Susato Information

We moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1960, but relocated ten years later, in 1970, to a much larger, newly-built home and workshops on 32 acres of land in Brasstown, North Carolina, in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. We incorporated our manufacturing activities in North Carolina in 1972 as Kelhorn Corporation. Our emphasis is in the field of early music and folk music. In our own Brasstown workshops we manufacture the Susato Pennywhistles, Tabor-Pipes, Txistu, Pentatonic and Wide-Bore Recorders, Crumhorns, Kelhorns, Reeds and Ocarinas. Additional instruments are in various stages of design and development for future release. Hurdy-Gurdies, Violas da Gamba, Lutes, Baroque and modern Violins and Violas are always custom made one-at-a-time. All Susato brand products are made in our Brasstown, North Carolina shop. A growing list of Susato Press Editions of music for recorders and other instruments is typeset, designed, printed and bound in our own new studios as well. For our retail store and display room we import and stock a variety of quality instruments of American, European, Asian and Mid-Eastern Origin. Wooden and plastic Recorders in sizes from Gar-Klein to Contrabass, Violins from 32nd to full-size for students, high quality Violins and Violas for professionals, Bows, Harps, Lap Dulcimers, Hammered Dulcimers, Bodhran-Drums, Ethnic percussion, Strings and all sorts of Accessories, etc...