Heckel Bassoon Information

Last update:  02/10/2012 23:25:08

Heckel Bassoon Documents

I have obtained some documents that Heckel used during the 1975 time frame. Several of these documents had been used for years.

• A document showing the intonation tendencies of Heckel bassoons; serial # 11176 was used to produce this chart.
• A line drawing of the two models of Heckel bassoons offered in 1975: the 41i and 41p.
• An order form for a Heckel bassoon in 1975; this was a working order form for 12262. The handwritten figures were the translation of Deutsch Marks to dollars at the time.
• The most blessed event; the letter that you receive informing you that your new Heckel bassoon is nearly completed. Time to warn your banker!

Heckel Bassoon Options

In the past, Heckel offered a wide array of models of bassoons. At the time of Heckel's 100 year anniversary (1931) the Heckel catalog listed 25 models of the Heckel bassoon--including the model 41met which had a metal body! This model was reportedly produced for tropical climates. Keywork options were offered by way of these different models.

The model number 41 has always been used for the German system bassoons, while the model number 42 was the designation for the World System keywork (left hand French system, right hand German system).

Currently, Heckel produces only one model of the bassoon, the 41i. Click here to see the standard catalog options offered for a new Heckel bassoon.

Heckel Bassoon Notes

Instrument identification

   Serial Numbers

The Heckel firm was founded in 1831; however it was 1877 before they began stamping serial numbers on their bassoons. The first serial number stamped was 3000.

Heckel bassoon serial numbers are assigned when the wood for the instrument is chosen for construction. After the serial number is assigned the wood is cured for at least 12 years. This can cause variations in serial number/year progression; it is possible to have a lower serial number shipped after a higher serial number has shipped.

Heckel bassoon serial numbers are not continuous. There are known gaps in the serial numbers. The reason for these gaps is not always known even by the factory. For example, according to company sources:

...we can confirm that there are no instruments [bassoons] from [serial numbers] 11389 to 11501 ever built; maybe we had a design change during that time.

   Manufacturing Mark

Heckel bassoons also have a manufacturing mark. The manufacturing mark is a number which is used to keep the all of the parts of a bassoon grouped together during the production process. This number can be found (in Arabic form) under the boot cap following the serial number on newer bassoons; it can also be found in Roman numeral form inscribed on the underside of the keys of a bassoon. It can also be found by a series of small pin holes, or dots punched in the surface of the wood joints. These dots are typically found under keys so that they cannot be seen when the instrument is assembled.

This web page uses the convention serial/manufacturing mark, e.g., serial number 7273, manufacturing mark 2 would be displayed as 7273/2. This number is sometimes erroneously referred to as a desk number or a bench mark. The manufacturing mark does not connect a specific instrument with a specific builder or build desk in any way.

Construction Changes Through History

   Rubber bore liner

The hard rubber liner was introduced and patented by Wilhelm Heckel in 1889.

   Flat Back Long Joint

In the late 4000s Heckel changed from building flat back long joints to the current round cross-section shape. You can clearly see a flat back long joint on bassoon #4822. The back of the long joint is built with a plateau, similar to what is still made for the wing C# key.

   Long Bore/Short Bore

During 1922 (around serial number 5711) Heckel changed from building small bore bassoons to the wide bore bassoon. In order to accomidate this change, the wing, boot and long joint have shorter tube lengths. In America the wide bore instruments are frequently referred to as short bore bassoons. Before serial number 5711 (1922) only small bore bassoons were built; between serial numbers 5711 and 7700 (1935) both types were built and after serial number 7700 typically only the wide bore was built.

   Thick Wall Construction

In 1963 (around serial number 10700) Heckel began making the walls of the bassoon thicker. The standard story explaining the reason for this changes was that the thinner walled instruments tended to crack too easily, especially in the long joint tenons and the top of the boot joint. Very recently (the 15000 series) there is evidence that the wall thickness of the bassoons has been further increased.

   Ivory Bell Ring

Real ivory was used for the ivory bell ring until the 13000 series. From that point on, a very good imitation made of plastic has been used. According to recent reports, Heckel has once again begun using real ivory for the bell rings due to successful African animal management programs. However, new bassoons sent to the US will continue to have plastic rings due to continued US ivory importation laws.

   Low D Key Guard

The shape of Low D key guard has changed over time. Originally, the Low D key guard was a half cap over the lower half of the Low D key cup as on 3050. By the time of the manufacture of 3221, the guard had changed to a metal rim as seen on 3221. Later the guard changed to a bar similar to the modern Bb key guard on the back of the boot joint as on 6126. During the 6000 series the Low D key guard became the shape that it continues to have today.

   Back Ab Key

Heckel bassoons until 7400 had the back Ab key as a separate tone hole on the back of the boot as seen on 7250. After 7400 the default mechanism for the back Ab key was to operate the front Ab key via a connecting rod through the boot joint. The back Ab key as a separate tone hole is still available as option 107.

   Low G Key

The Low G key was originally connected from front to back by a keywork mechanism that wrapped around the boot joint, as seen on 3221. This permanently changed between 4210 and 4230 to the modern method of connection by pressing a rod that passes directly through the boot joint.

Variations

The following is an explanation of some of the typical variations you may find in instrument descriptions:

   World System

You will notice some instruments listed as World System, French left hand, Muccetti system (after Enzo Muccetti) or Pezzi system. These were all attempts to blend the French bassoon key system (Boehm) with the German (Heckel) system. Typically this was done by building the left hand with the French key system and the right hand with the German key system, although the centennial 1931 Heckel catalog does contain some models that have right hand Boehm system keywork (models 41u, 41v, 41ur and 41vl).

   Bell Shape

Heckel builds bassoons with what the factory calls three different styles of bells; German, French and Italian bells (factory options 72, 72a and 72b respectively). This indicates only the external shape of the bell. This terminology should not be confused with the type of bell ring; a Heckel bassoon with a metal bell ring does not indicate a French bell; it is not uncommon to see a German bell with a metal bell ring. The French bell has a significantly different external shape, as can be seen in this picture of 15208 (this instrument also has a divided long joint). I have been told by Roger Birnstingl that the Italian bell (also know as the Muccetti bell) has the same bore as a normal bell but has very thin walls and very little bulge. It is also quite a bit lighter, weighing in at around 250 grams versus the 300 grams of a typical German bell.

   Gentlemen's Model

Some instruments are listed as a Gentlemen's model, or having a divided long joint. These instruments have a joint lower on the top of the long joint (between the Low B and C keys) which allows the instrument to be taken apart into sections which are more similar in length. Typically there is still a normal bell joint (option 85); however, there is an option to have only the joint between the Low B and C keys (option 85a).

Notes about the instrument table

• Several instrument have notations indicating that they were mentioned/used in the James Burton book. This is a reference to James L. Burton's "Bassoon Bore Dimensions " D.M.A. dissertation, Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, May 1975. Some instruments also note their use in Mr. Burton's article Graphing the Bassoon Bore in the publication The Journal of the International Double Reed Society, Number 3, 1975.

Heckel Bassoon Serial Numbers

For your convenience, you may use the following hyperlinks to jump directly to a specific Heckel bassoon series:

