The Hichwa-Rachor database contains one original bassoon of Johann Andreas Königsberger (1670/71-1752). (His name is also spelled Kenigsperger or Königsperger.) He is the senior member of a family of instrument makers who worked in Roding (a town in Bavaria between Regensburg and the Czech border) and the father of Johann Wolfgagng Königsberger. Johann Andreas was listed as a Fagott player and maker. Interestingly, the three Königsberger bassoons in the database are short in length and could have been played at an old German high pitch.
Johann Andreas Königsberger Literature
[Revised 9 February 2025]
Dullat, Günter. Verzeichnis der Holz- und Metallblasinstrumentenmacher auf Deutschsprachigem Gebiet von 1500 bis Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Tutzing: Scheider, 2010.
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music, Vol. 1, 410. Buren: Frits Knuf, 1978.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Königsberger, Johann Andreas, 4 key bassoon; Königsberger1-O-MunichStadt
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