printed instruments is
The sound of these printed instruments is compared by professional players to that of Kirschbaum.Who is this recorder aimed at?
Avantgarde is aimed at amateurs, semi-professionals and professional players.Windway of the recorder
The windway is the area in the head of the recorder where the musician's blowing air is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This sheet of air is the defining element of a recorder's sound.
At the labium, the air blade creates the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore
very influential
for the artistic usability of the recorder. The model 6605-072 from Kunath Instrumentenbau has a windway that is curved and conical in shape.Conical windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrically shaped ones. Windways are naturally very complex in their design and many parameters are influenced by each other.
Fingering
The AVANTGARDE 6605-072 recorder is supplied in the following fingering: Baroque fingering.
Keys
It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places in the body of the instrument that are easy to reach with the hands. For tuning reasons, tone holes on low instruments in particular are located in positions that are not ergonomically accessible. On such instruments, key mechanisms are fitted that make it much easier to play or even possible in the first place.
The key action is made of brass.Six rollers make it particularly easy to
particularly comfortable with double keys.Stand
Is included in the scope of delivery. The highlight: the bell of the inner bore is bent forwards so that the instrument does not have to be moved to a different playing position. It can be played standing up on the stand.This is clever and safe.
Packaging and accessories
The instrument is supplied as standard with a bag and matching accessories: Case with wheels, instructions, cork grease, fingering chartPodcast about the instrument The instrument has its own episode Avantgarde on Blockfloetenpodcast.eu
Product number:
6605-072
Bassano Consort alto in f', maple, 466 Hz
€1,290.00*
3D printed CONSORT recorder.
The model was designed by Adriana Breukink.
Product number:
92080-466
Bassano Consort alto in g', maple, 466 Hz
€1,260.00*
3D printed CONSORT recorder.
The model was designed by Adriana Breukink.
Product number:
92070-466
Bassano Consort Basset in f, maple, 466 Hz
€2,520.00*
3D printed CONSORT recorder.
The model was designed by Adriana Breukink.
Product number:
92120-466
Bassano Consort Basset in g, maple, 466 Hz
€2,520.00*
3D printed CONSORT recorder.
The model was designed by Adriana Breukink.
Product number:
92110-466
Bassano Consort greatbasses in Bb, maple, 466 Hz
€3,700.00*
3D printed CONSORT recorder.
The model was designed by Adriana Breukink.
Product number:
92140-466
Bassano Consort Sopranino in g'', maple, 466 Hz
€970.00*
3D printed CONSORT recorder.
The model was designed by Adriana Breukink.
Product number:
92010-466
Bassano Consort soprano in c'', maple, 466 Hz
€1,130.00*
3D printed CONSORT recorder.
The model was designed by Adriana Breukink.
Product number:
92040-466
Bassano Consort soprano in d'', maple, 466 Hz
€1,130.00*
3D printed CONSORT recorder.
The model was designed by Adriana Breukink.
Product number:
92030-466
Bassano Consort sub-bass in F, maple, 466 Hz
€4,450.00*
3D printed CONSORT recorder.
The model was designed by Adriana Breukink.
Product number:
92150-466
Bassano Consort Subkontrabass in FF, Ahorn, 466 Hz
€9,850.00*
3D gedrucke CONSORT Blockflöte.
Das Modell geht auf Adriana Breukink zurück.
Product number:
92160-466
Bassano Consort Tenor in c', maple, 466 Hz
€1,390.00*
3D printed CONSORT recorder.
The model was designed by Adriana Breukink.
Product number:
92100-466
Bassano Consort Tenor in d', maple, 466 Hz
€1,390.00*
3D printed CONSORT recorder.
The model was designed by Adriana Breukink.
Product number:
92090-466
Engelberger five-tone flute 432 Hz with fingering cradles
€56.00*
This model has a calming effect thanks to its special pitch standard of a = 432 Hz.The recorder from the Engelberger five-tone recorderseries with the model designation: 51011 is an instrument that is always a pleasure to play, both in lessons and at home.The scale (the inner bore)
The geometry of the inner bore of the instrument is cylindrical and wider than that of other soprano instruments. This type of bore gives the instrument its typical sound.
