Descant recorder

This instrument was made by the firm of Moeck (Celle, Germany). The typical Renaissance recorder has a more cylindrical bore and larger tone-holes than the Baroque instrument giving a powerful lower register but also a smaller compass, usually restricted to an octave and a sixth. Most were made in one piece and the two-piece design of this instrument with its brass mount is a modern feature. Some had alternative seventh tone-holes to accommodate players who played with the right hand uppermost or with the left hand uppermost: the unused hole was plugged with wax. These instruments were styled flûtes à neuf trous.