A beautiful vintage bakelite alto recorder by Dolmetsch.  This instrument has a lovely tone and plays very easily - it would make a really good instrument for anyone stepping up to an alto.  Dolmetsch are a great make for recorders and the bakelite produces a Beautiful pleasing tone.

Recorders by the old firm of Arnold Dolmetsch are generally good and still well worth playing, especially in amateur music making. All these instruments were individually crafted and have unique serial numbers. Production took place over a period of more than 60 years.

Arnold Dolmetsch was a famous French musician, who settled in Haslemere, Surrey in 1917 and established an instrument-making workshop in the town.