- Scherer,
415 castella
- Scherer,
415 curly maple-silver keys
- Eichentopf,
415 pearwood
- Eichentopf,
415 curly maple
- Eichentopf,
392 curly maple
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- Scherer,
415 castella
- Scherer,
415 curly maple-silver keys
- Eichentopf,
415 pearwood
- Eichentopf,
415 curly maple
- Eichentopf,
392 curly maple
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Modeled after the four-keyed original in the
Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, the Eichentopf bassoon is
representative of the Saxon type bassoon of the first half of the
century and could easily have been the instrument used in Bach's
Leipzig orchestra.
Originally pitch-centered close to A-405Hz, this instrument
has been scaled up to the standard A-415. It is also available at the
low A-392Hz pitch and its original A-405Hz. Faithful to the
original,
the replica has brass ferrules, keywork and an ornamental crown on the
bell. The instrument's scale and tone is even and focused with
exceptional dynamic flexibility throughout its range. The instrument is
offered with four keys and the option of adding a fifth, low Eb key.
Please inquire about the choices of wood.
Contemporary with Eichentopf, Georg Henrich Scherer's
instruments graced numerous 18th Century courts. While long appreciated
for his oboes and flutes, his bassoons have gone undeservedly
neglected.
His boxwood instrument in the Metropolitan Museum in New York
City plays at A-415Hz and has an original bocal. The sound is of a
full, dense and broad spectrum, less narrowly focused than the
Eichentopf. It is a very warm and rich instrument with uncompromising
dynamic flexibility. The tuning is exceptional and the instrument plays
with simple historical fingerings. The original has four keys set in
integral wood saddles, brass ferrules and an ornamental crown. The
instrument is offered with four keys and the option of adding a fifth,
low Eb, key. Please inquire about the choices of wood.
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