There are 3 Jacques François Simiot (1769-1844) bassoons in the Hichwa-Rachor database. He flourished in Lyon, France, from a1808 till his death in 1844. He was an innovative maker and he made several changes to his bassoons including a U-tube, a flaring bell (pavillon évasé), a tuning slide (pompe d’accord) and a newly designed key saddle.
Jacques François Simiot Literature
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music. Frits. Knuf, 1978 Vol. 1, p. 484.
Pierre, Constant. Les Facteurs D’Instruments de Musique: Les Luthiers et la Facture Instrumentale. Paris, 1893.
Tiffou, Augustin. Le basson en France au XIX siècle. L’Harmattan, 2010, pp. 53-56.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Young, Phillip. 4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments Tony Bingham, 1993.
Simiot, Jacques François, 7 key bassoon; Simiot1-O-vanRijn
Simiot1-O-vanRijn General Information
Simiot1-O-vanRijn Data Spreadsheet
Simiot, Jacques François, 9 key bassoon; Simiot2-O-Berlin5283
Simiot2-O-Berlin5283 General Information
Simiot2-O-Berlin5283 Data Spreadsheet
Simiot, Jacques François, 9 key bassoon; Simiot3-O-Watel
Simiot3-O-Watel General Information