History of the Bassoon

• Anonymous 1825


• Anonymous 1850


• Czermak 1830


• Geipel 1850


• Haseneier 1847


• Haseneier 1849


• Haseneier 1849


• Haseneier 1850


• Haseneier 1850


• Heckel 1831


• Heckel 1877


• Heckel 1898


• Horak 1810


• Kohlert 1820


• Kuss 1820


• P Lemp 1800


• Lindemann 1850


• Moritz 1850


• Morton 1876


• Morton 1876


• Stehle 1840


• Stehle 1845


• Tauber 1800


• Tauber 1810


• Tauber 1810


• Tauber 1830


• Uhlmann 1810


• Uhlmann 1810


• Uhlmann 1850


• Ziegler 1850

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