History of the Bassoon

• Adler 1810    Adler 1820


• Adler 1825


• Astor 1800


• Astor 1820


• Berthold 1875    Berthold 1875


• Bilton 1840


• Bruggeman 1890


• Buhner Keller 1880


• Cramer 1804    Cramer Key 1804


• Dalmaine 1835


• Esposito 1881


• Felchlin 1850


• Floth 1805    Floth 1805


• Gautrot 1870    Gautrot 1875


• Gautrot 1880    Gautrot Marquet 1870


• Gerhardt 1840


• Godfroya 1828


• Goulding 1800    Goulding 1810


• Goulding Dalmaine 1815


• Grenser 1800    Grenser 1800


• Grenser 1806    Grenser 1807


• Grenser 1810    Grenser 1813


• Grenser Finke 1820    Grenser Wiesner 1813


• Greve 1830


• Griessling Schlott 1810

History

Timeline

• Overview



• Suona, Laba, Zurna
     (200 - 450 AD)



• Shawm
     (Late 13th Century - 17th Century)



• Curtal, Dulcian, Fagot, Fagotto, Bajon
     (1460 - 1660)



• Bassoon, Basson, Fagot, Fagott, Fagotto
     (1644 - 1700)



• Development and Makers
     (18th Century)



• Development and Makers
     (19th - 20th Century)

Historical Instrument Pictures

Click on the following links to see images of historical bassoons and contrabassoons sorted by maker and year:

• Bassoons 1600s



• Bassoons 1700s (A-F)


• Bassoons 1700s (G-L)


• Bassoons 1700s (M-S)


• Bassoons 1700s (T-Z)


• Contrabassoons 1700s



• Bassoons 1800s (A-G)


• Bassoons 1800s (H-L)


• Bassoons 1800s (M-S)


• Bassoons 1800s (T-Z)


• Contrabassoons 1800s



• Bassoons 1900s


• Contrabassoons 1900s