There is one Franz Xaver Kaiser (1791-1867) bassoon in the Hichwa-Rachor database. He flourished in Zug (Switzerland) from 1823 to 1867. Little is known about this maker; this bassoon is one of the few extant instruments.
Franz Xaver Kaiser Literature
[Revised 9 February 2025]
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music, Vol. 1, 410. Buren: Frits Knuf, 1978.
Myers, Arnold. Historic Musical Instruments in the Edinburgh University Collection, 11. Vol. 2, Part E, Fascicle ii: Bassoons.
Kälin, Walter. Die Blasinstrumente in der Schweiz, 52, 53. Zürich: Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente, 2002.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Kaiser, Franz Xaver, 8 key bassoon; Kaiser1-O-Edinburgh154
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