There is 1 original François Sautermeister bassoon in the Hichwa-Rachor database. He flourished in Lyon from 1809 to 1830. Sautermeister worked with his nephew Louis Müller who took over the firm in 1830. The firm was sold to Cousin in 1867.
François Sautermeister Literature
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music. Frits Knuf, 1978 Vol. 1, p. 470.
Pierre, Constant. Les Facteurs D’Instruments de Musique: Les Luthiers et la Facture Instrumentale. Paris, 1893, pp. 344, 402.
Tiffou, Augustin. Le basson en France au XIXe siècle: Facture, théorie et répertoire. L’Harmattan, 2010, p. 131.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. Tony Bingham, 1993.
Sautermeister, François, 7 key bassoon; Sautermeister1-O-Charbit
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