Conrad Mollenhauer GmbH

Mollenhauer logo
Conrad Mollenhauer GmbH logo

Conrad Mollenhauer GmbH (commonly called simply Mollenhauer) is a leading German manufacturer of recorders.

The company was founded in 1822 by Johann Andreas Mollenhauer (1798–1871) in Fulda. In 1961, Bernhard Mollenhauer took over the business.[1]

The company produces recorders for beginners and handmade instruments for soloists. In an effort to develop a renaissance-style recorder for use by beginners, Adriana Breukink developed the Adri's Dream recorder[2] in collaboration with Mollenhauer in 1999.[3] This line was later expanded to include Dream Edition recorders for more advanced players.

  1. ^ "A history of Mollenhauer". Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  2. ^ "Adri's Dream recorders". Mollenhauer. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Newberry, Shiela (September 2003). "Such Stuff as Dreams are made on: An Interview with Adriana Breukink". American Recorder. 44 (4). American Recorder Society: 12–17.