The Hichwa-Rachor database contains one original bassoon of Carl Christian Finke (1782-1851). He flourished in Dresden from 1813 until 1851. In 1823, the Dresden bassoonist G.H. Kummer praised him in Allgemeine Musilalische Zeitung, an important German musical publication.
Carl Christian Finke Literature
[Revised 8 February 2025]
Dullat, Günter. Verzeichnis der Holz- und Metallblasinstrumentenmacher auf Deutschsprachigem Gebiet von 1500 bis Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing: Scheider, 2010.
Heyde, Herbert. Rohrblattinstrumente Katalog [Leipzig: Grassi Museum für Musikinstrumente der Universität Leipzig]. unpublished manuscript, 1979.
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music, Vol. I, 370, 371. Buren: Frits Knuf, 1978, Vol. I.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Young, Phillip. 4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments. London: Tony Bingham, 1993. [This Finke bassoon is listed]
Finke, Carl Christian, 12 key bassoon; Finke1-O-Leipzig3560
Finke1-O-Leipzig3560 General Information