Serial Number	Date	Known Owners	Pictures	Description	History	Known Sales
2999	1870		Front Back Right thumb hole U-Tube Front of boot Back of boot Old-style HECKEL label Back of wing Front of wing Long joint Bell	This appears to be a pre-3000 series Heckel bassoon. I have assigned the ficticous serial number 2999 only for identification. Made of palisander wood.
3000s
3000	1877
3001	1877
3010	1877	1
3039	1879		All joints All joints flipped-over Heckel label on the wing joint Front of wing and back of Long joint		This is the oldest known Heckel bassoon still in use.	9/2006 (musicalchairs.eu.com) 8/2007 (kv191.nl)
3047	1880			Low A for left little finger, Tristan-Stuerze	In the Music Institut of the University of Tuebingen
3048	1880	2	Front Back
3050	1880	1	Complete instrument In Case			1/2005 (netinstruments.com) 10/2007 (eBay)
3051	1881	1		There are indications that at one time this was a low A model.
3070	1882					1/2005
307x	1882		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 1/2007)
3141	1883		Full length Bell Left thumb area Left thumb area (2) Back of boot Left thumb area (3) Left thumb area (4) Front of boot Label on bell			10/2011 (ebay.de)
3221	1883	1	Detail of serial number Instrument in case Back of boot joint Front of boot joint Another view of the front of the boot joint Side of boot joint, showing old-style G key mechanism Long joint-showing flat-back Back of wing joint Front of wing joint Detail of low B key Detail of low D key Close-up of wing/long joint back Close-up of boot joint front/top Close-up of boot joint back/top Close-up of boot joint front/bottom Close-up of boot joint back/bottom			10/2002 (ebay)
3229	1884	1
3258	1885	1		A440, crook lock, front RH rollers, lined left hand tone holes
3261	1885	1
3273	1886
3275	1886					7/2000 (eBay/Nebraska)
3317	1886	1	Detail of serial number Instrument in case Instrument in case Boot joint Wing joint Long joint Label on bell			12/2007 (ebay)
3332	1886
3333	1887
3334	1887	1
3346	1887
3365	1887	1	Separate parts In Case			1/2007 (Italy eBay.it)
3371	1887	1
3374	1887
3375	1887					4/2007 (holzblasinstrumente.de)
3386	1887	1	In Case Bell Label Boot Label Right-hand little finger keys Rear wing joint keys Long joint thumb keys Front of all joints Back of all joints Full-length front Full-length back			6/2009 (musicalchairs) 6/2011 (eBay)
3408	1888					8/2010 (eBay.de)
3410	1888		Front of boot Bell Back of long joint Close up of low B key			9/1996 (International Musician) 7/1998 4/2011 (eBay)
3422	1889				complete overhaul in 2003	1/2005
3435	1889
3448	1889		Front Front-separate joints Back U-tube Long joint-top tenon Wing-bottom tenon Label on bell			11/2006 (Sotheby's) 10/2008 (eBay)
3455	1889					8/2001 (eBay)
3470	1889		Different views
3478	1889		Overall			2/2006 (bassoon.org) 4/2009 (vioworld.de)
3482	1889		In case Back of boot Top of boot Left thumb In case (2) Front of wing joint	Palisander wood.		10/2003 (eBay)
3486	1889					5/2000 (eBay/France)
3494	1889
3495	1890
3504	1890					8/2002 (ebay and bassoon.org)
3513	1890				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
3521	1890
3528	1890	1			Played professionally in period instrument orchestras.	1/2004 (Musicalchairs)
3537	1890	2			Low D tone hole has a metal ring inside; looks like a repair from an accident. Overhauled by Rieger.	12/2002 5/2002 (bassoon.org) 10/2002 (bassoon.org) 1/2003 (netinstruments.com) 12/2005 (brainplanet.com)
3555	1890
3556	1891
3583	1891					2/2001 (London) 3/2000 (London) 10/2003 (IDRS)
3586/2	1891		In case Full-length back Back of boot Back of wing/long joints Left thumb area Back of bell Full-length front Front of boot Right finger area Bell ring Serial number Label on boot			3/2009 (eBay)
3602	1891				maintained by Laslie/Nordby	6/1998 (Spratt)
3616	1891
3617	1892
3620/2	1892		In case Top of wing Front of boot Back of boot U-Tube Bell			12/2006 (eBay) 5/2009
3677	1892
3678	1893
3678	1893
3680	1893		Full Length Bell Label Serial Number			5/2011 (ebay)
3705	1893		All pieces Front of boot Front of boot (close-up) Secondary label Rebuilt U-tube with serial number back of wing joint		At some point, the U-tube has been replaced with a more modern style. This means that the serial number stamped on the U-tube plate may not be the original stamping.	7/2008 (eBay)
3709	1893					2/2000 (Germany)
3714	1893
3717	1893	1
3726	1893	1				5/1999 (ebay)
3738	1893
3739	1894
3750/5	1894		Back side of all pieces Front of boot Right thumb area Serial number			9/2006 (eBay)
3751	1894		All Joints Label on Boot Side of Boot showing Low G mechanism Side of Boot Side of Wing Curved side of Wing Outside of Long joint Inside of Long joint Bell Bell Close-up of bell ring In Case			8/2009 (eBay)
3774	1894					2/2001 7/2000
3776	1894				reworked - low pitch	11/1998 (Australia)
3781	1894					1994 (IDRS) 7/1998
3797	1894		Boot from back Boot from front Wing/Long joint from back Wing/Long joint from front Bell from front			3/2002 (eBay/Germany)
3799	1894
3800	1895
3826	1895				Worked on by Carl Sawicki 1995 (tubes, etc)
3844/4	1895		In Case Label on Bell Serial number			10/2009 (ebay) 1/2012 (MusicalChairs)
3846	1895		In Case All joints Lower back Full-length back Close-up of right thumb area		Spent some time in St. Petersburg and New Zealand.	12/2007 (eBay) 12/2007 (eBay) 1/2008 (eBay) 8/2008 (IDRS)
3857	1895
3858	1896
3885	1898				Completely overhauled (resilvered, etc)
3892/3	1896		In case In case: close up U-Tube with serial number			5/2007 (eBay.com) 6/2007 (Gumtree.com) 10/2007 (gumtree.com)
3917/4	1896		In Case Left side of case Right thumb keys Serial Number Label on wing joint Wing and long joints Bell Letter from Heckel in 1985 describing the instrument.		Purchased used from a large music store in Pasadena, CA in 1944. It had been on display in its case since approximately 1906.	2011 (eBay)
3918	1896
3919	1897
3926	1897	1
3960	1897					10/2002 (mddoublereed.com)
3979	1897
3980	1898
4000s
4000	1898
4038	1898
4039	1899				Used in the Concertgebouw Orchestra
4046	1899
4054	1899		In case In case			6/83 (Germany) 10/2011 (vioworld.de)
4070	1899		In Case All Parts Low Eb kay Low G key, showing conversion Right finger holes Left finger holes Wing C# key			12/2006 (Ebay/France)
4079/2	1899		In case Boot joint Serial number on U-Tube			5/2005 (eBay)
4088	1899	1			Considering restoration and sale in 1995
4097	1899
4099/3	1899	1
4100	1899
4101	1899	1		Has a second bell for Low A
4118/4	1899		In Case (left) In Case (center) In Case (right) Serial number Boot (back) Boot (front) Boot (top) Left thumb keys Low B key	No whisper key.	Used with orchestras in Vienna, Berlin, London and New York	12/2005 (ebay)
4120	1900				Confirmed by the factory as the first bassoon shipped in 1900
4127	1900					12/93 (Germany)
4128	1900					12/1993 (Germany)
4134	1900					7/1997 (Germany)
4137	1900					2/2000 (Germany)
4147	1900					(France)
4148	1900	1
4166	1900	1
4183	1900
4187	1900	2	Full In case Bell Front of wing Back of wing Front of boot Back of boot Side of long joint Back of long joint Serial number (bad photo)		Overhauled in 1995 von Mollenhauer	9/2007 (kleinanzeigen.anzeigen-regional.de) 7/2008
4188	1900
4189	1901
4190	1901					8/1996 (Germany)
4191	1901					12/91 (Germany)
4210	1901		In Case All joints Back-lower back-upper Top of boot Front-Full length Front-lower Serial number		Spent 90 years being used in a Catholic church in Switzerland.	9/2007 (eBay)
4228	1901			As described in 11/2007: Most rollers; has whisper key, no lock; no high d or e; left ring finger plateau key: "short reach"		11/2007 (bassoon.org)
4229	1901			whisper key, no lock; no high d, e; left ring finger, short reach		2/2007 (bassoon.org)
4230	1900	2	In Case Bell Front of Boot Back of Boot Front of wing and long joint Left thumb area		Refinished; was sanded excessively to point where Heckel stampings are barely visible, has metal inserts in toneholes of bass joint.	12/2005
4235	1901		In Case In Case/Left Side In Case/Right Side Joints turned over	Whisper key lock for left thumb, C plate in minimized design, high D key, high E key.	Reconditioned. Played in a West German opera orchestra.	4/2000 2/2002 (eBay) 3/2002
4265	1901
4266	1902
4269	1902
4273	1902	1
4287	1902				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
4289	1902
4292	1902					9/2007 (bassoon.org)
4303	1902	1		High d and e keys with tone hole inserts and standard rollers added with some original key work	Completely restored and tuned by Paul Nordby and Jim Laslie in 1980
4323	1903	1				2/2006 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
4325	1903		All in case In case (left) In case (right) On background	Whisper key lock for left thumb, C plate, high d and e key.	Restored by Heckel.	4/2002 (eBay)
4328	1903					3/1998
4341	1903
4343	1903	1	All joints All joints close-up			6/2007 (musicalchairs.eu.com) 8/2007 (kv191.nl) 12/2011 (rafster)
4359	1903					3/1998 (Das Orchestra)
4361	1903	2	In case Wing joint Long joint Bell and Boot Bell and Boot	No whisper key		4/2003 (ebay) 7/2003 (IDRS) 1/2004 (Bassoon.org) 1/2008 (eBay)
4365	1903					10/2002 (bassoon.org)
4367	1903	1
4369	1903	1		High D key, whisper lock.	Refinished by Heckel in '70's. Tuned by Chip Owen and Marvin Kranz.	5/2002 (IDRS) 6/2003 (bassoon.org)
4374	1903					10/2005 (vioworld.de)
4376	1903
4378	1902					10/2001 1/2007 (www.leitzinger.de) 2/2007 (bassoon.org)
4397	1903					1/93 (Germany)
4399	1903	1			hi D, E, tone hole inserts by Keith Bowen
4400	1903				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
4402	1903
4403	1904
4417	1904					5/1997
4433	1904	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
4442	1904				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
4452	1904	1
4454	1902	1			Purchased once for its bell!
4458	1904		Detail of all joints Close up of bell label and serial number			4/1997 (Landy Bassoon repair) 11/2001 (eBay)
4468	1904				Owned by a university.	1/2002 (eBay)
4469	1904	1
4478	1904	1		Not a "flat back" long joint.
4481	1904
4482	1905
4486	1905					10/2005 (vioworld.de)
4512	1905					2/89 (Germany)
4513	1905	1
4515/3	1905		In case In case/right In case/left Fully assembled Bell Boot joint Mid-section/front Mid-section/back			5/2005 (ebay)
4518	1905				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
4521	1905	1			Carl Sawicki worked on this bassoon in 1976
4525	1905			High d and e, rollers on Low D/C, F/Ab/F#		2/1997 (Germany) 2/2004 (klassik.com, bassoon.org) 5/2004 7/2009 (klassik.com)
4528	1906	1			Restored by Mooseman. New silver plating and overhaul.
4531	1905
4546	1903
4557	1905	1
4558	1905	1	In Case Front Back	High D, tubes, rollers on C#/D# and F/Ab. b guard on boot, ivory ring.		10/2003 (International Musician) 12/2010 (eBay.com)
4559	1905		In case	Dark red tiger stripe finish, ivory ring on bell; high D key, rollers on C#/D# and F#/G#; water tubes, right thumb whisper lock. Maintained by Carl Sawicki.		10/2003 (bassoon.org) 10/2011 (vioworld.de)
4561	1905				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
4562	1905	1
4563	1905
4564	1906
4565	1906
4575	1906		Bell and Long joint In case Top of the boot, bell and long joints Middle of the wing, bell and long joints			12/2005 (williampetit.com)
4577	1906		Boot-Back Boot-Front Wing/Long joint-Front Wing/Long joint-Back			1997 (sold) 2/2002 (bassoon.org) 9/2002 (eBay.com)
4582	1906	1
4583	1906	1
4585	1906	1				12/1999
4591	1906		In Case In Case Back Ab key Bb key guard Bell Bell label, showing other stamping Bell ring Label on boot Top of boot Hand rest bracket removed Left finger area Left thumb keys Back of long joint Label on long joint Right finger area Serial number U-tube Label on wing joint	Stamped U of R 89		9/2010 (eBay)
4602	1906	1
4613	1906
4614	1907
4628	1907	1			restored by Carl Sawicki 1/1984
4634	1907					3/2001 (Europe)
4635	1907	1
4643	1907	1	All		Restored 2002 by Keith Bowen. Dark Red finish; High D/E, right-hand rotary whisper key lock, balance hanger, silver water tubes.	5/2011 (private)
4647	1907	1			Overhauled 1984
4648/5	1907	1	In Case All pieces Serial number (restored) Close-up (restored) Close-up (restored) In Case (restored)		Restored by Keith Bowen	5/2009 (CharlesMusic.com)
4667	1907	1			Restored by Carl Sawicki in 1984
4668	1907	1
4670	1907					2/1999
4671	1907		In Case In Case (2) Wing and long joint tenons Label on Wing joint Label on boot Wing joint side view Wing joint inside view Long joint front view Long joint back view Boot back view Boot front view Bell back view Bell front view		This instrument was made for a player in the Bolshoi Theatre and used there for many years. It was then used by a bassoonist in Scandinavia and has come to the United States to be sold.	11/2001 (bassoon.org) 4/2002 (charlesmusic.com) 6/2011 (eBay)
4681	Dec 1907	1			Made for the German military orchestra. It is signed with 1908, I.R. 42, No 1, which means: 1908, Infanterie Regiment 42 (in the city Stralsund), Number 01.	4/2007 (vioworld-klassik.de) 2009 (private)
4686	1907
4687	1908
4696	1908					5/1998 (Czech)
4705	1908	1		The instrument has a large bore, much larger than almost any other 4000 series bassoon; it's dimensions are much closer to a modern instrument than any of its neighbors in the 4000 series. Also, it has much thicker walls. The instrument is walnut-colored and has the original ivory ring on the bell. The long joint has a modern, rounded cross-section.	Restored by Keith Bowen; completed in January of 2000. Work included adding high-D and high-E keys, in addition to new laquer and complete silver replating. The old F# mechanism, which closed also the low-E key using a special bridge linkage, was replaced and the tone hole resized to suit modern specifications. Also, Keith added keys with rollers for C#/D# and F#/G#. A whisper key was added by Heckel sometime in the distant past. Used for many years in the Bergen Philharmonic in Bergen, Norway. Also used in the Contemporary Chamber Composers and Players.	2/2000
4706	1908					10/1998 (Norway)
4710	1908	1
4716	1908					11/1990 (Germany)
4718	1908	2	Bell Long joint Wing joint Boot back Boot front		Modern U-tube, modernized keywork, refinishing and water tubes done by Laslie.	6/2002 (Kirker Bassoon Repair) 8/2007 (Charles Music)
4719	1908				Mark Krantz repair.
4721	1908				Wing joint tenon replaced.	7/2000 (Wisconsin)
4727	1908	1
4733	1908					9/1999 (Das Orchestra)
4740	1909		In Case Boot joint			4/2003 10/2011 (VioWorld.de)
4747	1909					4/2003
4767/3	1909		In Case Back of boot Front of boot Low D key Left Thumb area Bell label Right-hand finger holes Left-hand finger holes Serial number	No whisper key, no high d or e key. Thumb f sharp key closes low E key with special bridge. Hinged mechanism on top of bocal to open/close small bocal hole.	Restored by Heckel.	1/2002 4/2002 (eBay) 5/2003 (bassoon.org) 2/2004 (eBay)
4769	1908
4770	1909
