Königsberger, Johann Wolfgang Bassoons

There are 2 Johann Wolfgang Königsberger (1704/05-1752) bassoons in the Hichwa-Rachor database. (His name is also spelled Kenigsperger or Königsperger.) He is a member of a family of instrument makers who worked in Roding (a town in Bavaria, between Regensburg and the Czech border). Johann Wolfgang trained with his father, Johann Andreas Königsberger. It is interesting to note that the 3 Königsberger bassoons in the database are short in length and could have been played at an old German high pitch.

Johann Wolfgang Königsberger Literature

Dullat, Günter. Verzeichnis der Holz- und Metallblasinstrumentenmacher auf Deutschsprachigem Gebiet von 1500 bis Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts, Scheider, 2010.

Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music. Frits. Knuf, 1978 Vol. 1, p. 410.

Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.

Werr, Sebastian. Geschichte des Fagotts. Wißner-Verlag, 2011, pp. 114, 115. [Werr documents this bassoon]

Königsberger, Johann Wolfgang, 3 key bassoon; KönigsbergerJW1-O-GNMNürnbergMIR404

KönigsbergerJW1-O-GNMNürnbergMIR404 General Information

KonigsbergerJW1-O-GNMNürnbergMIR404 Data Spreadsheet

KönigsbergerJW1-O-GNMNürnbergMIR404 Photos

Königsberger, Johann Wolfgang, 3 key bassoon; KönigsbergerJW2-O-Halle

KönigsbergerJW2-O-Halle General Information

KönigsbergerJW2-O-Halle Data Spreadsheet

KönigsbergerJW2-O-Halle Photos