Wenner

German maker Martin Wenner is one of the newest additions to our catalogue and his instruments have a deservedly strong reputation. Based on historic models from a number of collections, his instruments show a fine and consistent attention to detail. Particularly noteworthy is the Stanesby junior alto available in either European or maracaibo boxwood, grenadilla or palisander. Designed after an original from c.1730 in a private Swiss collection, these have a warm, open and rich sound with a strong upper register. The Bressan alto retains the firm and projecting sound of the original and is especially well suited to exploring the richness of baroque music, particularly that of the French repertoire. The Steenbergen alto is based on a model in the Frans Bruggen collection and is a competitively priced instrument available in European or maracaibo boxwood, plumwood or grenadilla.