In principle, recorders with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and therefore more suitable for ensembles than instruments with a narrower scale.Who is the instrument aimed at?The Engelberg five-tone recorder is used in Waldorf kindergartens, Waldorf schools and other independent schools. The windway of a recorder
The windway is the area in the head of the instrument where the musician's blowing air is moulded into an air blade. This air blade is the basis of the instrument's sound.
In interaction with the labium, the air blade creates the fundamental vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore
very relevant
for the variation possibilities of the available sound spectra of the recorder. Model 51011 has a windway that is straight and very narrowly cylindrical. This makes the sound delicate and floating.Fingering
The Engelberger five-tone recorder 51011 is supplied in the version Pentatonic.
Packaging and accessories
The instrument is supplied as standard with a bag and matching accessories: Cleaning rod, fingering chart
Podcast about the instrumentThere is a separate episode on the instrument at recorderpodcast.eu Engelberger Fünftonflöte
Product number:
51011
Only 8 available!
Engelberger five-tone flute 440 Hz with fingering cradles
€56.00*
The recorder from the series Engelberger five-tone recorder with the model designation: 50011 made by Kunath Instrumentenbau is an instrument that is a pleasure to play both in lessons and at home.The scale (the inner bore)
The geometry of the inner bore of the instrument is cylindrical and wider than that of other soprano instruments. This type of bore gives the instrument its typical sound.
In principle, recorders with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and therefore more suitable for ensembles than instruments with a narrower scale.Who is the instrument aimed at?The Engelberg five-tone recorder is used in Waldorf kindergartens, Waldorf schools and other independent schools. The windway of a recorder
The windway is the area in the head of the instrument where the musician's blowing air is moulded into an air blade. This air blade is the basis of the instrument's sound.
In interaction with the labium, the air blade creates the fundamental vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore
very relevant
for the variation possibilities of the available sound spectra of the recorder. The model 50011 from Kunath Instrumentenbau has a windway that is straight and very narrowly cylindrical. This makes the sound delicate and floating.Fingering
The Engelberger five-tone recorder 50011 is supplied in the version Pentatonic.
Packaging and accessories
The instrument is supplied as standard with a bag and matching accessories: Cleaning rod, fingering chart
Podcast about the instrumentThere is a separate episode on the instrument at recorderpodcast.eu Engelberger Fünftonflöte
Product number:
50011
Flautina, pearwood stained, three-piece, baroque double hole, 440 Hz
€99.00*
Flautina is the princess among the school recorders. She wears the little jewelled gemstone on her head with pride.The personality of the "Flautina" recorderFlautina is not just a recorder. She is a treasure. Princess Flautina found it in the treasure chamber during a night-time foray through her parents' castle. Flautina and her brother Flautino then took the recorder to the royal nursery and learnt how to use the instrument together.This story is told in detail in a small comic, which is also included with the recorder as an "instruction manual".Construction and fingeringThe Flautina 3170A-072 recorder is in three parts, has a conical windway and is built in the following fingering: Baroque, double hole.Packaging and accessoriesThe instrument is supplied as standard with a bag and useful accessories: grease tin, fingering chart, comic care instructions
Product number:
3170A-072
Flautino, pearwood stained, three-piece, baroque double hole, 440 Hz
€99.00*
Flautino is the prince among school recorders.The personality of the "Flautino" recorderFlautino is not just a recorder. It is a treasure. It was found by Prince Flautino in the treasure chamber during a night-time foray through his parents' castle. Flautino and his sister Flautina then took the recorder to the royal nursery and learnt how to play it together.This story is told in detail in a small comic, which is also included with the recorder as an "instruction manual".Construction and fingering
The Flautino 3170-072 recorder is in three parts, has a conical windway and is built in the following fingering: Baroque, double hole.
Packaging and accessories
The instrument is supplied as standard with a bag and useful accessories: grease tin, fingering chart, comic care instructions
Product number:
3170-072
Only 8 available!
Headboard without Sound strips for stars-recorders
€48.00*
This headjoint belongs to the soprano (descant) recorder series.The scale The geometry of the inner bore of the instrument is cylindrical.WindwayThe windway is straight and cylindrical.Who is the series aimed at School classes.
Product number:
KOPF
Only 2 available!
