I have an alto rauschpfeif made by Pavel Cip and Sons that I am very pleased with. They are in the Czech Republic, but most of their website is now also in English and German. Petr, one of the sons, is fluent in English and will answer any questions you might have by email. I've bought instruments from them for the last 4 years or so. Their workmanship is excellent and they are very nice to deal with. An international wire transfer is the simplest way to pay. They don't require a deposit - you only have to make the one transfer when your instrument is ready.
All of the raushpfeifs I have heard and played in the past have been very obnoxious, but my new one from Cips has a very nice rich sound, and is of course very loud. I got it with the cane reed (they give you a choice) and were happy to make spare reeds (paranoid shawm player here...) Katie got their first tenor rauschpfeif. It is slightly more difficult to play, but has the most amazing sound.
Joanne
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