The Sopranino recorder is the second smallest in the recorder family.  Orpheus Music stocks sopranino recorders from a variety of makers including Mollenhauer Recorders from Germany, Kung Recorders from Switzerland, Dolmetch Recorders from England, and Aulos Recorders from Japan. Wooden Sopraninos are made from a variety of woods including pear, plum, olive, palisander, grenadilla, boxwood. The sopranino recorder was traditionally used to teach birds to sing and adds the very high sounds to ensemble or consort.