JADE F-Bass, RESONA, knick bass
€1,700.00*
General information
The recorder from the JADE series with the model designation: 6420-02 built by Kunath Instrumentenbau is an instrument that always gives pleasure when playing.
This special feature is due to the clever combination of the unique construction concept and the expressive possibilities of the cherry wood material used.
The unique qualities of the material used for this instrument are inspiring. The special features can best be described in the following words, whereby it is in the nature of things that sounds can only ever be described very inadequately with words. For this reason, the details of the sound typical of recorders are perceived and described slightly differently by each person: Wooden and warm.
The scale
The inner bore of the recorder is cylindrical and wider. This type of bore gives the recorder its typical sound.
In principle, instruments with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and therefore more suitable for ensembles than models with a narrower scale.
What music is the recorder best suited to?
Cherry wood is ideal for instruments used in folk music and for beginners to recorder playing.
Who is the instrument aimed at?
As a result, cherry wood recorders are particularly suitable for ambitious amateurs and advanced players. An additional rule of thumb is that a high-quality instrument naturally makes learning easier than a seemingly inexpensive instrument.
The windway of a recorder
The windway is the area in the instrument headjoint where the musician's blowing air is moulded into a sheet of air. This air blade is the basis of the instrument's sound production.
In interaction with the labium, the air blade creates the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore
extremely important
for the recorder's ability to create music. The model 6420-02 from Paetzold by Kunath has a windway that is curved and conical.Conically shaped windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrical ones. Due to their design, windways are extremely complex and many parameters interact.
Fingering
The JADE 6420-02 model is manufactured in the following style: Baroque fingering.
Keys
It is not always possible to place tone holes in places in the body that are comfortable and easy to play with the fingers. For tuning reasons, some tone holes on low recorders in particular are located in places that are impossible to reach. On such instruments, the instrument makers fit key mechanisms that make playing considerably easier or even possible in the first place.
The 6420-02 instrument has the following keys: Comfort keys on the middle joint. This means that it can also be played comfortably by players with smaller hands.
The key shape is unique and legally protected. Especially in Taiwan and Korea, these models are often used in youth ensembles by internationally renowned teachers for young players.
But even adult players with small hands will not want to miss the advantages of the comfort keys on the middle joint once they have got to know them.
Multi-piece construction
The construction of a recorder has a fundamental influence on the way in which the woodwind instrument can be easily assembled and safely transported during use. This is particularly important when larger instruments or several instruments are to be transported.
Recorder ensemble leaders will agree with us.
Packaging and accessories
The model is supplied as standard with a bag and the following accessories: grease tin, cleaning rod, fingering chart
Hygiene tips
If the instrument is shared, it is advisable to sterilise the headjoint if necessary to ensure hygienic safety.
The care product Flautisept has proven to be effective for this purpose. Flautisept is available in our collection.
Product number:
6420-02
Only 4 available!
Mjo subbass recorder, black, made of RESONA
€3,200.00*
The Renaissance
The Renaissance put people at the centre of attention. Ancient art was rediscovered and "revitalised".
The feeling of being a free individual and an independent force triggered a wave of great inventions.
Starting in northern Italy, artists and scholars influenced people's attitude to life with innovative works.
The collection of the Accademia Filarmonica di Verona contains an exceptionally good Renaissance sub-bass recorder from this period. We have chosen this as our model.
The personality of Mjo
Mjo is not just a sub-bass recorder.
Mjo is an impressive personality who quickly makes new friends in any ensemble.
With its slender stature, it always cuts a fine figure in the rehearsal room and on stage.
Mjo can be safely placed on the stand included in the scope of delivery. You don't have to hold the instrument constantly, as Mjo is already tall at 2.12 metres and can stand on its own.
As the stand can be firmly attached to the instrument, you can easily and safely put Mjo to one side with one hand during breaks in playing.
The innovative Mjo
Mjo goes its own way. It resolves the apparent inseparability of powerful sound and physical weight with its own lightness.
With its - including stand ! 3200 g including the stand, it sets new standards in bass recorder construction.
Mjo also takes your feelings into consideration. Its blowing tube is angled at 95° at the lower end so that all condensation is collected in the drip cup. Sometimes it's the little things that make a big difference.
