There are 5 original Frédéric Guillaume Adler (d.1854) bassoons the Hichwa-Rachor database. He flourished in Paris from c.1808 to his death in 1854. He was a very important Parisian woodwind maker in the first half of the 19th Century. According to Constant and Fétis, he improved the bassoon by adding keys as well as other improvements such as rounded tone hole surfaces. In 1845, Adler was involved in a dispute with Adolphe Sax. AdlerFG5 is interesting in that the wing and long joint are reversed.
Frédéric Guillaume Adler Literature
Haine, Malou. Les facteurs d’instruments de musique à Paris au 19e siècle. Université de Bruxelles, 1984.
Hofer, Achim. et al, Lexikon der Holzblasinstrumente. Laaber, 2018.
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music. Frits Knuf, 1978, Vol. 1, p. 327.
Langeveld, Erik. Tentoonstelling van fagotten, prenten, boeken, en manuscripten uit de collectie van Henk de Wit. Amsterdam: De Ijsbreker, 1992, p. 31.
Pierre, Constant. Les Facteurs D’Instruments de Musique: Les Luthiers et la Facture Instrumentale. Paris, 1893, pp. 300, 301.
Tiffou, Augustin. Le basson en France au XIXe siècle: Facture, théorie et répertoire. L’Harmattan, 2010, pp. 48, 102, 103.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Adler, Frédéric Guillaume, 8 key bassoon; AdlerFG1-O-BrusMIMDK0018
AdlerFG1-O-BrusMIMIDK0018 General Information
AdlerFG1-O-BrusMIMIDK0018 Data Spreadsheet
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Adler, Frédéric Guillaume, 14 key bassoon; AdlerFG2-O-Koster
AdlerFG2-O-Koster General Information
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Adler, Frédéric Guillaume, 10 key bassoon; AdlerFG3-O-Reil
AdlerFG3-O-Reil General Information
AdlerFG3-O-Reil Data Spreadsheet
Adler, Frédéric Guillaume, 13 key bassoon; AdlerFG4-O-Kampmann812
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AdlerFG4-O-Kampmann812 Data Spreadsheet
Adler, Frédéric Guillaume, 13 key bassoon; AdlerFG5-O-Peebles
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