Original classical 8 key bassoon for sale.
This 8 key bassoon from the first half of the 19th century has a stamp which is difficult to make out, and so a definitive listing of its maker and date of manufacture isn’t possible. It has some characteristics which indicate it is by a Viennese maker – possibly Johann Ziegler, or Wolfgang Küss (both active in Wien in the early-mid 19th century).
The bassoon’s keywork is distinctively similar to existing examples of both of these makers, being sunken into the wood of the instrument, which is a relatively rare practice in bassoon making. The keywork shapes also share some striking similarities.
The stamp on this bassoon features two star or asterisk shapes, with a faint outline of a symbol above them – this outline matches fairly closely to Ziegler’s Hapsburg eagle stamp, but his name, which normally accompanies the eagle, is not visible. The star/asterisk shapes are also not present on the existing examples of his instruments. The precise maker and date of manufacture therefore remains a mystery.
It does not have a case or crook, but we can provide a baroque/classical bassoon gig bag at additional cost.
Here are examples of Ziegler and Küss bassoons on David Rachor’s database:
Commission sale on behalf of a private vendor.