4772/2	1909	1	In Case Bell Front of boot Back of boot Low D key Eb/Db keys In Case-after restoration Front-after restoration Back-after restoration Back	Small bore	Originally delivered to Chicago. Restored in 2008 by Ken Potsic.	2/2007 (eBay.com)
4777	1909	1
4781	1909		In Case Bell Back of Boot Front of Boot Bottom of Boot Boot and Bell Back; mid section Front; mid section		Not used from late 1970s until sale in 2007.	late 1970s 10/2007 (eBay.com) 5/2008 (gumtree.com)
4787	1909					8/2003 (eBay-England)
4788	1909	1
4790	1909		In case Back of boot	Refurbished in March 2009, silver mechanics, 11 rollers, high D and E keys, D/Eb trill for left-hand, balance hanger		8/2009 vioworld-klassik.de)
4792	1909	2	Back of boot Front of boot Bell Long joint	Right and left hand rollers, low C extension. Wing joint and tone holes lined.		10/2001 5/2002 (NetInstruments.com) 10/2002 (Midwest Imports) 12/2002 (bassoon.org) 1/2003 (netinstruments.com) 3/2004 (ebay.com)
4802	1909	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
4806	1909				Stolen from Jonathan Smith
4807	1909	1			Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore. Rebored by Heckel.
4813	1909	1
4814	1909
4817	1909	1			Keith Bowen restored keywork. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	7/1998 11/1999 (eBay)
4818	1909
4822	1909		All joints in case Wing and boot joint Full assembled			10/2001 2/2002 (Italy) 1/2003
4825	1909					10/2005 (vioworld.de)
4827	1909	1
4829	1909				serviced by Laslie/Nordby	10/2001 5/2002 (Baltimore Woodwind Repair)
4831	1909	1				12/2002 (bbb)
4834	1909	1				8/2001
4839	1909		Front Back Repaired long joint		serviced by Laslie/Nordby
4840/	1909	1			Completely restored 2004 by HARY SCHWEIZER. Instrument in Brasil.
4851	1909			No rubber lining
4853	1909			Unlined boot, factory whisper key.	Spent some time in the Seattle area	11/2003 (bassoon.org, Seattle) 2/2004 (Bassoon.org)
4856	1909		In Case Top of boot Serial number Top of wing joint			1/2009 (eBay)
4860	1909	1				12/2002 (bbb)
4861	1909		In case Left thumb keys			9/2005 (vioworld.de)
4863	1909	1
4870	1909
4871	1910
4878	1910	1			Stolen 6/1990
4881	1910	1
4887	1910	1
4894	1910	1
4898/1	1910		Serial number on U-tube In the case Front Back			1/2003 (eBay)
4902	1910					10/2004 (Maartin Vonk)
4907	1910	1			Carl Sawicki worked on in 1988
4912	1910					2/1996 (Germany)
4913	1910					1/1984 (Germany)
4917/0	1910		In case Serial number Label on bell Full-length back All joints-1 All joints-2		Originally delivered to a player in the Vienna Philharmonic	2/2012 (Austria)
4918	1910
4924	1910					5/2004 11/2005 (musicalchairs.info)
4929	1910	2	Split bell Back of boot, front of wing/long joint Front of boot, back of wing/long joint	High D and E keys. Bell is split into two parts with a joint in the middle. May have been used for a low A attachment at some point.		4/1999 1/2005 (CharlesMusic.com)
4934	1911			High D and E. Ebony finish.	Originally delivered in Leipzig. Restored by Marcus in 1980. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	1/2005
4937	1910	1	In case Upper back Mid back Mid front Boot front Boot back Lower Boot back Mid Side Serial number	Metal ring on bell. Tone hole liners. Left hand high D and E keys, Eb and C# trill keys. Rollers on low Eb and Db pinky keys. Right hand whisper key lock, Ab-Bb trill key. Rollers on F, thumb Gb and Ab keys.	Restored by Carl Sawicki in late 1992	12/2003 (IDRS)
4941	1910	1
4949	1910	1		Has two long joints and bells	serviced by Laslie/Nordby
4952	1910	1	French bell wing inside of wing U-tube Boot-Front Long joint All Pieces All Pieces All Pieces	French bell		3/2005 (eBay) 12/2005 (eBay) 8/2006 (eBay) 10/2006 (eBay) 10/2006
4956	1910
4957	1911
4968	1911	1				3/2003 (marktplaats.tiscali.nl)
4971	1911	1				6/2001 11/2001 (eBay)
4974	1911	1
4979	1911	1
4988	1911	1		Used in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the 1980's. Work done by James Laslie, Holden McAleer; new water tubes by James Keyes. High D, whisper key lock, hand rest and rollers on F-Ab, thumb Gb-Ab and Eb-Db.		10/2007 (bassoon.org)
4992	1911					4/2009 (vioworld.de)
5000s
5000	1911	2		High D and E, nickel-plated keys. Has a special round emblem on the bell marking bassoon number 5000. Emblem is white, with the number 5000 in script surrounded by Roman-style ivy branches.
5001	1911	1
5009	1911	2				8/1999 (Europe)
5010	1911	1	In case Bell Serial number	Full restoration by Keith Bowen in Seattle, WA in 2000. Full replate of keys, restoration of the original finish. High D, E keys were added, as were the standard rollers on the Left Hand Eb/Db keys, and the Right Hand F/Ab keys. A rotary style Right Hand whisper key lock was added.		6/2006 (eBay)
5011	1911
5023	1911		In Case Back Label on Long joint Lower Front Mid Front Front of Boot Front of Wing			6/2008 (eBay)
5026/3	1911	2	In Case Back of boot In Case-2 Front of Boot Serial Number
5029	1911	1
5030	1912
5034	1912	1
5035	1912					3/2004 (Greece)
5061	1912
5062	1912		In Case Front of Boot Back of Boot Front of wing Inside curve of wing Back of wing Outside of long joint Back of long joint Bell	German system with plateau long joint. The inscription 2 PAT DER STADT LEIPZIG 2 is stamped on the wing and butt.		1/1994 (Germany) 12/2002 (bassoon.org) 12/2006 (eBay)
5064	1912	1
5065	1912	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5066	1912		Serial number Label on bell Label on long joint Close-up of Low Bb key Wing joint Long joint Low Bb key closeup (2) Low Bb key closeup (3) U-tube	Has the letter K stamped near the serial number.
5072	1912	1				3/2007
5075	1912	3			Used in Dundee, London, Singapore and Oakville, Ontario	1948
5079	1912
5094	1912					2/2004 (IDRS/Germany)
5095	1912					7/2009 (puchner.com)
5101	1912					8/1999 (Russia)
5106	1912	1
5107	1912			small bore	Maintained by Keith Bowen. Also serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	8/2005 (bassoon.org)
5112	1912				Marvin Krantz repairs.
5117	1912
5118	1913
5121	1913	1				7/2000 (eBay)
5123	1913	1			Refurbished by Laslie
5125	1913
5126	1913	1
5128	1913	1
5133	1913		Bell Back of boot Front of boot Right finger area Back of wing Left thumb keys Front of long joint Back of long joint Full-length back		originally shipped to Curland in Imperial Russia. During world wars the history of bassoon is unknown. After World War 2 until 1970 the bassoon was played in professional orchestras in Latvia.	11/2010 (eBay)
5136	1913					1/2001 4/2003 (Landy Bassoon Repair)
5139	1913	1
5146	1913	2			Serviced by James Keyes in 1981, 1983, 1991, and 1994. High D and E added. Used in Atlanta, Columbus(OH), Savannah, and Milwaukee Symphonies. Number 1 of a set ordered by and stamped Carl Fisher New York.	1982
5147	1913				Number 2 of a set ordered by and stamped Carl Fisher New York.
5148	1913				Number 3 of a set ordered by and stamped Carl Fisher New York.
5149	1913				Number 4 of a set ordered by and stamped Carl Fisher New York.
5150	1913				Number 5 of a set ordered by and stamped Carl Fisher New York.
5151	1913				Number 6 of a set ordered by and stamped Carl Fisher New York.
5158	1913					5/1998 (Das Orchestra)
5159/1	1913		In case Serial number Front of Boot Back of boot Long joint Wing joint Left finger holes			1/2009 (ebay.com) 11/2009 (craigslist.com)
5161	1913	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5165	1913	1				1985
5175	1913	1			Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
5177	1913	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5178	1913	1
5185	1913	1
5187	1912	2
5190	1913	1
5192	1913					1/2009 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
5193	1913	1
5196/1	1913	1		No high D or whisper key lock.		1/2003 (eBay)
5199	1913	1
5202	1913	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5203	1913
5204	1914
5208	1914				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5214/2	1914	2	Serial number Labels Front Back	French bell	overhaul by John Myatt Woodwind specialists http://www.myatt.co.uk/	1958 5/2007 (Myatt) 5/2008 (Myatt)
5215	1914					2/2003 (eBay-France)
5224	1914		Full-length In Case Serial number Bell Label Right finger area Back of Boot Back of wing and long joints Back of Bell Top tenon of long joint Back of wing Sockets			1/2011 (eBay-Germany)
5232	1914	1			Used to reside in Kiev
5235	1914	1
5242	1914	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5243	1914				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5249	1914	1			Carl Sawicki restoration in spring 1996
5251	1914					4/1991 (Germany)
5255	1914	1
5263	1914	2		High E key. Little finger whisper key.
5266	1914	1
5268	1914	1
5280	1914	1
5283	1914	1
5286	1914		Instrument in case Bell Long joint Boot front Boot back Wing joint	Double-keyed bell joint.	Instrument originally distributed via Carl Fisher, New York.	5/2002 (eBay)
5287	1914			French system
529x/5	1914		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 12/2008)
5292	1915	1
5294	1915	1
5297	1915	1
5307	1915	1
5308	1915
5310	1914
5313	1918	1
5316	1918	1			Non-professional attempt made at stripping finish. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.
5319	1918
5320	1918
5324	1918	1
5325	1918
5326	1919		Bare wood restoration	High E and Eb trill	Used to reside in Norway. Restored by Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan)
5341	1919	1				6/2007 (private)
5354	1919	1
5457	1915	1
5523	1919
5529	1919	1
5532	1919	1
5544	1919	2		Refinished with 3 coats of hand rubbed varnish. All original keys have been re-plated. The tenon on the long joint (bass) has been reinforced. Added high "D" key Added 3rd finger "C" key All 5 finger holes are lined with hard rubber.	Used in the Austin Symphony	5/2005 (IDRS)
5551	1919		In Case Bottom of long joint All joints All joints; top view All joints; bottom view All joints All joints			6/2011 (eBay)
5552	1919
5554	1919	2			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5557	1919
5560	1919
5565	1920
5566	1920	3	In case		Used professionally in orchestras of Gothenburg, Sweden and Wuerzburg. Overhauled by Puechner (added water tubes in wing), Nystroem, and Leitzinger (high d and e keys added)	10/2002 (mddoublereeds.com, bassoon.org) 3/2007 (private) 4/2007 (bassoon.org)
5567	1920			Added high D key. Short bore bassoon.	This instrument was previously owned and played by Alan Goodman in the LA Philharmonic. Overhaul in 1996 by Jean Carey, of Cadenza Music in Saint Paul, MN, and then a tune-up in 1998 at the same shop. Not played from 2000 until 5/2003.	5/2003 (bassoon.org)
5568	1920				Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
5569	1920	2				1984 2007
5571	1920			High D, off-set High E, Ab/Bb Trill	extensive work performed by Marcus/Wieler	1/2004 (Bassoon.org)
5576	1920				restored by Laslie/Nordby
5581	1920			Red Mahogany		6/2004 (brainplanet.com)
5584	1920				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5588	1920				maintained by Laslie/Nordby	11/1995
5591	1920	1
5592	1920				Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
5598	1920	1			Completely refurbished in 1995 by James Keyes and regularly serviced by him. Added by James Keyes: Tone-hole inserts. R.H. Thumb Whisper Lock. Balance hanger mechanism. Ab guard. Crutch assembly. High D key, High E key. C-Db trill above right hand I. Rollers between low C# and Eb, F and Ab.	3/2002 (IDRS)
5600	1920				Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
5601	1920	1				1/2007 (IDRS)
5606	1920	1		Whisper key lock in addition to left pinky whisper key. High D and E key, 4 rollers
5609	1920			Rollers for both hands, high D key, French whisper key; right hand whisper key lock.	maintained by Jim Laslie
5611	1920	1				7/2006
5614	1920	1
562x	1920		Full length		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 8/2006)
5621/5	1920	1		Long bore	Added rollers between the whisper and C# keys, and between the low D and C keys.	1965
5625	1921
5628	1921			High D and E keys, standard keywork.	Former instrument of Ferdinand Del Negro. Bore inaccuracies and G tone hole direction corrrected by Marcus and Wieler in 2001. High E by Peter Landy 1998 or 1999.	4/2002 (bassoon.org)
5630	1921	1		Described as a "hybrid" French/German instrument
5640	1921				Restored by Laslie/Nordby in 2001.
5641	1921				Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.
5642	1921	1		Updated by Walter Rieger, high e-key, silver tubes, adjustable handrest		5/2005 (musicalchairs.info)
5650	1921		Front Right finger keys Left finger keys Left finger keys again		Someone added a plateau-system of keys over the finger holes. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.
5653	1921	1			Used in the Cedar Rapids symphony orchestra	12/2004
5658	1921	1		no rollers, no High D or E	replated
5659	1921	2			Used in Helsinki Philharmonic
5661	1921			French long joint/German system	serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5663/5	1921		Full front Full back Bell Front keywork Back keywork	Long bore, French bell	Originally a world system -- with French left-hand keywork and German right-hand keywork. Jimmy keys converted the left hand keywork for a former customer circa mid-1990s.	9/2010 (eBay)
5669	1921	1			On display at the Fox factory	6/2005 2/2006 3/2006
5674	1921	2				1948
5678	1921					8/2005 (bassoon.org) 3/2006
5682	1921				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5684	1921
5685	1921	1		French long joint and bell.
5686/2	1921		In case Right-hand finger holes In case-2 Close up of low D key Left thumb keys Back of boot Joints flipped over Joints flipped over-2 Serial number Bell keys and Low B key			7/2010 (eBay)
5687	1921			French system
5688	1921	1		French system left hand keywork including little finger whisper key; right hand German/Heckel system. French bell.	From the estate of the late Willard Elliot, Principal Bassoon, Chicago Symphony. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	1/2002 8/2002 (bassoon.org)
5689	1921				Converted from world system.	3/1996 (International Musician)
5691	1921					8/1996 (England/Auction) 12/1997 (Wichita Band)
5694	1921	1
5698	1921				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5700/2	1921		In case/left In case/right In case Serial number Serial number from above Right thumb area Looking down the Boot Bell ring
5701/3	1921	1	In Case (pre-restoration) Serial number (pre-restoration) In Case Bell	Has the factory Bb/G trill option on the boot joint (with an extra pin under the G key through the boot to close the Bb key); option 102, the oval extra low C key plate for left thumb. The 4 standard rollers (2 each for right and left pinky) are silver rather than plastic.	Restoration by Marvin Kranz; including 6 silver water tubes, high D and E keys, replaced 3rd finger ring key, complete restoration of finish including re-striping, tenons strengthened, replating by Anderson Silver Plating, and complete tuning and voicing.
