Moeck Musikinstrumente + Verlag is a leading German manufacturer of recorders and a music publisher. The company was founded in 1925 by ''Hermann Moeck'' (1896-1982) in

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. In 1960 his son Hermann Alexander Moeck (1922-2010) took over the business. The current owner is ''Sabine Haase-Moeck''. The company produces recorders for beginners and handmade instruments for soloists. They began as a publisher in 1929/30 as part of the youth movement in Germany, later adding recorders manufactured by

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, and began manufacturing their own instruments in 1949. Beginning in 1966, during the revival of early music, they worked with

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to develop their Rottenburgh model line. Moeck formerly manufactured historical instruments such as

crumhorn The crumhorn is a double reed instrument of the woodwind family, most commonly used during the Renaissance period. In modern times, particularly since the 1960s, there has been a revival of interest in early music, and crumhorns are being pl ...

, rauschpfeifes,

shawm The shawm () is a conical bore, double-reed woodwind instrument made in Europe from the 12th century to the present day. It achieved its peak of popularity during the medieval and Renaissance periods, after which it was gradually eclipsed by the ...

cornett The cornett, cornetto, or zink is an early wind instrument that dates from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, popular from 1500 to 1650. It was used in what are now called alta capellas or wind ensembles. It is not to be confused ...

s, and dulcians designed by Otto Steinkopf, but the Renaissance and Baroque Woodwind Instruments division was closed in December 2008.Historical Woodwind Instruments page
/ref> The publishing division specialized in recorder music, and publishes ''Tibia'', a woodwind periodical. For the past 40 years, Moeck has had a commercial relationship with

The Early Music Shop The Early Music Shop is an early music store specialising in the sale and distribution of reproduction medieval, renaissance and baroque musical instruments, as well as associated sheet music and accessories, with two showrooms situated in Saltai ...

, the largest music store worldwide specialising in renaissance instruments, which serves as one of its official exclusive UK distributors and agents. Moeck is now one of the most recognised recorder makes in the world.

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