The Hichwa-Rachor database contains eight original bassoons of Jean Baptiste Savary dit père (1750-1828). (According to research by Agnès Unterberger and David Rachor, his middle name is Baptiste and not Nicolas like his son.) He flourished in Paris from a1798 till his death in 1828 (dates according to Waterhouse). He is the father of the important Parisian woodwind maker Jean Nicolas Savary dit jeune. He started his activities in Paris c.1798 (l’an VII) and lived in the 6th arrondissement, where many important wind instrument makers lived.
Jean Baptiste Savary père Literature
[Revised 16 February 2025]
Haine, Malou. Les facteurs d’instruments de musique à Paris au 19e siècle. Université de Bruxelles, 1984.
Hofer, Achim, et al. Lexikon der Holzblasinstrumente, 637-639. Laaber: Laaber-Verlag.
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music, Vol. 1, 470, 471. Buren: Frits. Knuf, 1978.
Kopp, James B. ““The Stradivari of the Bassoon”: Zur Rezeption der Instrumente Savary jeunes in England.” In Innovation und Tradition im Holzblasinstrumentenbau des 19. Jahrhunderts, edited by Sebastian Werr, [199-212]. Wissner-Verlag, 2012.
Kopp, James B. “Frédéric Berr and the Savary Bassoon of 1836.” In Le Basson Savary: Bericht des Symposiums »Exakte Kopie« in Bern 2012, edited by Sebastian Werr, Lyndon Watts, and Daniel Allenbach [153-167]. Musikforschung der Hochschule der Künste Bern, Band 8. Schliengen: Edition Argus, 2017.
Kopp, James B. “Small Bassoons by The Savarys: Context and Style.” In Fagottini and Tenoroons: Small-Sized Bassoons from the 18th and 19th Centuries, edited by Donna Agrell, Thomas Drescher, and Martin Kirnbauer, [67-86]. Basler Beiträge zur Historischen Musikpraxis 43. Basel: Schwabe Verlag, 2024.
Pierre, Constant. Les Facteurs d’Instruments de Musique: Les Luthiers et la Facture Instrumentale, 148, 299. Paris: Ed. Sagot, 1893.
Rice, Albert. Four Centuries of Musical Instruments: The Marlowe A. Sigal Collection, 205. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2015.
Tiffou, Augustin. Le basson en France au XIXᵉ siècle: Facture, théorie et répertoire, 47-49. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2010.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Young, Phillip. 4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Savary père Bassoon Comparison
Savarypère Comparison, Bassoon Data Spreadsheets v2
Savary père, 6 key bassoon; Savarypère1-O-Renard
Savarypère1-O-Renard General Information
Savarypère1-O-Renard Data Spreadsheet
Savary père, 7 key bassoon; Savarypère2-O-Rapoport
Savarypère2-O-Rapoport General Information
Savarypère2-O-Rapoport-Wg1, Wg2, Wg3 Data Spreadsheet
Savarypère2-O-Rapoport Photos
Savary père, 11 key bassoon; Savarypère3-O-Waterhouse
Savarypère3-O-Waterhouse General Information
Savarypère3-O-Waterhouse Data Spreadsheet
Savarypère3-O-Waterhouse Photos
Savary père, 9 key bassoon; Savarypère4-O-BrusMIM3120
Savarypère4-O-BrusMIM3120 General Information
Savarypère4-O-BrusMIM3120 Data Spreadsheet
Savarypère4-O-BrusMIM3120 Photos
Savary père, 9 key bassoon; Savarypère5-O-Koster
Savarypère5-O-Koster General Information
Savarypère5-O-Koster Data Spreadsheet
Savary père, 7 key bassoon; Savarypère6-O-Sigal
Savarypère6-O-Sigal General Information
Savarypère6-O-Sigal Data Spreadsheet
Savary père, 8 key bassoon; Savarypère7-O-Kopp
Savarypère7-O-Kopp General Information
Savarypère7-O-Kopp Data Spreadsheet
Savary père, 7 key bassoon; Savarypère8-O-Helgesen
Savarypère8-O-Helgesen General Information