Moeck 4302 Rottenburgh Alto

This recorded was a little more difficult to break in. It tended to become hoarse quickly for the first few weeks. After that, it has played much better. The tone is great, and the high- and low-register are easy to play.

I bought this Alto recorder about a month ago. It is my first wooden flute. Carefully practicing every day, the instrument opened up it’s great tone to me. I am enjoying the quality of the intonation and the sound, the pretty pear tree wood color.

Having played plastic recorders for many years, this Moeck was my first wooden instrument. Being wood of course it has more characters than plastic, the time to play in, and clogging when performing being the two most obvbious downsides. But the lovely full sound does compensate! The finish is good, and the impregnated wood reduces the maintenance you'd otherwise expect with a wooden instrument.

It is a good recorder, quite essential and not difficult to be played.