The Hichwa-Rachor database contains one original bassoon of S. DeBruijn. Very little is known of Bruijn except what can be deduced from this bassoon. This “left-handed” (wing and long joint are reversed) DeBruijn bassoon in the Brussels MIM is the only known instrument.
S. DeBruijn Literature [Revised 7 February 2025]
Mahillon, Victor-Charles. Catalogue Descriptif et Analytique du Musée Instrumental, 268. Deuxième volume, Deuxième édition. Bruxelles: Les Amis de la Musique, 1978. Originally published 1909. [Mahillon says that this bassoon was for a left-handed bassoonist. The fact that the bassoon has a swallowtail F key supports this]
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music, Vol. 1, 344. Buren: Frits Knuf, 1978.
DeBruijn, G, 4 key bassoon; DeBruijn1-O-BrusMIM997
DeBruijn1-O-BrusMIM997 General Information