5703	1921	1				1995 12/1997 (Internet) 10/2007 (bassoon.org)
5704	1921		Back Front		serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5705	1921
5710	1922	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5711	1922	1	In case Bell Front of Boot	Silver plating		10/2005 (vioworld.de) 3/2009 (marktplaats.com)
5712	1922				Stolen 1994
5714	1922			French system		7/2004 (eBay)
5715	1922	1
5716	1922	2			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5717	1922	1
5719	1922	1
5721	1922	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1930s
5722/4	Jun 1922	1		High D and E, standard rollers. Short bore tuned to A=440.	Total restoration by Carl Sawicki with a deep red color and restriped in the classic Heckel fashion.	1/2002 10/2002 1/2003 (bassoon.org)
5726	1922	2				6/1998
5728	1922					5/2007(vioworld-klassik.de)
5729	1922	1
5730	1922			completely restored in 2003 (Chris Millard)		4/2005 (bassoon.org)
5732	1922					5/2005 (eBay-Czech Republic)
5733	1922	1
5739	1922
5741	1922	1		Restored by Keith Bowen. NOT a "long bore" instrument. Keith Bowen added high D and E keys, tubes in the finger holes, rollers on Low F-Ab, low F-F#, thumb Bb-F#, and low C#-D#, plus an extra touch for the low C. Custom whisper key lock mechanism, which can be engaged or disengaged without removing thumb from the key, thus not opening the whisper key pad while engaging or disengaging it. Original ivory bell ring with a chip missing. Metal rings on both ends of the long joint. The boot cap is set up to use a spike for playing.		12/2002 (ebay) 4/2003 (idrs)
5745	1922				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5748	1922	1
5749	1922	1
5751	Sep 1922	2				2003
5752	1922	1
5754	1922				Used in the Berlin Philharmonic	8/2002
5756	1922					3/1996
5758	1922				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5759	1922	1			Worked on by Carl Sawicki-Feb 1992
5765	1922	1
5766	1922
5771	1922
5797	1922	1			Used at the University of Miami (FL) in the 1940s and at the State University of New York at Potsdam for many years, until the mid-to-late 1980s. Worked on by Jim Keyes.
5798	1922	1
5799	1922	1
5800	1922	1
5806/3	1922		In Case Serial Number Back of Boot Front of Boot Front of Wing and Long joints Right thumb area		This instrument was listed for sale on eBay as being in Spain. A successful auction was closed with a winner, payment was made, but no bassoon was ever delivered. Now a report of a second auction/nodelivery has been reported.	6/2007 (eBay.com) 6/2008 (eBay) 10/2010 (eBay)
5807/4	1922		In Case, view 1 In Case, view 2 Serial number Left thumb area Right thumb area	Has the letter R stamped next to the serial number. This appears to be a form of a World system bassoon.	Used by the principal bassoonists of the Communal Theatre of Bologna and the Massimo Theatre Bellini of Catania.
5810	1922	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5811	1922	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5812	1922	1			Used in the National Symphony and Tucson Symphony. Went unused for 40 years (1925-1965). Keith Bowen sealed 9-1-07, high D, E offset, A bridge, RH wisp key lock, RH double wide little finger F# G#, silver tone holes, lined, water tubes, rollers both LH and RH thumbs and pinkies.	10/2007 (bassoon.org)
5813	1923	1
5815	1923
5816	1923	1				(eBay)
5817	1923
5818	1923	1		High D and E, tuning ring on bass joint, some rollers, tubes in boot joint.	Overhaul by R. Walter, Stuttgart, Germany	10/2002 (bassoon.org)
5820	1923	1			Restored by Krantz. Mocha color. Boot and Long joint stamped "V"; bell and wing stamped "I". Serviced by Keith Bowen.	5/1998 10/1998
5821/0	1923	1	Wing joint-front Wing joint-back Boot-front Boot-back	No High D or E, "long bore"	Restored 2001.	11/2000 12/2001 (eBay)
5822	1923	2		Whisper Lock, High D, E flat and E keys, Rollers on right hand Low E to F# key, pinky F to G# roller, and an original thumb trill Ab to Bb.	Krantz repair. Used in La Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico.	1994 6/2007 (bassoon.org) 3/2008 (private)
5823	1923	2			Used in Cleveland orchestra.	1960s
5824	1923	1			Stolen, 8/18/2007 in Houston, TX; recovered from a pawn shop a few days later.
5825	1923				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5827	1923				restored by Laslie/Nordby in 1966	7/1996
5828	1923	1
5830	1923	1			Overhauled by Howarths in 2004.	9/2005 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
5831/3	1923	1	Full-length back Mid front Front of Boot Left thumb area Balance Hanger Label on Wing joint	Stamped for Carl Fisher, NY.	Originaly maintained in LA by Horst Moening, then John Shamlian in N.J.; lately Jimmy Keyes in TN and some recent voicing by George Campbell in LA.	1948
5832	1923	1			Made for Carl Fisher Music, NYC
5833	1923	1			Carl Sawicki repairs 2/84
5835	1923				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5836	1923			World System keywork		8/2005 (bassoon.org)
5841	1923	2	In Case In Case		Recently completely refurbished.	5/2007 (craigslist.org)
5874	1923
5889	1923	1
5892/5	1923	3
5895	1923		In Case Front of boot Back of boot Front of wing Back of wing Back of long joint Side of long joint Bell		Was refinished by Heckel and came to U.S in the 1940's. Serviced by Chad Taylor in October 2004. Added high A/whisper key bridge, right-hand whisper key lock, Low E/whisper key bridge to accomodate whisper key lock, repaired crack in both boot joint tenon sockets.
5896	1923	1
5898	1923	3		High D and E keys, rollers on F/Ab and Eb/C#, and a high A/whisper key bridge. The Heckel factory told one owner that the instrument was built to A=435 with a #2 bocal.	Totally restored in 1991, including refinishing of the wood, replating of the keys, complete repad and adjustment, the addition of water tubes. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	1/2003 (IDRS)
5899	1923	2			Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
5901	1923				restored by Laslie/Nordby in 1996
5902	1923	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5907	1923			Refinished and replated at Hans Moennigs shop in Philadelphia. 2 sterling water tubes.		9/2006 (baltimorewoodwindrepair.com)
5910	1923	1
5911	1923	1		Pezzi long joint	serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5912	1923	1		Palisander wood	serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5913	1923	1		High D, Ab/Bb trill	serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5914	1924	1
5915	1923				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
5916	1923	1		Original French system long joint and bell changed over to German key system by Keith Bowen
5921	1923	2			Brought to US by a soldier after WW II. Sat in an attic for 20+ years. High D key added.	1976
5922	1923	1			Owned by a music school for the instrument's entire "life"
5926	1923	1		World system	Purchased in 1926 for $125!	1926
5930	1924					8/1996 (RDG)
5934	1924	1		World system		5/2006 (IDRS)
6000s
6000	1924	1
6001	1924	2		High D, E, silver, some tubes. Ivory bell ring. Standard rollers.	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	11/2003 (bassoon.org)
6002	1924	1
6004	1924
6005	1924	1
6008	1924	1
6011	1924
6012	1924
6013	1924	1
6014	1925	2	Full-length front Full-length back		Austrian Symphony Orchestra	1974
6015	1925	1
6017	1925	1				12/1997 (Das Orchestra)
6024	1924					12/2003
6028	1924				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6031	1924	1
6032	1925	2		Standard key work and rollers with high Eb key and right thumb whisper key lock.	serviced by Laslie/Nordby. Refubished by Carl Sawicki with triple silver plating.	12/2006 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
6033	1925	1		Keys silver plated; modern spatulas on boot with many rollers. High D, E keys, Ab/Bb trill, joint lock, French whisper key also added. Ivory bell ring. Low E pancake is sculpted with rollers to both sides.	Completely modernized in 1989. Cuchuriano system installed. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	1997 4/2003 (bassoon.org)
6095	1925	1
6096	1925	1
6099	1925	1				7/2003 (musicalchairs.info) 9/2003
6101	1924	2	In Case		Restoration in April 1989. It also only has a high D and Eb keys, which were added in 1989 (no E key). A complete re-silvering of the keys was done as well as adding some rollers.
6103	1925	1			restored 1992
6106	1925	1		Ab/Bb trill		4/2001
6107	1925	1		This instrument is stamped M
6109	1925	1				1997
6111	1925	1		No "D" or "E" keys or rollers.		9/2000
6112	1924	1				1978
6114	1924	1
6116	1924	1			restored 1992
6117	1924				restored by Laslie/Nordby in 2002
6118	1924	1
6119	1924	1	In case	Black, High D, silver keys, rollers LF F and Ab and LH Eb/Db	Used in the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra	1995 4/2007 (eBay) 4/2007 (bassoon.org)
6120/4	1924	1		Also has the letter K stamped on the U-tube.	Restored in the mid 1990s and had a high D key added, as well as a whisper-key-lock.	2003
6123	1924	1
6124	1924	1		High d and e keys, tubes by Heckel	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1985
6125	1924				One owner from 1930s until 2000. serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	3/2003 (Bassoon.org)
6126/4	1924	1	In Case-1 In Case-2 In Case-3 Left Fingers Right Fingers Right Thumb keys Serial number	Complete restoration, including: double plated in silver by Anderson, high D key was added, little finger key work (left and right) was upgraded to FOX castings with rollers, Right Hand thumb keys were also upgraded with FOX castings.		11/2007 (eBay) 1/2008 (eBay) 6/2008 (eBay)
6127	1924				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6131	1924	3			Chris Weait has stated that he used this bassoon for The Lonely Island recording made in the 70's. Willem Gruner recorded the Weber Op.35 for Victor Talking Machine on this bassoon in 1924.	1968 12/1997
6133	1924	1		Repairs by Marcus High D/E and tubes		8/1987
6138	1924	1
6141	1924					11/1997
6170	1924	1			maintained by Laslie/Nordby
6174	1924			black		1995
6175	1924
6178	1925	1			Used in the Binghamton (NY) Symphony and Cayuga Chamber Orchestra (Ithaca, NY)	1956
6179	1925	1
6180	1925	1
6181	1925
6182	1925	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6183	1925	1		High D/E		1968
6184	1925	2		No Hi D or above. Has an enlarged pancake key with rollers all around it. Has a left thumb Low C trill key. It also has evidence of having had a left hand rest at some point. It also has an screw-type attachment on the end cap; use unknown.		1968 11/2002 (Baltimore Woodwind)
6185	1925
6186	1925	1				2002
6187	1925	1			Used as model for bore dimensions by Jim Burton. Refurbished by Heckel 1967.	12/1997
6188	1925	1
6189	1925	2				1975 1985
6191	1925					5/2000
6196	1925				restored by Laslie/Nordby
6197	1925
6202	1925				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6204	1925	1	In Case Right finger holes Right thumb keys Left finger holes Left thumb keys			8/2009 (millermarketingco.com)
6205	1925	1
6206	1925					7/2003 (bassoon.org)
6207	1925					1994
6208	1925
6209	1925	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	7/1982 11/1982
6210	1925	1				1968
6211	1926	1
6214	1925	1		High D and E keys, standard rollers	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	4/2005 (bassoon.org)
6218	1925	1			restored by Laslie/Nordby in 2006	2/2005
6225	1925	1				1982
6229	1925	1		Nickel keys. High D Ab/Bb trill
6233	1925	1
6234	1925	1
6235	1925				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6237	1925	1
6239	1925
6249	1925	1				1985
6250	1925				Owned by a school along with 8519 and 8625	2/2004
6263	1925	1		no High D		8/2000
6268	1925	2				1999 (private)
6269	1925					12/2003 (Germany) 9/2004 (Germany)
6271	1925	1			Used in Staatsoper Berlin.	2/2003 (bassoon.org)
6273	1926				serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1991
6275	1926					1961
6280	1926					6/2002 (Germany)
6283	1926				serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1993
6284	1926	1				1997
6286	1926	1	Front of wing joint Side of wing joint Side of long joint Front of long joint Front of boot Back of boot Bell	Benchmarks do not match; Boot, long joint and bell are "III", wing is "II". High D and E keys, Db/Eb rollers and F/Ab rollers. Silver tone hole liners for Left 3 and Right 2. No body lock.	Overhauled and refinished in 2002 by James Keyes. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	2000 5/2002 10/2002 (CharlesMusic.com) 1/2002 (bassoon.org)
6286	1926				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6288	1926				maintained by Laslie/Nordby
6289	1926					1986
6290	1926	1
6293	1926	1
6295	1926
6297	1926	1			refinished
6298	1926	1		Refinished in 1993 by John Campbell in L.A. Keys were extended to accomodate short fingers.
6300	1926
6302/4	1926	2	Bell Left finger area Left thumb keys Front of boot Ritgh thumb keys Serial number		Used in Argentina. Fully restored by Maxi Vera in Zaandam, The Netherlands, and extensive overhaul by Walter Rieger in Russelsheim, Germany. Currently played in several orchestras in The Netherlands.	8/2006 (private) 11/2008
6303	1926	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6304/0	1926				Completely restored by HARY SCHWEIZER 2004. Used in the OSPA (Symphony Orchestra at Porto Alegre, Brazil) school.
6306	1926	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6307	1926					1987
6309	1926	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	4/2007 (bassoon.org)
6311	1926					7/2003 (VioWorld.de)
6312	1926				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6314	1926	1	full length			3/2009 (marktplaats.nl)
6316	1926				Refinished by Heckel	7/1999
6329	1926	1
6353	1926	1		High D and E keys, Db/Eb, Whisper Key/C#, Low E/F# rollers and F/Ab rollers, water tubes	Refinished key work, beautiful wood finish, recent overhaul, and reconditioning by Jim Laslie.	1994 3/2002 (bassoon.org)
6356	1926
6358	1926	1
6362	1926	1				1988
6366	1926	1			Major repairs with new bell
6391	1926	1			Spent some time in Kiev. Restoration work by Carl Sawicki.	1996 11/2002 (MusicalChairs.eu.com)
6393	1926	1		Black finish. Labels sanded off
6395	1926	1				1978
6399	1926	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6400	1926	1
6401	1926	1		High D, off-set high E, rollers on F-Ab, Bb and F#.		9/2006 (bassoon.org)
6402	1926	1
6404	1926	1		High D and E. Ab/Bb trill		1995
6410	1926				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6412	1926	1		Early style bore	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1995
6413	1926	1			Orginally built for the Berlin Theatre, then to Russia and Scotland (Edinburgh). In 2000 had a high E and D key added by the English maker Soulsby.	2001
6415	1926	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	7/1999
6422	1926			High D and high E keys		12/2006 (bassoon.org)
6425	1926
6426	1927	1				1994
