The Hichwa-Rachor database contains one original bassoon of Jean Winnen (1795-1867). He worked in Paris and is the son of the woodwind instrument maker Nicolas Winnen (a1788-1833). His name is also spelled “Viennen.”
Jean Winnen Literature [Revised 2 February 2025]
Fétis, François Joseph. Fabrication des Instruments de Musique. Exposition Universelle de Paris 1855: Rapports du jury mixte international. Paris: Imprimerie Impériale, 1856.
Haine, Malou. Les facteurs d’instruments de musique à Paris au 19e siècle. Bruxelles: Université de Bruxelles, 1984.
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music, Vol. 1, 518, 519. Buren: Frits Knuf, 1978.
Pierre, Constant. Les Facteurs d’Instruments de Musique: Les Luthiers et la Facture Instrumentale, 305. Paris: Ed. Sagot, 1893.
Rice, Albert. Four Centuries of Musical Instruments: The Marlowe A. Sigal Collection, 209. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2015.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Winnen, Jean, 8 key bassoon; WinnenJ1-O-Sigal2008.05
WinnenJ1-O-Sigal2008.05 General Information