Working in Brussels as part of a family dynasty of instrument makers around the turn of the 18th Century, Joannes Hyacinthus Rottenburg created this instrument in the first third of the 18th Century. He was active from around 1700 through to some time before his death in 1756. The surviving instrument in the museum in Brugge is the only known example of a bassoon by this maker. The Rottenburgh family were renowned makers of a wide range of woodwind instruments including flutes, recorders, oboes and clarinets.

Costs
This instrument is offered at £2750. This price includes a quality hard case and two reeds.

Click image to enlarge

The instruments are made in short run batches and at certain times they will be available from stock. Please contact us to establish current stock holding or the schedule for the next batch to be completed

Reeds
As with the Denner bassoon, additional reeds are available on request. For players who prefer to make their own reeds , the Rieger B1 reed profile works well with this instrument and allows the full compass of notes to the top a' to be achieved with ease. Whilst we can supply reeds, we also recommend the Pro Reeds #364 reed - contact them at www.proreeds.de

Click images to enlarge

Research
In researching and developing this instrument we are indebted to Barbara Stanley who passed all of her research notes and tooling on to us.
We have experimented with many crook profiles and have now produced a crook which matches the instrument and plays freely throughout the full range from low BB flat to the top a'.

Fingering Chart
We also provide a fingering chart with the instrument. In this chart we have combined fingering options from a number of original charts from the 18th century alongside some alternative fingerings suggested by professional players.
As ever with fingerings, they are often a matter of the players individual technique and reed preference. The chart is offered as a guide, to show the many alternatives which may be useful.

Click on this key image to download a copy of our Baroque Bassoon fingering chart