There are 2 Pietro Antonio Piana (1785-1858) original bassoons in the Hichwa-Rachor database. He flourished in Milano from 1811 until p1842. In addition to being one of the most important 19th Century Italian woodwind makers, he was a professional Clarinet player.
Antonia Piana Literature
Carreras, Francesco. Il Flauto Traverso in Italia. [Catalog of Flute Exposition in 2009] Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, 2009, p. 37.
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music. Frits Knuf, 1978 Vol. 1, p. 452.
Langeveld, Erik. Tentoonstelling van fagotten, prenten, boeken, en manuscripten uit de collectie van Henk de Wit. Amsterdam: De Ijsbreker, 1992, p. 22, 23.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. Tony Bingham, 1993.
Werr, Sebastian. Geschichte des Fagotts. Wißner-Verlag, 2011, p. 60.
Young, Phillip. 4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments, Tony Bingham, 1993.
Piana, Pietro Antonio, 8 key bassoon; Piana1-O-PrivateCollection
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