6427/1	1927	1	In Case Serial number Bell Long joint Wing joint Back of Boot Front of Boot Left finger holes	The letter K is also stamped near the serial number		6/2007 (publicsurplus.com)
6432	1927	1
6482	1927					6/2000
6483	1927				Imported by Carl Fisher Music (NY); sold to high school in Rockford, IL. Updated by Hans Moenig; refinished by another repair facility in 1980.	1980 (auction)
6484	1927		In Case 1 In Case 2			7/2009 (holzblaeser.com) 8/2009 (vioworld.de) 11/2011 (vioworld.de)
6485	1927	1
6487	1927				Serviced by Laslie/Nordby. Completely refinished and overhauled by Marvin Krantz in 2001 and has fully modernized keywork, including an offset high E and full right hand rollers.	6/2004 (private)
6488	1927	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1987
6489	1927
6490	1927	1		High D key, offset high E and Eb keys, left hand whisper key lock, C plateau key (LH3), removable high A/whisper key bridge, rollers on 4 pinky keys, Fox balance hanger.	Restored by Marvin Kranz (1993); water tubes, tuning, and service by Keith Bowen; recent maintenance by Jim Laslie.	6/2003 (IDRS)
6494	1927	1		No High D/E
6495	1927	1		Walter Rieger renewed keywork with high E key		12/2003 4/2005 (musicalchairs.info)
6496	1927				maintained by Laslie/Nordby
6498	1927	2		Refinished and had a High E and Eb added		7/2007 (private)
6499	1927				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6500	1927			French bell	serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6501	1927					1986
6502	1927	1			Serviced in 1983
6503	1927	1			Serviced by Shamlian	1996 6/1998
6506	1927	1
6512	1927	1
6514	1927	1
6516	1927	2	In Case Right finger holes Right thumb keys Left finger holes Left thumb keys			8/2009 (millermarketingco.com) 11/2006 (vioworld.de) 3/2007 (musicalchairs.eu.com) 1986
6518	1927	1
6519	1927	1
6520	1927	1
6521	1927	1				2/2002 (Internet)
6522	1927	1
6524	1927					3/1993 5/2000 12/2000
6525	1927	1		Worked on by Marcus and Wieler. Has real Ivory bell ring. Has the normal rollers plus rollers on the right thumb Bb, pancake, F#, and Ab Key, as well as rollers on the left thumb low D and C keys. Has right and left hand whisper key lock.		9/2006 (bassoon.org) 10/2003 (bassoon.org) 11/2000
6528/4	1927	1	In Case Serial number Frong of wing/long joint Back of boot	High c/d key and a high e added in 1994, with a replating later on. French bell.		1994 (London) 2011 (private)
6529	1927	1			Some confusion about mixed serial numbers on joints. Serviced by Laslie/Landy/MacAleer.	1996
6533	1927	1
6534	1927	1		Revised by Rieger in 2003		1/2005 (musicalchairs.info)
6549	1927
6551	1927					1987
6563	1927				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6590	1927	1		Sterling water tubes in 4 finger holes, added high D key, added low C# and D# roller castings, right thumb whisper lock.		9/2006 (baltimorewoodwindrepair.com)
6591	1927
6592	1927	1			Fox research instrument. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.
6602	1927				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6604	1927	1
6605	1927	1
6606	1927	1		"cut" wing
6607	1927	1		no rollers. High D/E and tubes		8/1998
6609	1927				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6612	1927	1				(Italy)
6614	1927
6616	1927	1
6617/5	Nov 1927	2	In Case Back of Wing and Front of Boot Back of Bell and Long joint	According to the factory, this instrument was originally delivered to Carl Fisher in New York. The bassoon was built to A 437.5. The instrument has a strange anamoly; the stamped manufacturer's mark is 5. (a 5 followed by a period). All of the keywork has VI scribed on them. This appears to be a case of the instument being originally marked as 5 and then re-numbered to 6.		4/2007 (PublicSurplus.com)
6621	1927			Nickel plating, high d and high e keys, rollers for F/Ab and Eb/Db keys and right hand whisper key lock.	Wood Refinished. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	8/2002 (bassoon.org)
6626	1927	1				8/2002 (International Musician)
6628	1927				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6630	1927			High D/E		8/1998
6632	1927	1		Complete restoration by Marvin Krantz in 2004. High E and F keys, articulated Ab/Bb trill, plateau keys for left-hand III and right-hand I.
6633	1927				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6635	1927	1
6639/3	1927	1	In Case Bell Serial number Left Thumb/Long joint area Left Thumb/Wing joint area Right Finger area Top of boot Back of boot
6640	1927	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6644	1927	1
6649	1927				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6650	1927				restored by Laslie/Nordby in 2003
6651	1928
6654	1928					6/1997
6656	1928	1		High E, rollers.	Water tubes by James Keyes, played professionally in Boston and Milwaukee Symphonies.	3/2000
6657	1928				serviced by Laslie/Nordby	6/2003
6658	1928	1		Water tubes, high D and E, standard rollers.		1984 5/2002 (bassoon.org)
6663	1928	3
6683	1928	1				8/1999 (IDRS)
6693	1928			High D/E
6695	1927	1
6696	1928					1982
6698	1928				Stolen from Willard Elliot in 1945
6699	1928	1			serviced 1976
6702	1928	1		High D/E		1986
6703	1928	1	In case In case			11/2011 (vioworld.de)
6704/0	1928	1	Serial number In Case1 In Case2 In Case3	French bell, has the letter R stamped on the boot.	High E key by Frank Marcus. Left and right pinky rollers by Benson Bell.	12/2009 (IDRS)
6705	1928		In case WingLong front WingLong back Boot front Boot back French bell	French bell		5/2009 (CharlesMusic.com)
6709	1928					6/1991
6710	1928
6715	1928	1
6716	1928	1		Rollers for little finger keys, left hand whisper lock, high D key	Overhaul and silver plating. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	1986 5/2000
6717	1928	1		No High D/E		1990
6718	1928	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	10/1998
6724	1928	1		Water tubes, high E.	Serviced by John Shamlian for 20 years.	1984 2/2000 3/2001
6726/2	1928	2				2/2002
6728	1928	1
6731	1928					1985
6732	1928	1			Mentioned in Jim Burtin book
6764	1928	1
6767	1928	1
6770	1928	1				12/1995
6772	1928	1				1982 1987
6773	1928	1
6781	1928	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6784	1928	2		model 41i with offset high E key		8/2005 (bassoon.org) 7/2008 (private)
6785	1928
6786	1929				serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1988
6787	1929					5/2000 1970 (Stockholm)
6788	1929					5/2002 (www.musicalchairs.eu.com)
6789	1929	2			Frank Marcus put in water tubes and repaired wood rot in the boot, 1995. Carl Sawicki added a high E key in 2000 (seems somewhere down the line a high c and d key were added also).	1984 1995
6792	1929					1983
6795	1929	1		High D/E, D/Eb trill, 5 tubes	Heckel overhaul	1974
6796/0	1929			Small joint has only c tube, no trill keys, no high d, roller on c# key. Long joint: no rollers.		7/2003 (Mexico)
6797	1929	1				2/2000
6800	1929	1
6805/3	May 1929	1		Also has the letters KL stamped near the serial number.	Originally sold by Carl Fisher Music (N.Y.) to US Army Quartermaster Corps.	1977
6808	1929	1		Nickel plating		12/2006 (Myatt)
6811	1929	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6812	1929	1		Has tubes and Eb, E/F#, F/G#, Eb/C#-rollers. Silverplated keywork.	Generally overhauled in Germany. Played as principal bassoon in one of the great opera houses in Germany until summer 2001.	1/2002 8/2002 10/2002 (bassoon.org)
6814	1929	1
6816	1929	1				1989 7/1996
6820	1929	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6825	1929					2/2003 (ocn.ne.jp)
6832	1929					5/2000 3/2001 5/2001
6852	1929	1				3/2001
6853	1929	1			Overhauled 4/92
6855	1929					1987
6859	1929				serviced by Laslie/Nordby	7/1998
6861	1929	1				1974
6867	1929	1
6868	1929			Eb trill key, high D, "typewriter" whisper key lock.	Complete refinish/rekey by Jim Laslie in early 1980s, full overhaul by Howarth of London in 2002.	9/2004 1/2005 10/2007 (bassoon.org)
6872	1929				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6874	1929	1		Tubes and high D and E key	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1986 2/2002 (bassoon.org)
6876	1929	1				11/1995
6881	1929	2			Found after the end of World War II in a pawnbroker's shop in Bordeaux. It is probable that a returning GI en route for the States from Germany had the bassoon with him and just could not be bothered to take it on board ship. High D and E keys added. Used in the London Symphony and in 1964 used to record Bolero with Pierre Monteux.	1961 3/2007 (bassoon.org)
6882	1929		In Case In Case Low D splice Long joint tenon		Restored by J. Laslie/Nordby in 2002
6883	1929	2	front of wing/long joint back of wing/long joint bell back of boot joint front of boot joint All joints All joints flipped Left finger holes		Completely refinished (wood, finger hole tubes extending into the bore and silver plated keys) by Jim Laslie in 2000. Also added: Whisper key, High D key, High E key between I and II. High Eb/E-F# triller between II and III. D/Eb trill for first finger of right hand. C/Db trill between right hand I and II. Rollers between low C# and Eb, F and Ab, but not F and F# for the right little finger. Whisper Key lock for right thumb.	3/2002 (IDRS website)
6884	1929	1			Used in the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
6886	1929	1				7/1996 12/1991
6888	1929	1		Has tubes and high E key	Restored by J. Laslie/Nordby in 2003	10/2001
6891	1929				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6894	1929				Originally sold to the Eastman School of Music. Restored by Jim Laslie. High D and E keys added.	1998
6895	1927	1
6896	1929				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
6897	1929	2			Mentioned in Jim Burton book. Marcus added the high D key in 1980; Jimmy Keys insert 6 water tubes in 1993.	1990 (private)
6903	1929	2				2/2005
6904	1929	2			Mentioned in Jim Burton book
6905	1929	1
6906	1929	1				1982
6907	1928	1
6908	1929	1				1/2003 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
6914	1929					1994
6916	1929	1
6917	1929			High D and E, rollers		12/2003
6918	1929	1	In case Bell Long joint Wing joint Front of boot joint Back of boot joint Close-up of tenons	Has a Low A mechanism for left thumb and left little finger. The Low A bell seems to have become separated from the instrument.		1991 3/2003 (ocn.ne.jp)
6923	1929	1
6925	1929	1				11/2006 (UK)
6965	1929	1
6979	1929	1
6980	1929
6981	1929	1				1992 1994
6983	1929	1
6987	1929		In Case Right finger holes Serial number Bell label Low D key Crack in long joint Bell ring Back of boot Low Bb key	Has the letter K stamped next to the serial number		7/2010 (eBay)
6988	1929	1	In Case Right finger holes Right thumb keys Left finger holes Left thumb keys			8/2009 (millermarketingco.com)
6989	1929	1
6990	1929	1			Fox research instrument
6992	1929	1
6993	1929	1				1995
6996	1929	1			Overhauled by Jim Laslie in 1994. Used in the Fargo (North Dakota)-Moorehad Symphony and wind quintet.	1990
6998/0	1929			Last seen without the original wing joint.	Wood refinished by violin repairman (!).
7000s
7000	1929	1			Restored 9/90
7001	1930
7002	1930	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7003	1930	1
7004	1930	2			Used professionaly in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area
7005	1930
7006	1930	1
7008	1930	1				6/2007
7011	1930	1
7012	1930	1
7013	1930	2			maintained by Laslie/Nordby
7014	1930	1
7015	1930	1
7016	1930	1
7017	1930	1
7019	1930	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	7/2000
7021	1930	1			Converted from black to striped 6/1994
7022	1930	1			Tubes installed in 1996	4/2000
7024	1930	1				1990
7027	1930	1				1991
7028	1930	1				8/91
7031	1930	1
7032	1930	1
7033	1930	1	Just after refinishing		Refinished in 2002. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.
7034	1930	1
7037	1930	1				4/2009 (private)
7038	1930	1		There is disagreement about whether or not this is the original serial number. There are a number of features on this instrument which had not been in normal production for a Heckel bassoon since the 6200 series. This does not in any way mean the bassoon is a fake of any kind; it is simply noted that this bassoon has features which do not resemble a normal 7000-series Heckel.		Sold in 2002.
7039	1930	1
7042	1930	2
7043	1930	2			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7044	1930	1
7045	1930	1		Not original long joint	Click here for the unusual history of this instrument
7047	1930	1
7048	1930	1
7052	1929	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7053	1930
7060	1930	1
7078	1930	1		Small tenon of long joint metal capped		1988
7079	1930		In case In case 2 Close up 1 Close up 2			4/2009 (Die Holzblaeser)
7081	1930	1				1992
7083	1930	1
7087	1930	1
7090	1930	1		Has a USQMC mark for United States Quartermaster.
7091	1930	1			Stolen and recovered
7092/2	1930			Has a USQMC mark for United States Quartermaster.		5/2004 (eBay)
7094	1930	1
7095	1930	1
7096	1930				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7098	1930	1			Bought in NYC antique shop for around $200! Restored 1985
7099	1930	1
7101	1930	1			restored by Laslie, 1998
7114	1930	1		No High D or E
7115	1930
7118	1930	2			Used as a military band instrument in Hawaii and San Antonio.
7124	1930	1		Light yellow/brown	Overhaul 2/1996. Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon works (Japan, 7/2006)	1993
7125/5	1930	1		The letter T is stamped near the serial number.	The instrument was lost in shipment by a previous owner, and the insurance company paid them for the loss. It was later found and became the property of the insurance company, which sold it to a music store in Chicago. It was purchased for $1000 in 1972.	1972 2008
7126	1930	1
7131	1930	1
7133	1930	1			stolen 1970
7134	1930	1
7135	1930	2
7136	1930	1
7137	1930	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7143	1930	1
7144	1930			High d, 8 original rollers (Db/Eb, E/F#/Ab, F#/Ab), wing joint lined, 4 finger holes rubber lined		2/2002 (bassoon.org)
7149	1930	1
7165	1930				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7170/5	1930	1	Full-length back	Additional stamping	Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby. Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 12/2006)
7172	Mar 1931	3				1987
7176/4	1930	2		offset Eb trill, high D by Paul Covey in 1972, wing joint tubes, high E	serviced by Benson Bell, used in the Calgary Philharmonic.	1972 (private)
7179	1930				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
718x	1930		On pegs before restoration On pegs after restoration		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 7/2006)
7180	1930
7181	1931
7183	1931	1
7184/0	1931	1	In Case Centennial stamping Boot cap	Has Heckel centennial seal. Silver plated keys, silver tubes.	Added post delivery: High D, Whisper key lock, D/Eb trill.	1997
7185	1931	1
7186	1931	1				1992
7189	1931	1
7190	1931	1			Restored by Marcus. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.
7200	1931	2				1983
