The Hichwa-Rachor database contains one original bassoon of Denis Buffet. Denis Buffet (b. 1783) established his woodwind-making workshop in Paris in 1825. After his marriage to Mlle Auger, Denis styled himself Buffet-Auger. His son, Jean Louis Buffet, married Zoe Crampon in 1836, and by 1844, his firm was known as Buffet-Crampon.
Denis Buffet-Auger Literature
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Haine, Malou. Les facteurs d’instruments de musique à Paris au 19e siècle, 52. Université de Bruxelles, 1984.
Hofer, Achim, et al. Lexikon der Holzblasinstrumente. Laaber, 2018.
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music, Vol. 1, 344, 345. Buren: Frits Knuf, 1978.
Pierre, Constant. Les Facteurs D’Instruments de Musique: Les Luthiers et la Facture Instrumentale, 309-311. Paris: Ed. Sagot, 1893.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Buffet, Denis, 11 key bassoon; BuffetDenis1-O-Peebles
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