Mollenhauer 4119 Adris Dream Recorder

The instrument as all Mollenhauer products is well manufactured and absolutely reliable. The design is surely particular (with holes wider than usual and the resulting sound is particular too with an "arcadic" timbre, that in my opinion suit very well renaissence and medioeval music. The pear wood produce a very sweet and warm sound. The large fingerholes give an exellent control of the sound (whose vibration I can feel very well on fingertips). I feel it very reactive that makes easier the performace of virutoso passage. quality/price ratio is exellent and thomann packing and delivery should receive more than five star if possible

Sono molto soddisfatto per il flauto ricevuto perché non ha alcun difetto e nella sua semplicità è molto bello. Ancora prima di essere utilizzato per alcune settimane ed abituarsi all'umidità, ha un suono abbastanza forte e chiaro. Avevo conosciuto in passato i flauti Mollenhauer e questo modello mantiene invariata la chiarezza del suono anche nelle note più alte. Ringrazio la Thoman per la Sua precisione nella consegna.

I heard and read many positive reviews about the Adris Dream series and I wanted to give it a go. I also bought a Waldorf edition soprano for my partner and I had a chance to play them both and compare them.
The feeling is of top quality, I'm not particularly keen on the darker coloured wooden rings, but that's a subjective view about aestetics. The sound is magnific: warm, sweet, powerful. A bit loud, but of course you would expect that given such a wide open bore. You easily hit the notes and the low D and C are just a pleasure to hear, with the instrument vibrating in your hand.
I still have to add antikondens liquid as the windway is so good in absorbing the moisture.
The original price as indicated by the manufacturer in my opinion is too high when compared to the quality of the Waldorf edition - which to my ears sounds identical and costs 77 vs 130¤ (as of now on mollenhauer.com) - I appreciate the royalties to Adriana Breukink, but it cannot be justified. The price I paid on Thomann is instead fair.