The Hichwa-Rachor database contains one original bassoon of Richard Millhouse (senior) (1724-1775). Note that there are two “L”s in Millhouse, and it is usually assumed that this is the spelling used by Richard, the father; Richard, the son, used one “L” in the spelling of Millhouse. Richard Millhouse (senior) was the father of Richard and William Milhouse.
Richard Millhouse (senior) Literature
[Revised 28 January 2025]
Dart, Mathew. The Baroque Bassoon: Form, Construction, Acoustics, and Playing Qualities, 180, 181. PhD thesis, London Metropolitan University, 2011.
Hofer, Achim, et al. Lexikon der Holzblasinstrumente. Laaber: Laaber-Verlag, 2018.
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music, Vol. 1, 440-442. Buren: Frits Knuf, 1978.
Lasocki, David. “New Light on Eighteenth-Century English Woodwind Makers from Newspaper Advertisements.” The Galpin Society Journal 63 (May 2010): 112–24.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Waterhouse, William. The Proud Bassoon, 7. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, 1983.
Young, Phillip. 4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Cecil Adkins, Genealogical Table of the Milhouse Family
Millhouse, Richard, 4 key bassoon; Millhouse,Newark1-O-Waterhouse
Millhouse,Newark1-O-Waterhouse General Information