7201	1931	1		Has Heckel centennial seal
7203	1931	1
7206	1931			Originally brown; refinished to black	Restored by Carl Sawicki from black to brown in 1997
7208	1931	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7209	1931	1
7210	1931	1
7211	1931	1
7215	1931	2
7216	1931	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7218	1931	1		French system-Plateau system
7219	1931	1		Has two long joints; one French and one German	serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7220	1931	2
7243	1931	1				1995
7245	1931	1			restored 1998
7246	1931	1		Centennial model
7250/3	1931	2	In case Front of wing and long joints Back view of wing and long joints Front of boot Back of boot Bell	Anniversary Model. The stamp 1831-1931 is visible near the top of the long joint. Metal tenon rings.	It was made for a player in the Moscow Philharmonic in 1931 and used there for approximately 30 years. It was then used by a bassoonist in the St. Petersburg Symphony for 20 years and came to the United States in the 1980's. Plastic tone hole inserts have been added. Renovated by Keith Bowen. Chad Taylor added: High D key, A-vent whisper key bridge, body lock, right-hand rotary whisper key lock.	5/1999 4/2000 10/2002 (charlesmusic.com)
7251	1931	1		High D key	Spent its whole life so far in an orchestra in the Czech Republic until October 2006. High E key, low C touch, low C#/D# trill button added.
7256	1932			Bore similar to 3000. "Flatback"		7/1997 (Internet)
7284	1932	1			destroyed in rear-end car collision CA in 1984
7285	1932	1			Restored to like-new condition by James Laslie in 2000.
7289	1932				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7291	1932	1		World system.	Several keys added by Laslie-high d and e; alteration of fork mechanism like German instruments, right thumb Ab key. Heckel removed G/Ab trill key for right thumb and right first finger; added Ab ring key; add whisper key lock for right thumb. An extra 7000-series German-system long joint formerly owned by Don Christlieb finished to match and fit with the rest of the instrument; combination low Eb/Db key; reverse action low B-flat key.
7292	1932					1986 1990
7293	1932	1
7294	1932	1
7297	1932
7301	1932	2
7302	1932	1
7303	1932	1
7304	1932	1
7306	1932				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7307/5	1932			High D/E, D/Eb trill	Restored by Heckel
7308	1932	4			One of the instruments that Don Christlieb used when he was measuring Heckel wing joint bore dimensions to help with the Fox bassoon design. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby. Serviced by Marcus and Weiler.	1968 2005
7369	1932	1			restored by Laslie/Nordby
7372/2	1932	1		Boehm system	Described in great detail in Richard Klimko's IDRS article The Boehm-system bassoon and the Wilhelm Heckel firm
7373	1932	1
7374	1932	1
7375	1932	1			maintained by Laslie/Nordby	1994
7402	1932	1
7407	1932	1
7408	1932	1
7410	1932	1
7411	1933					5/1993
7412	1933	1
7413	1933				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7414	1933				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7415/4		1
7416	1933	3		French whisper key and an unusual alternate A flat key mechanism. Instead of the usual hole with a post through it, the bassoon has a key that goes around the boot joint, thus eliminating the A flat hole on the thumb side of the boot joint. It also has a roller between the whisper key and c sharp key.	Used in in the Dallas Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Bergen (Norway) Philharmonic, the New Mexico and Santa Fe Symphony Orchestras. Restored by Keith Bowen in February 1997.	3/1996
7419	1933				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7420	1933	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7425	1933	1
7445	1933	1		Fox research instrument, Low A
7446	1933	1
7448/4	1933					11/2001 (Germany)
7456	1933					1989
7465	1933
7466	1933	1			Famous stolen instrument-now returned. Major damage; tenon repaired 12/1999
7488	1933				restored by Laslie/Nordby
7498/3	1933				Used in the Polish National Philharmonic Orchestra
7499	1933	1				12/1997
7500	1933
7501	1934				maintained by Laslie/Nordby
7502	1934	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7507	1934	1				2/2004 (IDRS)
7522	1934	1
7532	1934	2
7533	1934	1				8/2004
7535	1934	1				7/2003 (themusichouse.com)
7540/6	1934	2
7547	1934				serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1/2004 (Bassoon.org)
7557	1934	1
7563	1934	1
7572	1934	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	9/2001 (Europe)
7580	1934	2
7582	1934	1			Major work 8/91	2/2005
7585	1934	1			Stolen
7586	1935	1			restored by Laslie/Nordby in 1981
7588	1935				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7599	1935				Used by the principal bassoonist of the Bolshoy Theater of Russia (Moscow)	4/1998 (Das Orch.) 10/2002 12/2002 (bassoon.org)
7601	1935				stolen
7603	1935	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7605	1935	1				1973
7609	1934	2			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	12/2002 (MusicalChairs.eu.com) 7/2003 (musicalchairs.info) 3/2005
7611	1933	1
7614	1935	1			restored in 1993
7619	1935	3		Rollers on the F and Ab. No high d or e keys. Low A bell.	Fox research instrument.	1975 8/2002 (IDRS)
7620	1935	1			restored by Laslie/Nordby
7623/6	1935	1	In case Broken/repaired bell ring Serial number			10/2008 (eBay)
7639	1935	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7641	1935	1	In case In case		Restored by J. Laslie/Nordby 2007
7642	1935	1
7652	1935	1				1973
7654	1935	1
7656	1935	2		High D/E.	Marcus tubes
7658	1935	1
7663	1935	1		black		1982
7666/6	1936		full length front of boot			4/2009 (vioworld.de)
7673	1936					2002
7702	1935	1
7703	1935			Refinished and new pads, corks, and felt. Ivory ring on bell joint; installed finger tubes. Five rollers, High D key, Left hand Whisper key locks.		2/2004 (Bassoon.org)
7713	1935	1				1953
7716	1935					1973
7723	1935		In case, view 1 In case, view 2 In Case, view 3 Assembled			10/2007 (ricardo.ch)
7755	1935	1
7756	1936
7761	1936				serviced by Keyes.	1995
7764	1936	1		Long bore	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1970
7766	1936	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7767	1936		Front of boot Back of boot Front of wing Mid back Bell			10/2007 (private)
7768	1936	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7771	1936	1
7772	1936	1
7776	1936	1				6/1996
7782	1936	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7783	1936	1		Two bassoons put together-different long join and bell		1983
7790	1936	2		Palisander
7798	1936	1
780x	1936		On pegs On pegs Left finger holes Bell Band		restored by Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 6/2006)
7802	1936	1		Silverplated keywork.
7805	May 1936	1
7806	1936	1			Refinished by Mollenhauer
7813	1936	1				1/2012 (IDRS)
7816	1936				restored by Laslie/Nordby in 1995
7820	1936				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7821	1936	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7824	1936					5/2000
7830	1936	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7831	1936	1				1986
7835	1936					6/2003 (Germany)
7841	1936	1
7846/1	1936	1	In case Left thumb Right thumb Boot-back Boot-back (2) Boot-front Wing-side view Winf-front Long joint Bell			6/2006
7847	1936			No high d key, extra rollers for low C/D and F/Ab, silver plated keys.		12/2002 (bassoon.org)
7850	1936	1
7855	1936	1		Long joint is 11,000 series replacement	restored by Laslie/Nordby
7857	1936	1				1983
7860	1936					1985
7864	1936					2003
7865	1936	1			maintained by Laslie/Nordby
7866	1936	1			Complete overhaul, 10/2010	6/1993 10/2010 (Charles Huebner shop)
7867	1936	1
7869	1936	1				7/2001 8/2009 (IDRS.org)
7870	1936				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7876	1936	1			Used professionally in the Saginaw Symphony. Complete restoration in 1980.	1968
7877	1936			No High D or High E key, simple model		4/2002 (IDRS)
7881	1936				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
7896	1936			High D/e, tubes		1988
7897	1936	1		Ab/Bb trill		1994 7/2000
7899	1936	1			serviced in 1983	1996
7901	1936	1				10/1992
7906	1936	1
7909	1936	1	Bell Upper part/front Upper part/back Left thumb area Right-hand finger area Back of boot Front of boot Low Db/Eb keys Left index finger close-up			12/2005 (musicalchairs.info)
7918	1936	1	Instrument in case Bell Wing Boot Long joint tenon	No High D/E
7921	1936	1		World system		1984
7925	1936	1				1997
7939	1936	2		High D and E keys, hard plastic tubes	Played professionally in Europe.	3/2002 (bassoon.org) 5/2002 (www.musicalchairs.eu.com)
7943	1936	1				6/2007
7960/1	1936		Serial number on boot Wing joint			8/2002 (eBay)
7962	1936	1
7963	1936	1
7967	1936	2				9/1999
7982	1936	2
7985	1936	1
7986	1936
7991	1936	2		High D and E keys.	Used in the Chicago Lyric Opera, the Atlanta, Colorado, and Seattle Symphony orchestras. Stolen in Pittsburg, November 2006.	1966 6/2003 (IDRS)
8000s
8000	1936	1
8003	1936	1
8009	1936	1
8010/1	1936		In case In case (2) All joints			1/2011 (eBay)
8012	1937	1
8021	1937			Standard Key System with Left Hand whisper Lock.		10/2006
8024	1937				Used in the Leipzig Gewandhaus
8025	1937	1		New finish, new silver plating. Rollers, high e.	Restored in Germany.	8/2002 (bassoon.org)
8028	1937	1			serviced in 1994
8037	1937	1
804x	1937		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 4/2008)
8041	1937	1	Upright In case	Model 41i	Used in performances in New York and Los Angelas orchestras as well as many of the classic Walt Disney movie productions, i.e., Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Alice in Wonderland, etc. It was also used in the Benny Goodman story with Steve Allen where Milton Marcus appeared on screen playing this bassoon.	3/2003 (ebay)
8044	1937	1	Full-length Label on bell Mid section Left thumb area			10/2003 (musicalchairs.info)
8055	1937	1
8065	1937	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
8066	1937	1				7/1984
8074	1937	1		black
8080	1937	1
8083	Sep 1937	1		Longer than normal wing and long joints		1/1997 (Das Orch)
8087	1937	1
8093	1937	1
8094	1937	2	Full-length			5/2008 (kirkerbassoonrepair.com)
8095	1937	1
8098	1937	2
8103	1937				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
8104	1937	1		Has Conn bell
8110	1937	1
8124	1937
8125	1937	1
8127/6	1937	2	In Case Bell Front of wing and long joints Back of wing and long joints Front of boot Back of boot		Serviced by Jimmy Keys in the 1980s. Added tubes, rollers, high D and E keys and a A-vent whisper key bridge. Serviced by Chad Taylor in April 2006
8129	1937	4			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
8131	1937	3			Used in the London Symphony Orchestra
8135	1937	2				1983
8137	1937					12/85
8138	1938
8143	1938	1
8145	1938	1				6/2009 (private)
8146	1938	1				1983
8151	1938	1	In case Assembled, front Joints laying out Assembled, back	Mucetti Model		1/2005 (bassoon.org)
8153	1938					1980
8157	1938	1
8158	1938	4		high D and E keys, rollers on little finger clusters and between whisper and c# keys, left and right hand whisper key locks, and crutch assembly.		5/2000 3/2005
8162	1938				Restoration by Laslie
8164	1938	1			Stolen from Leipzig Opera.
8175	1938	1				2/2008 (eBay)
8177/3	1938	1		Nickel plated, French bell.	High D and E added. Refinished by Liango Lin. Current owner says "A crack in the bell was apparently repaired at the Heckel factory, post WWII, and probably (?) at the same time, the logo was sanded off, so there is no Heckel logo at all, but the bell is stamped 'Made in West Germany' just above the tenor joint."	1991
8179	1938				Used in the Berlin Opera. Refurbished by Keith Bowen.	5/2005 (IDRS)
8186	1938	1
8190	1938	4		Model 41i	Played from 1948 to 1978 in the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Renovated by Walter Rieger in Frankfurt. Apparently a previous owner had made some changes of his own, including drilling a few holes in the Bassooon! He installed his own crook lock, high D key, balance hanger and water vent on the boot U-bend. The bassoon has now been restored to as original as possible.	early 1940s 2000 10/2004
8193	May 1938	1		Longer than normal wing and long joints
8201	1938
8203	1938	2	Front view Back view		Originally a world system; converted by Fox. High D and E keys added by Heckel. Used in the Swedish National Symphony.	2/2006 (bassoon.org)
8204	1938	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
8205	1938	1			Wing joint not original. Heckel added High D and E
8206	1938				Restoration by Laslie
8211	1938					1973
8217/4	1938				Used in the Orchestra do Teatro Municipal, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Restored by HARY SCHWEIZER 2004.
8224	1938	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1978
8226	1938	1
8227	1938	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
8233	1938	1
8235	1938	1
8243	1938	1			restored by Laslie/Nordby in 1997	2/1998
8244	1938	1		Long wing joint
8245	1938	1
8250	1938					5/2004 (Wichita Band)
8253	1938	1
8256	1938					2/2000
8263	1938	1	In Case Bell Wing and Long joint Boot and Bell		serviced by Laslie/Nordby	3/2006
8264	1938	1
8275	1938					(Russia)
8276	1938	1
8277	1938				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
8278/5	1938	1	Instrument in case Serial Left Thumb area Left Finger area Left Thumb 2 Left Fingers 2 Right Finger area Right Thumb area Original owner stampings			1939 (to Lidl Co. in Czechoslovakia) 5/2002 (bassoon.org)
8280	1938	1				1991
8283	1938			Silver plated, High E, balance hanger	Played in professional orchestra for 10 years.
8285	1938
8286	1938
8291/2	1938	1	Boot-Back Boot-Front Serial Number Low Eb/Db mechanism Wing-Back Wing-Front Bell		Instrument sat idle for 23 years
8295	Jan 1939	2
8297	1939					7/2000
8299	1939					2000 (Russia)
8300	1939	1				7/1998
8301	1939	1	All joints All joints flipped		Restored by J.Laslie/Nordby 2001
8304	1939				Complete overhaul by Rieger at Ruesselsheim, all keywork replaced (copied from a 13000-series Heckel), silver-plated, high D and E, E/F# trill.	1/2004 (IDRS-Germany)
8310	1939	2
8314	1939				Stolen in Germany
8321						2004 5/2005
8329	1939	1
8330	1939	2			Used for principal Bassoon of the Chamber Orchestra of the Belgian Radio and the Belgian Symphonic Radio Orchestra.
8331	1939	1			Once owned by Pezzi. Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
8333	1939	1	Full-length Boot front			10/2003 (vioworld.de)
8335	1939	1			restored by Laslie/Nordby in 1993
8343	1939	2		High E, Eb, D, Eb trill between 2 and 3, pinky whisper key, right thumb whisper lock, 6 metal tubes, some extra rollers.	Restored by Marcus Wieler Bassoon Workshop. Maintained by James Laslie and Paul Nordby.	1989 8/2002 (bassoon.org)
8345	1939	1
8346	1939	1			Converted by Keyes to French left hand
