The treble or alto recorder is the most popular instrument of the recorder family, with much of the solo repertoire composed for its range. Orpheus Music stocks a large variety of treble/alto recorders from a variety of makers including Mollenhauer Recorders from Germany, Kung Recorders from Switzerland, Dolmetsch Recorders from England, and Aulos Recorders and Zen-on Recorders from Japan. High-quality plastic and wooden alto recorders are available and come in many different varieties of woods - such as pear, plum, satinwood, olive, rose, palisander, grenadilla, boxwood and cherrywood. The treble recorder is a F instrument, in consorts the treble is either the melody line or harmony and is an ideal instrument for an adult to begin their recorder journey on.