Bassoon makers information

contains a list of notable bassoon makers. The lists are split up according to the two different systems used to construct the bassoon. Rottenburgh family,...

The bassoon is a musical instrument in the woodwind family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made...

tenor bassoon or tenoroon is a member of the bassoon family of double reed woodwind instruments. Similar to the alto bassoon, also called octave bassoon, it...

ensembles; particularly recorders, flutes, oboes, bassoons, violins and cellos. As a woodwind maker Jean-Hyacinth used techniques of the French heritage...

privately published by his son Thomas. Besides being a bassoon player, bassoon maker and reed maker Thom de Klerk also was a music teacher at the Conservatorium...

and Thomas Stanesby Jr (1692–1754) were English oboe, flute, bassoon and recorder-makers of the 18th century. Many of their instruments survive in museum...

a German instrument maker. He founded the family firm in Wiesbaden-Biebrich in 1831, and became the foremost German bassoon maker, making many improvements...

sausage bassoon is a Renaissance-era double reed wind instrument, introduced late in the sixteenth century and already superseded by bassoons at the end...

width, while bassoon reeds are wider, from 13.5 to 15.9 mm (0.53–0.63 in). Since the width of a reed affects its sound and response, reed makers experiment...

una corda, bassoon, dampers, and moderator. Throughout his lifetime, Ludwig van Beethoven owned several different pianos by different makers, all with...

galandronome is an obscure military bassoon tuned in B♭. It was invented or improved by a Parisian instrument maker named Galander around 1853. Very little...

smaller makers, such as A. Laubin, are also sought after. Instruments are usually made from African blackwood (aka Grenadilla), although some makers offer...

used more like the "flick" keys on the modern German bassoon. Only later did French instrument makers redesign the octave key to be used in the manner of...

varied in shape, some having a doubled body making them look similar to bassoons. The bass clarinet is fairly heavy and is supported either with a neck...

from G♯3 to G6. The octavin was invented in 1881 by Julius Jehring, a bassoon maker. It was later patented in 1893 by Oskar Adler and Hermann Jordan of...

is also a maker of the clarinet, cor anglais and oboe d'amore. It has developed F and G tenoroons (the G instrument is dubbed a "mini-bassoon"), smaller...

Spanish: bajón, and Portuguese: baixão. The predecessor of the modern bassoon, it flourished between 1550 and 1700, but was probably invented earlier...

string orchestras rose, wind instruments such as the flute, oboe, and bassoon were readmitted to counteract the monotony of hearing only strings. In...

least one maker is producing bocals made of hardwood. The reed either fits directly on to the tapered end of the bocal (as with the bassoon) or is tied...

were intended for military bands, to serve as replacements for oboes and bassoons which at the time lacked the carrying power required for outdoor marching...

thumb rest, bassoonists use a hand rest on the German bassoon (Heckel system). The French bassoon does without one. To counter musculoskeletal disorders...

music of the Baroque era typically assumes a cello, viola da gamba or bassoon as part of the basso continuo group alongside chordal instruments such...

clarinet makers now produce basset clarinets, or extended lower joints which will convert a standard clarinet to a basset clarinet. Among makers of basset...