Collection: All Recorder Maintenance & Accessories

All the things you need to protect your recorder: thumb rests, straps, stands & a range of soft and hard cases. We stock straps for Tenor/Bass recorders & cases to hold from a single instrument to all your recorders. In addition all recorder brushes, cleaning rods, maintenance kits, oils, and cork grease. All the things you need to preserve your recorder. 

Recorder Care Guide

{{Maintaining your Recorder

A new (or long-rested) recorder needs time to adjust to warmth and moisture from playing. For the first 3–4 weeks, play daily in short sessions (≤20 minutes). Choose slow passages and long tones so you can listen closely: which breath pressure makes each note bloom, where do notes speak most cleanly, how softly/loudly can you go before the tone thins? Explore—but avoid pushing hard in the top register while the instrument settles.

 

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In cool weather, warm the headjoint before playing—under your arm or in a pocket. This minimizes sudden condensation, which can cause a hoarse or sluggish response.


After each session, dry the instrument: run a lint-free cloth on a cleaning rod through each joint. Then blow out the windway—seal your palm over the open end of the headjoint and blow at the labium so moisture exits at the windway’s top. Take care: the labium edge is delicate; keep fingernails away.


Let the recorder air-dry unassembled and outside the case until fully dry. This discourages mould and helps prevent swelling at the tenons.


Keep the joints happy with a small amount of cork/joint grease. Wipe excess to avoid smearing the tone holes, and if a joint feels tight, twist in one direction only rather than back-and-forth. For keyed instruments, assemble while holding the body above or below the keys so you don’t bend mechanisms. If keys start to click or feel stiff, add a tiny drop of key oil at the hinge (not bore/recorder oil), then work the key gently.]]

{{Caring for Wood

Wood is a living material. Makers leave the windway fractionally wide on new instruments because the block can swell during early use. A touch of swelling is normal; if you experience persistent hoarseness or slow speech, it’s typically solved by a simple workshop adjustment.

 

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Protect the recorder from rapid temperature changes and heat. Cars, heaters, and sunny windowsills can over-warm the body, stress the grain, and even soften the paraffin impregnation. Store the instrument in a stable environment and never put it away wet.


For cosmetics and hygiene, wipe the exterior with a slightly damp cloth; a drop of mild dish soap lifts grime around the beak. The windway can be very gently cleared with a soft feather. (If your maker recommends bore oil, follow their interval and product—less is more, and never on plastic parts.)

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{{Additional Considerations

Watch for signs that professional care would help—persistent hoarseness, sluggish response, or joints that feel wrong despite grease. A quick visit to a recorder clinic restores optimum speech.


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Wooden bodies with plastic headjoints are generally ready to play and don’t require a formal play-in period.


If condensation builds, a couple of drops of Anticondens (MOL-6138) placed at the labium side of the windway will spread moisture into a thin film; blow out as described after it runs through.


A dedicated maintenance kit (MOL-6132) is handy: swab, cloths, joint grease, and instructions in one place. Replace cloths periodically so you aren’t redistributing moisture.


Above all, play it daily. Regular, mindful playing is the best “care routine” your recorder can have.


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  • Adjustable thumb rest for Tenor in Dark Brown.

    Reference: AU-TT-3D

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    Brand: Aulos

    Adjustable thumb rest for Tenor in Dark Brown.

    Tenor Thumb Rest

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    $5.25
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    Tenor Thumb Rest

  • Recorder Maintenance Kit, 8 parts

    Reference: MOL-6132

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    Brand: Mollenhauer

    Recorder Maintenance Kit, 8 parts

    A convenient pouch containing everything needed to look after your recorder. The kit includes 8 items.

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    A convenient pouch containing everything needed to look after your recorder. The kit includes 8 items.

  • Wool Mop for Descant Recorder

    Reference: MOL-6151

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    Brand: Mollenhauer

    Wool Mop for Descant Recorder

    Wool Mop for Descant Recorder

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    Wool Mop for Descant Recorder

  • Wool Mop for Treble Recorder

    Reference: MOL-6152

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    Wool Mop for Treble Recorder

    Wool Mop for Treble recorder

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    Wool Mop for Treble recorder

  • Treble Adjustable Thumbrest (Brown)

    Reference: AU-TA-3B

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    Treble Adjustable Thumbrest (Brown)

    Thumb Rest

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    Thumb Rest

  • Wool Mop for Tenor Recorder

    Reference: MOL-6153

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    Wool Mop for Tenor Recorder

    Cleaning Wool Mop for Tenor Recorder

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    Cleaning Wool Mop for Tenor Recorder

  • Treble Adjustable Thumbrest (Dark Brown)

    Reference: AU-TA-3D

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    Treble Adjustable Thumbrest (Dark Brown)

    Thumb Rest

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    Thumb Rest

  • Recorder Oil

    Reference: MOL-6135

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    Brand: Mollenhauer

    Recorder Oil

    Recorder Oil - 20ml

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    Recorder Oil - 20ml

  • Anticondens

    Reference: MOL-6138

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    Anticondens

    Anti-condensation treatment liquid for recorders. 20ml

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    Anti-condensation treatment liquid for recorders. 20ml

  • Recorder Cork Grease 15ml

    Reference: OMCG15

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    Brand: Orpheus Music

    Recorder Cork Grease 15ml

    lanolin, beeswax, olive oil

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    lanolin, beeswax, olive oil

  • Recorder Cork Grease 30ml

    Reference: OMCG30

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    Recorder Cork Grease 30ml

    lanolin, beeswax, olive oil

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    lanolin, beeswax, olive oil

  • Adjustable thumb rest for Descant in Dark Brown.

    Reference: AU-TS-3D

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    Brand: Aulos

    Adjustable thumb rest for Descant in Dark Brown.

    Thumb Rest for descant recorder. 

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    Thumb Rest for descant recorder.