8362/0	1939	2		Rollers: Right Hand Bb, F#, F and Ab, rollers on long joint C and D and a rocker whisper key lock on the tenor joint. It has inserts in the C, D and E holes in the tenor joint	Used in Vienna Philharmonic and then in the San Francisco Symphony and Opera until 1967.	7/2003 (McChamberMusic.com)
8366	1939	1
8367	1939				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
8370	1939				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
8373	1939					1983
8392	1939			High D, and high E keys.	Instrument purchased from teacher, William Polisi (1974). Maintenance work done by Carl Sawicki. Played professionally in New York, Atlanta, and Europe for 30 years.	1974 6/2007 (bassoon.org)
8393/1	1939	1	In Case Label on Boot Front of Boot Boot and Wing joint Wing and Bell In Case (new) Bell (new) Bell ring (new) Back of boot (new) Right finger holes (new) Wing joint (new) Left finger holes (new) Right thumb keys (new) Top tenon of long joint (new) Bottom tenon of long joint (new) Serial number (new)	Basic model 41i	High D and E added.	8/2005 (music store in Germany) 2/2009 (IDRS.org)
8397	1939	1
8402	1939			Has had keywork replaced with Adler keywork; was also refinished by Adler and therefore looks like an Adler bassoon.	Reported stolen, November 2008 in Tokyo.
8407	1939	1
8409	1939	1
8413	1939	1				1995
8414	1940
8421	1939	1				1985
8422	1940	1
8425	1940	1
8432	1940	1
8433	1940	1
8434	1940	1		High d, high e, 9 original rollers. Hard rubber tone-hole inserts.	Overhauled by Moosmann. New finish and replated keys. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	8/2002 (bassoon.org) 10/2002 (idrs.org) 4/2003 (bassoon.org) 1/2004 (Bassoon.org)
8435	1940	1
8441	1940	1
8442	1940
8444	1940	1		Restored by Carl Sawicki. All standard rollers, silver keys, high D and E, A flat/Bb flat trill.		3/2002 (bassoon.org)
8446	1940	1		High D/E		5/2000
8461	1940	1
8462/3	1940		In case Back serial number Left thumb area Right thumb area Right finger holes		used in the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra	3/2009 (Fagotriet.nl) 3/2009 (musicalchairs.info)
8466	1940				Recent overhaul	7/2003 (fagott.de)
8467	1940	1				1/1997
8474	1940	3			Totally restored by Jim Laslie. French whisper key added by Carl Sawicki. Said to have been played in the Vienna Philharmonic.	1977 1992
8476	1940
8477	1940	1				11/1997 1989
8478	1940	2		Added keywork: Ab/Bb trill R.H. Eb trill with displaced C#. High D and E key low E/F# rollers left hand whisper key lock low C extension.	Completely restored, refinished, and replated by Marvin Kranz of St. Louis in 2002.	4/2000 10/2001 8/2002 (bassoon.org)
8492	1940	1
8493	1940	1
8495	1940	2			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	6/2007 (private)
8505	1940	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
8506	1940	1	Back: Boot Back: Boot/Mid Back: Left Thumb Back: Long/Bell Back: Bell Front: Boot Front: Boot/Mid Front: Left Finger holes Front: Long/Bell	World system; High D and E keys	Converted by Heckel in 1996; Water tubes by Holden McAleer
8519/5	1940		All parts-front All parts-back In case Serial number Boot cap Wing joint-back Wing joint-front Boot-back Boot-front Close-up of right-hand I tone hole Close-up of Ab key Close-up of Low C key Close-up of Low C key		Owned by a school along with 6250 and 8625	6/2004 (Wichita Band) 2/2005 (eBay/Wichita Band)
8520	1940
8521	1941	1			Used in a major European orchestra.	10/2002 (mddoublereed.com, bassoon.org) 4/2003 (bassoon.org)
8522	1941	1		Multiple rollers, tubes	Overhauled and regularly serviced by Marcus Weiler. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	sold 9/2006 (bassoon.org) 1997
8553	1942	1
8555	1942	1		Longer than normal wing and long joints		10/2001
8577	1941	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1971
8578	1941				Stolen
8579	1941
8580	1941
8581	1942
8605	1942	1			Used by Yamaha as prototype. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.
8611	1942				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
8624	1942	1				1983
8625	1942				Owned by a music schhol along with 6250 and 8519
8637	1942	1				11/93
8638	1942
8639	1943		Serial Number Back of boot Left Thumb keys Bell Bell Ring Eb/Db key area Left hand finger holes Front of boot Back of wing		Featured in a YouTube video titled improvisation nr. 4	10/2001 (Bassoon.org)
8652	1943	1
8656	1943	1
8670	1943	1
8671	1943	1
8683	1943	1
8684	1943
8700	1943					4/1997
8844	1943		In case	Gentlemen's model		10/2002 (tcgakki.com)
8951	1943				Total restoration
9000s
9000	1943	1
9001	1944	2		This instrument was listed as stolen in January 2011. Alt the time of the theft, all of the keys were off of the instrument, incuding the U-tube on the boot joint, so what was stolen was the four wooden joints with posts and springs.	Used in the Houston Symphony.
9002/2	1944					12/2011 (MusicalChairs.com)
9007	1944				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9011	1944	1
9013	1944
9026	1944	1
9027	1944	1
9034	1944				maintained by Laslie/Nordby
9035	1944
9036	1944	1
9037	1944				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9048	1944	1
9049	1944	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9061	1944	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9063	1944
9065	1944
9067	1945
9086	1945					1990
9110	1945	1
9111	1945				serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1990
9112	1945					1/2008 (Wichita Band)
9118	1945	1
9123	1945		Front Back	High D, plus Ab/Bb trill (pinky) on boot joint. All standard rollers plus low C/D, little finger F#/Ab		4/1999 8/2000
9124	1945	2		Ab/Bb trill, rollers on left thumb whisper key/C# key; low D/C.	Recently overhauled by Tom Yaeh at RDG inc. Refinished by Heckel in 1958.	4/2005 (bassoon.org)
9125	1945	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9131	1945				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9132	1945					1980
9133	1945	1	In Case Front of Boot Left finger holes Left thumb keys Back of Boot Full-length back	High D and E, Ab/Bb trill		3/67 1994 8/2009 (KoppReeds.com)
9141	1945
9142	1945	1
9143	1945	1
9146	1946	1			Used in the Milwaukee Symphony for over 32 years.	4/2003 (bassoon.org)
9147	1946	1				1986
9148	1946	1
9149	1944	1
9156	1946	2		silver plating and refinishing by Paul Covey 1972.		1973 (private to Florida)
9161	1946	1
9166	1946				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9169	1946			E/Eb trill		1975
9170	1946	1
9174	1946	1
9175	1946	1
9176	1946			Includes high E key, all extra rollers, Ab/Bb trill key, Eb trill key.	Complete refinish and regular maintenance from Marcus/Weiller. Played professionally with the Toronto Symphony and Caliban Bassoon Quartet for 11 years.	1/2003 (bassoon.org)
9177	1946	1
9178	1946	1			restored 1998	1997
9179	1946	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1992
9184	1946	1				4/1998
9186	1946	1			Serviced by Laslie. High D/E, rollers for right thumb
9191	1946		In case Bell Boot Front Back of Boot Front of Long/Wing Back of Long/Wing		Began its life owned by a pro in the German Wurzberg Orchestra and came to the US in 1980 to its second owner.	6/2009 (charlesmusic)
9193	1946					4/2001
9194	1946
9200	1947
9201	1947	1		Ab/Bb trill key, extra rollers, left hand Eb trill key, right-hand whisper key lock, rollers on Low D/Low C, Sterling-silver plating.	Restored and maintained by Carl Sawicki. Replated sterling silver keys.	6/2002 (bassoon.org) 11/2002 1/2004 (Bassoon.org)
9205	1947	1
9210	1947	1	Back Front Left thumb area Back of boot		restored by Laslie/Nordby in 2007
9211	1947	2
9212	1947	1
9215	1947		In Case Front of wing and long joints Back of wing and long joints Front of boot Back of boot Bell			9/2010 (CharlesMusic.com)
9218	1947	1				8/1997 (Das Orch)
9223	1947				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9224	1947	1
9225	1947	1
9226	1947	1		High D and tubes.	Maintained by Moosmann. Used in professional European career. Silver replated.	10/2000
9227	1947	1
9230	1947	1				7/2001
9232	1947
9233	1948
9235	1948			Silver tubes. High D and high E, plateau key on the third finger left hand, Ab alternate key.	Keith Bowen - resilvered the keywork.	7/2003 (charles music)
9236	1948	1
9237/6	1948	3	All joints-1 All joints-2 Serial number	Light brown, with High D	Renovated by Puchner in 1987. Used as principal bassoon in Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra from 1947 until 1989	1979 8/2001 11/2008 (The Music Source)
9242	1948	1
9243	1948	1
9245	1948	1			Restored 1997
9247	1948	1
9251	1948				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9262	1948				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9264	1948	1				1987
9265	1949	2			Used in the Metropolitan Opera
9266	1948	1			Stolen in 1964, San Francisco
9280	1949	1			Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
9282	1948					3/2007 (vioworld-klassik.de)
9283	1949
9284	1949	1
9287	1949				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9290	1949	1		Palisander wood, originally nickel plated keywork. Rollers on Bb and Ab key. Whisper key lock for the right thumb. High D and high Eb/E-F# trill key.	Restored by Moosmann in 1990; keywork silver plated, double low C and high E added. Protruding rubber tubes on first and third hole added.	1988
9296	1949	1			Serviced 9/1984
9298	1949	1
9299	1949
9300	1950
9303	1950	1
9307	1950	1		Orange/red, silver keywork, French Bell. 4 rollers, High d, standard position high e, Right thumb c#2, Left hand Eb trill, rt and lft whisper key lock, balance hanger, tapered finger tubes.	Completely restored.	10/2001
9309	1950				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9314	1950	1			Restored in late 1980s	12/2004
9330	1950	1				6/2007 (private)
9334	1950
9335	1950	1
9339	1950	1			Serviced 1976
9341	1950	1
9344	1950	1			Mentioned in the Burton book
9346	1950				serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1983
9348	1950	1
9350	1950	1		6 water tubes. Factory high D, E keys, Ab/Bb trill, Heckel right thumb whisper lock.		8/1998 1/2003 (Baltimore Woodwind)
9352	1950	1			Used in the Philadelphia Orchestra
9354	1950	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9357	1950	1		Left pinky whisper key Heckel added Ab/Bb trill, high e and extended the high d key. Blonde finish.	Extensive work performed by Carl Sawicki	1/2004 (Bassoon.org)
9359	1951				Serviced by Marvin Krantz
9360	1951					10/2002 (Charles Doublereed)
9364	1951	1
9366	1951			no tubes
9369/1	1951	1	Front Back Thumb keywork Serial number	Silver plating; high E key, little finger (French) whisper key.	Restored in 1994: rollers added for Left hand Whisper and C#, entire Right hand thumb fingerboard added with Bb and F# rollers, plateau pancake E and right hand G# added to match. During 2008 overhaul: moved vent pipe north under pad, added high E key, Left hand whisper lock moved south, complete mechanical overhaul, including reworking the rollered fingerboards for improved playability.	1/2003 (Baltimore Woodwind) 4/2008 (Evans Bassoon Repair and Restoration Studio)
9373	1951	1
9378	1951		Bell Boot Front Boot Back Left Thumb keys Left finger holes			12/2010 (Miller Marketing)
9380	1951				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9385	1951	2
9388	1951	1
9389	1951	1				1991
9391	1951	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9395	1951	1
9397	1952	1			Repairs by Holden McAlier
9402	1951				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9409	1951	2		Complete restoration by Marcus; added a divided long joint and tubes in all finger holes.		11/1998
9410	1951	1
9412	1951	1		Black, High D, Ab/Bb trill		1970
9417	1951	1				1983
9420	1951	1
9422	1951	1
9424	1951	1			mentioned in the Burton book
9427/2	1951	1
9429	1951	1
943x	1951		On pegs Left Thumb area		Originally a Mucetti model. Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 11/2007)
9436	1951
9441	1951	1		High E, rollers	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	11/2003 (private)
9444	1951	1		High D/E, Ab/Bb trill		1976
9446	1951	1			Repairs by Marcus
9449	1952	1
9452	1951	1
9454	1951	1
9456	1951	1		Ab/Bb trill key, right hand crook lock.	High E key, low C touch, low C#/D# trill button added.	11/2006 (owner info)
9459	1951	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1989
9466	1951	2			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9467	1951				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9469	1951	1
9473	1951				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9476	1951	1
9479	1951					7/2006 (England)
9481	1951				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9482	1951					3/2006 (Germany) 3/2009 (www.musik-anzeigen.net) 8/2009 (vioworld.de)
9484	1951	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9489	1951	1
9491	1951					1990
9494	1951	1			Purchased by Simon Kovar for a student.	1951 (private)
9496	1951	2
9498	1951	1
9503	1951			French mechanism for left hand, original satin dark brown finish, ivory ring, both sides of boot joint lined.	Used in Swedish symphony orchestra since 1949.	4/2004 1/2005 (IDRS)
9515	1951	1				1984
9517	1953	1
9524	1951
9525	1952
9527	1952	1				1988
9530	1952	1
9534	1952				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9564	1952	1
9565	1952	1		Rosewood, French system long joint
9578	1952			Rosewood, High D/e
9586	1952	1
9588	1952	1				9/2007
9590/3	1952	1	In Case Bell Long joint Boot front Boot back Wing front Wing back Serial number	High E		10/2003 (musicalchairs.info)
9592	1952	1		French long joint	serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9594	1952	1
9596	1952	1				1979
9601	1952	2
9605	1952	2			Maintained by Frank Marcus	1969 3/2003 (bassoon.org) 1/2004 (Bassoon.org)
9612	1952	1
9615	1952					4/2007 (www.fagot.nl)
9617	1952		All joints All joints flipped Left thumb area Left finger holes		restored by Laslie/Nordby in 2001
9619	1952	2		High D and E keys and rollers on several of the right hand keys. Left hand, small finger whisper key, a whisper key lock operated by the right thumb, a right thumb G to Bb trill. Whisper key lock, French whisper key. French bell. Several rollers on the boot section and the long joint.	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	4/2001 6/2001
9626	1952	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1989
9631	1952
9633	1952	1
9636	1952	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9638/6	1952		Serial number Serial number inside end cap Bell Bell Label Bell Ring Low Bb key Back of Boot Top of Boot Back Top of Boot Front Top of Boot Side View down the Boot Back of Long joint Back of Long joint Side of Long joint Side of Long joint Label on Long joint Back of Wing Front of Wing Side of Wing Label on Wing Label on Wing Whisper key		serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9639	1952
9640	1953
9642	1953		Left thumb keys Right thumb keys Right finger keys			12/2011 (private)
9644	1953				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9668	1954	1
