Recorders have been around for hundreds of years. They are members of the woodwind family. Recorders were very popular instruments in Europe and America, especially during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. J.S. Bach wrote music for the recorder during the early 1700s.
I traveled to Germany in the summer of 2016 to explore the history of the recorder. I attended the Bach Festival in Leipzig, Germany where I enjoyed listening to recorder players perform Bach's music in the same churches that Bach listened to his music back in the 1700s. I also visited a recorder factory in Fulda, Germany where artists hand craft every instrument. Recorders are typically carved out of a hardwood such as maple. The craftsman also use resin and cork to complete the instruments. Interested in how a recorder is made? Watch this cool video!
Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. The organ J.S. Bach played in the early 1700s. This is the church where J.S. Bach worked in the early 1700s.