The Hichwa-Rachor database contains one original bassoon of Ulrich Ammann (1766-1842). He was a self-taught woodwind maker specializing in cane flutes, working in Alt St. Johann, Switzerland, in the early 19th Century. He was also an organ builder.
Ulrich Ammann Literature
[Revised 1 June 2025]
Focht, Josef (ed.). musiXplora. https://musixplora.de/mxp/a1342
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music, Vol. 1, 331. Buren: Frits Knuf, 1978.
Kälin, Walter. Die Blasinstrumente in der Schweiz. Zürich: Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente, 2002.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Young, Phillip. 4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Ammann, Ulrich, 6 key bassoon; Ammann1-O-Agrell
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