The Hichwa-Rachor database contains one original bassoon of Simon (Samuel) Frölich. Little is known about this maker except that he flourished in Dettelbach in the second half of the 18th Century.
Simon Frölich Literature [Revised 8 February 2025]
Brenner, Klaus-Peter. Musikinstrumentensammlung des Musikwissenschaftlichen Seminars der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen: Bestandskatalog, 597. January 2019.
Dullat, Günter. Verzeichnis der Holz- und Metallblasinstrumentenmacher auf Deutschsprachigem Gebiet von 1500 bis Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts, 157. Tutzing: Scheider, 2010.
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music, 373. Buren: Frits Knuf, 1978.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Young, Phillip. 4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments. London: Tony Bingham, 1993, p. 83.
Frölich, Simon, 4 key bassoon; Frölich1-O-Goettingen529
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