Let the world resound anew - with Mjo!
The instrument
The sub-bass recorder in F was built by the Bassano family of instrument makers. The instruments in the collection of the Accademia Filarmonica di Verona were already highly prized in Renaissance times and were lent out by many court chapels for special occasions.
In our revision, we have placed great emphasis on producing a sub-bass recorder with which many ensembles can finally fulfil their long dream of a deep Renaissance bass.
In addition, we have drawn on our experience in the manufacture of large bass recorders to ensure that transport and handling can take place in an unprecedented way.
The instrument weighs only 5.6 kg with bag.
As a special feature, Mjo is supplied with two mouthpieces. This means you have a personal mouthpiece and a guest mouthpiece. Should you ever want to have Mjo played by someone else. You can easily distinguish between the two mouthpieces using the ring notches.
As in the Renaissance, Mjo puts you, the person, at the centre.
Fingering
The instrument is played with Renaissance fingering.
Material
Mjo is made of RESONA, a material developed from renewable raw materials. The sound is associated by many musicians with the sound of cherry wood.
Product number:
MJO6501-077
pentatonic classy-recorder, 440 Hz
€69.00*
This pentatonic soprano (descant) recorder for beginners in class music making. The 117-052 belongs to the group of combination recorders, model series classy-recorders. The combination recorders are a recorder system that was developed / invented by Kunath Instrumentenbau especially for Waldorf schools. Further information on combination-recorders can be found here.The scale The geometry of the inner bore of the instrument is cylindroconical and wider than other pentatonic recorders. This type of bore gives the recorder its typical sound. In principle, instruments with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and therefore more suitable for ensembles than models with a narrower inner bore. Who this instrument is aimed at School classes who want to start with the pentatonic range and then later switch to the diatonic / chromatic range at a favourable price. The favourable changeover is made possible by the combination recorder system. The windway of the recorder The windway is the area in the headjoint of the recorder where the air is moulded into a sheet of air. This air blade is the nucleus of the instrument's sound. In interaction with the labium, the air blade creates the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the defining principles for the response and sound of the recorder.
Model 117-052 has a windway that is straight and cylindrical in shape. The volume of the instrument can be reduced with a Sound strip (optional accessory) if required. Fingering The instrument pentatonic stars-recorder 117-052 is manufactured in 7-tone pentatonic fingering. Multiple parts The pentatonic stars-recorder 117-052 is made in two parts. This concept - and the special design features of the stars-recorder - make it possible to use it as a "combination recorder". Packaging and accessories The instrument is supplied with a bag and the following accessories as standard: Grease jar, cleaning rod, fingering chart.
Product number:
117-052
pentatonic lower body for the classy-recorder, 440 Hz
€32.00*
This lower body belongs to the pentatonic soprano (descant) recorder 117-052. The 117-052 belongs to the group of combination recorders, model series classy-recorders. The combination recorders are a recorder system that was developed / invented by Kunath Instrumentenbau especially for Waldorf schools. Further information on combination-recorders can be found here.The scale The geometry of the inner bore of the instrument is cylindroconical and wider than other pentatonic recorders. This type of bore gives the recorder its typical sound. In principle, instruments with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and therefore more suitable for ensembles than models with a narrower inner bore. Who this instrument is aimed at School classes who want to start with the pentatonic range and then later switch to the diatonic / chromatic range at a favourable price. The system of combination recorders makes it possible to make this change at a favourable price. Fingering The instrument pentatonic stars-recorder 117-052 is manufactured in 7-tone pentatonic fingering. Packaging and accessories The lower body is supplied as standard with a bag and the following accessories: Fingering chart.
Product number:
117-052U
pentatonic lower body for the stars-recorder in 440 Hz d''-e'''
€32.00*
The pentatonic lower body for the soprano stars-recorders (70080, 70180).The lower body serves as an optional pentatonic introduction to playing the recorder. The scale
The geometry of the inner bore of the instrument is cylindroconical.Use
The lower body serves as an optional pentatonic introduction to recorder playing.
Fingering
The lower body stars-recorder 50080U has the following fingering: 7-tone, pentatonic
Packaging and accessories
The lower body is supplied with the following accessories as standard: Fingering chart
Product number:
50080U