Küss, Wolfgang Bassoons

The Hichwa-Rachor database contains five original bassoons of Wolfgang Küss (Sandau, Bohemia 1779 – Wien 1834). He flourished in Wien 1810-1839. Küss was a journeyman before his appointment as a Hof-Instrumentenmacher 1827/29. During that period, Wien played at a higher diapason at ca. A=440 Hz.

Wolfgang Küss 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.

Hopfner, Rudolf. Wiener Musikinstrumentenmacher 1766-1900, 289. Tutzing: Schneider, 1999.

Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music, Vol. I, 421, 422. Buren: Frits Knuf, 1978.

Myers, Arnold. Historic Musical Instruments in the Edinburgh University Collection, 13, Vol. 2, Part E, Fascicle ii: Bassoons. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, 1993.

Nagy, Michael. “Zum Fagottbau in Wien.” In Bericht über die Vierte Internationale Fachtagung zur Erforschung der Blasmusik, Uster/Schweiz, 38–41. Tutzing: Schneider, 1981.

Ottner, Helmut. Der Wiener Instrumentenbau 1815-1833, 87, 88. Tutzing: Schneider, 1977.

Rice, Albert. Four Centuries of Musical Instruments: The Marlowe A. Sigal Collection, 182. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2015.

Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.

Werr, Sebastian. Geschichte des Fagotts, 146, 147. Augsburg: Wißner-Verlag, 2011.

Young, Phillip. 4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.

Young, Phillip. Loan Exhibition of Historic Double Reed Instruments, 71, 72. Victoria, Canada: University of Victoria, August 1988.