The Hichwa-Rachor database contains one original bassoon of HKI.C.W. Nothing is known about this maker. This bassoon and an oboe are the only instruments with this stamp.
HKI.CW. Literature [Revised 9 February 2025]
Dart, Mathew. The Baroque Bassoon: Form, Construction, Acoustics, and Playing Qualities, 89-92. PhD thesis, London Metropolitan University, 2011.
Young, Phillip. Loan Exhibition of Historic Double Reed Instruments, 56. Victoria, Canada: University of Victoria, August 1988.
HKI.C.W., 3 key bassoon; HKI.C.W.1-O-Waterhouse
HKI.C.W.1-O-Waterhouse General Information