9703	1954			Mucetti system		8/1999 5/2000
9707	1954				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9710	1954	1
9712	1954	1			seriviced by Laslie
9716	1953	1			Used by principal bassoonist of Israel Philharmonic for over 35 years.	11/2003 (bassoon.org)
9717	1954
9720	1954	2		Red/orange instrument with an unusual right hand Bb key immediately above the G key on the boot joint	Used in the Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo (MI) symphonies, as well as faculty member at Hope College. Also in the Green Bay Symphony, in the Midland (MI) Symphony and the Valley Wind Quintet of Saginaw Valley State University. Restored by Rennick Ross. Recently maintained by Paul Lein.	1973
9721	1954	1
9725	1954	1		Metal bell ring.	Ordered for Paul Tucci by Paul Hindemith (both at Yale University) at the same time that Hindemith ordered a Heckelphone. Heckelphone serial number not known. Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
9727	1954	1	Bell Bell again Bell label Front of boot Close-up of front of boot Back of boot Back of boot again Top of boot U-Tube U-Tube again Front of wing Back of wing Close-up of wing Label on wing Front of wing and long joint Back of wing and long joint Back of long joint Side of long joint Right thumb area	Model 41i, Muccetti system, black, nickel plated, metal tubes, Ab/Bb Trill, D/Eb trill and complete roller set right and left hands.	Completly restored by Heckel in February 2001. Professionally played for 20+ years in Teatro "La Fenice" di Venezia, then the "Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI-Radiotelevisione Italiana" di ROMA and "Orchestra Sinfonica NAZIONALE della RAI-Radiotelevisione Italiana" a Torino.	6/2006
9728	1954	1
9738	1953	1
9741	1954				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9745	1954	1		tubes, high-E-key, Ab/Bb-trill-key, A-headjoint		5/2007 (leitzinger.de) 5/2007 (info-serve.de)
9746	1954	2			restored by Laslie/Nordby in 1999
9749	1954	1
9772	1954
9780	1954	1		Mercetti system
9786/6	1954	1	In Case Bell Serial Number		Used by the first solo player in San Carlo di Napoli (1947-1963). Used by the first solo player in Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (1963-1987). Performance heard and noted by Igor Stravinsky (18-10-1959).
9789	1954	1
9811	1954	1
9824/3	1954		In Case In Case 2 Right finger holes Left finger holes Right thumb keys Left thumb keys Bell Serial number Serial number 2
9833	1954	1				2/1999
9838	1954	1		High E, Ab/Bb trill, tubes		1988
9844	1954	3
9846	1954	1				1980
9848	1954	1				3/1998 (Das Orch)
9852	1954	1
9853	1954	1
9854	1954	1
9859	1954	1		High D/E, D/D# trill, Ab/Bb trill		1972
9861	1954
9872	1954
9873	1955
9875/2	1955	2	Serial number Low Bb key Back of wing Close-up of back of wing Left thumb/long joint Back of boot Front of boot			3/2006 (eBay)
9877	1955	2			Used in St. Louis Symphony
9879	1955				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9884	1955	1			New keys and U-tube
9886	1955	1				1994
9888	1955			Built for A=444	serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9890	1955	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
9892	1955	2
9893	1955
9895	1955	3		High e, low e to f link.		7/1998 2/2004 (Bassoon.org)
9897	1955	1		black, French bell	In the Detroit area its entire life. Voiced and made playable by Hugh Cooper in 1990-91. Worked on by Keith Bowen in 2000...installed new finger tubes in the wing and boot, and added a tab key to the low d key, for facilitating the short c# fingering.	1990
9906	1955	1				7/2009 (kleinanzeigen.info-serve.de)
9912	1955	1		Black
9915	1955	1
9917	1955	1
9918	1955	1		High D/E, extra rollers		5/2000
9921	1955	1
9923	1955					11/2006
9926	Dec 1954	1	Front Back		Used by the principal bassoonist in the Sinfonieorchester Osnabrueck	11/2006 (vioworld.de) 2/2007 (bassoon.org)
9930	1954					6/2007 (info-serve.de)
9937/2	1955	1		Balance hanger		12/1998 10/2003 (VioWorld.de) 6/2006 12/2011 (vioworld.de)
9939	1955	1
9941	1955			High D/E, Ab/Bb trill	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	2/1998 1998
9946	1955	1				6/2000
9958	1955
996x/2	1955		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 11/2006)
9961	1955	1		High D, Eb, E, Eb trill, Ab-Bb trill and RT whisper key lock, tone holes and G vent liners, all added. Original rollers Eb-Db, F-Ab.	Recently brought up to original playing condition by Marcus/Weiler, previously maintained by Carl Sawicki and John Gable. Played professionally for ten years in the Sacramento Symphony.	5/1998 4/2002 (bassoon.org and IDRS)
9963	1955	1			Played professionally in New York City. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	1/2003 (bassoon.org)
9968/6	Jan 1955	2		First instrument with divided long joint. Color: amber/brown. High D key added later, no High E key. Tubes only for left hand III and right hand II.
9970	1956	1
9974	1956	1
9975	1956	1			Stolen in Feb 2003 from Stolen from Wayne State University. Detroit MI.
9976	1956	1
9977	1956	1				1998
9980/6	1956	3	In Case Left hand finger holes Right hand finger holes Back of boot and bell Serial number Left thumb keys	Ivory ring Bb bell, Metal-ring Low A bell. Low A key for left thumb and left pinky. Low C#-D# trill, extra low C# hole and key, rollers on thumb C/D, pinky C#/D# Low E-F linkage (permanent), Ab-Bb trill (extra hole - no extra touch). Thumb whisper key touch, whisper key lock (forefinger). G# ring mechanism (forefinger), Eb trill touch (forefinger, hole on wing joint). Relocated alt C# touch (very short, under forefinger), rollers on thumb F#; pinky F, F#, Ab; ring finger G. Hole for balance hangar. Eb trill (between II and III, extra touch on boot, pinky whisper touch (inboard of all other keys), high D, high E
9981	1955			High D/E, French whisper key		10/2001 11/2002 (Baltimorewoodwindrepair.com)
9982	1955	1			wing tenon broken
9984	1955	1
9990	1955	1
9991	1955	2			Used in BBC Orchestra.	2000
9993	1955	1	In Case In Case; wing and boot flipped over			11/2006 (vioworld.de) 8/2009 (vioworld.de)
9994	1956
9995/6	1956	1			Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 7/2007)	1995
9996	1956		In case In case 2			4/2009 (vioworld.de)
9998	1956					10/2003 (VioWorld.de)
10000s
10000	1956
10005	1956	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1968
10007	1956				Played in the Atlanta Symphony	4/2003 (bassoon.org) 1/2005 (bassoon.org) 2/2006 (bassoon.org)
10009	1956	2		Low A bell		8/2000
10010	1956	1
10011	1956	1			Restored in 1998 by Marvin Krantz
10014	1956				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10018	1956	1
10020	1956				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10022	1956	1
10031	1956	1
10038/3	1956	2	Serial number Right thumb area Low B key			10/2006 (vioworld-klassik.de) 11/2008 (woodwinds.fi)
10044	1956	1				1984
10045	1956	1
10055	1956
10056	1956	1		Brown color	Added High E. Replated in silver. Restored in 1997. Color changed to Bismark brown.
10058	1956	1		Ivory bell ring. Tone hole liners. Left hand high D and E keys, Eb and C# trill keys; rollers on low Eb and Db pinky keys. Right hand whisper key lock, Ab-Bb trill key positioned below alternate Ab key. Rollers include F, Ab and thumb Gb keys.	Restored 1983. Maintained by Carl Sawicki.	12/2003 (IDRS) 11/2007 (bassoon.org)
10060	1956	2	In case Full-back Front of boot Back of boot Left finger area Left thumb area			4/2003 (musicalchairs.info) 7/2003 (musicalchairs.info) 4/2005
10069	1957			Model 41i ordered with high D and high E and German bell
10071	1956	3		Low E/Low F bridge. The Bb key guard is also very large, heavy and impressive. The left hand first finger has a very small downward slanting hole drilled in the wood that enters the bore quite low.	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1967
10074	1956	1		Gold Plated
10078	1956	1				9/1999
10082	1956
10083	1957
10105	1957					1981
10107	1957	2			restored 1998	5/1998
10114/2	1957		In Case Full length Right Thumb area Left Thumb area Front of boot Left finger holes	Mucetti system		6/2010 (eBay.de)
10116	1957	1				1984
10118	1956	1
10122	1957	1
10125	1957	1		Moritz system
10127	1957					1990
10131	1958	1
10135	1957		In case, view 1 In case, view 2			5/207 (vioworld.de)
10138	1958				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
1014x	1958		Back of boot		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 2/2009)
10142	1958	1			Used in the Santa Cecilia Academy.	6/2004 (musicalchairs.info) 1/2011 (musicalchairs.info)
10144/6	1958			Silver-plated. Trill Ab/Bb, tremolo b/g, Bb/F, rollers for DC, B/Bb, b-fis, A; Balance hanger.		1/2003 (musikinstrumentenboerse.de) 7/2003 (fagott.de)
10147	1957	1			Mentioned in the James Burton Book. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.
10151	1957	1				11/2002 (bassoon.org) 11/2002
10156	1957	1
1016x/6	1957		In case		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 10/2006)
10162	1957				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10166	1957	1
10171	1957				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10173	1957	2			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10175	1957				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10177	1957					9/1999
10184	1957	1				5/2000
10187	1957					1990
10188	1957	1		Silver, High D and E		1967 1971
10189	1957	1		Originally without a high c/d or e. Also originally had a Most of this extra keywork has been removed.	Complete restoration done on this instrument including key plating.
10191	1957					10/2003 (VioWorld.de)
10197	1957	1			Wing Tenon repaired. Snapped and glued
10199	1957	1
10206	1958	1
10208	1957	1		High D and E added	New finish by Heckel some years ago and new silver by Moosmann. Played professionaly in a major orchestra in The Netherlands.	9/2006 (bassoon.org)
10210	1957
10211	1958
10219	1958	1				1/2001
10224						3/2009 (International Musician)
10228	1958	1
10232	1958	1				1960
10238	1958	1
10239/4	1958	1	Back of bell Front of bell Wing view 1 Wing view 2 Back of long joint Front of long joint Front of boot Back of boot Serial number In case
10241	1958				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10244	1958				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10245	1958	1
10246	1958	1			Repairs in 1976
10247	1958				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10254	1958	1				1990
10256	1958				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10265	1958	1
10268	1958	1				1987
10274	1958	1
10277	1958	2
10279	1958	1
10283	1958					1984
10285	1958	2		Divided long joint. Rollers between right thumb Bb and pancake; pancake and F#. Left Thumb C# to A; A to C and rollers between low d and c. Also the standard rollers Eb to Db and F to Ab.	Instrument built for the West Deutscher Rundfunk; stamped WDR on the boot cap. Marcus tubes. Originally shipped with no High D. High D added later by Carl Sawicki. High E and right hand D-Eb trill key added by Marcus.	11/1984
10287/6	1958		In Case left thumb area left finger holes Serial number Back		Used in the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra	3/2009 (Fagotriet.nl) 3/2009 (musicalchairs.info)
10300	1958	1				1990
10307	1958	1		High D, E and F#	Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	1967
10309	1958	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
1031x	1959		On pegs		Restoration at Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 3/2006)
10311	1958	1
10312	1959	1
10318	1959				Gentleman's model. Completely restored in 2002 by Rieger, Germany. This instrument has been played full time by the principal bassoonist of a major symphony orchestra in Berlin.	11/2002 (bassoon.org)
10320	1960	1
10322	1960	1			Left on the curb on May 20, 2007 on Nordoff Boulevard, Los Angeles. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.
10325	1960	1			This instrument have been played at the Scala di Milano for many years.	10/2001 (Bassoon.org) 3/2006 (musicalchairs.com)
10327	1960	2		High D	Added High E; refinished; repaired dry root in the boot; A-bridge added; added brass rings to the long joint tenons (Marcus and Weiler). Water tubes installed by Moennig.	12/1997 7/1999
10331	1960	1
10333	1960	1
10340	1960	1				1/2004 (musicalchairs.info)
10342	1960				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10350	1960	1
10351	1960				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10353	1961	1
10364	1960	1
10356	1960				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10360/3	1960	2	InCase Wing joint Close-up of left-hand finger area Close-up of half-hole plateau Serial numbers			10/2007 (private)
10370	1960	1				1983
10377	1960	3		Ab/Bb trill link; right hand thumb crook lock; balance hanger; link between bottom B/Bb, can be turned on and off; extra rollers on A speaker key, low B key.	Used in Liverpool Philharmonic and BBC Philharmonic	9/2007 (bassoon.org) 10/2007 (musicalchairs.info)
10378	1960	1				1984
10388	1959			High E key, standard rollers.		4/2003 (Landy bassoon repair)
10391	1959	2		Metal ring on bell. Almost every extra key known to man is on this instrument. There are even adjusting screws (8) to adjust pad height and boot joint has metal liners in every tone hole rising above the pad seat in order to achieve perfect seal. French whisper key (left little finger).		4/2003 (bassoon.org)
10395	1959			Long joint and bell paired with 12745
10399	1959					10/2004 (Maartin Vonk)
10404	1960			Gentleman's model, black finish. Offset High E, Eb, and Eb trill. Additional low C# hole; articulated Ab-Bb trill; body lock, hand rest. All tubes and standard rollers. "Disabled" Low A bell.	Serviced by Marcus/Wieler.	6/2002 10/2002 (bassoon.org)
10406	1960	1
10410	1960
10411	1960
10421	1960	1
10427	1960	1		Low A	Stolen 5/1969
10436	1961	1
10438	1961	1				1967
10440	1961	1			Included in the James Burton book
10442	1961	1
10443	1961
10445	1961	1
10464	1961	1				10/2011 (VioWorld.de)
10466	1961	1
10470	1961	1
10481	1961	1			Used in Rochester, NY. Had single Low Db/Eb key mechanism, has since been changed to traditional 2 key system. In 1994 the D tone-hole was re-drilled by Marcus-Wheeler. Circa 1995 the wing joint tenon had to be replaced after an accidental drop.	1990
10482	1961	1
10486	1961	1
10488	1961	2	In case	Wide F# key in front, with full rollers. Full set of rollers on the right thumb, with a "coupled" Ab-Bb trill, a little-finger ("french") whisper key, as well as a left thumb lock with a sideways sliding motion, and a large spatula on the low D key. No water tubes, and no high E key.	Some work by Hans Moennig. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	1982 1983
10490	1961	1			All repairs by Heckel	3/1996
10493	1961	1
10504	1961	2		No high D key. Two rollers, one for each pinkie.	Played professionally in the 1970's and 80's	1972 4/2004 (IRDS)
10508	1961	1
10512	1961	1				12/2000
10519	1961	1				2/2000
10521	1961	1				1/2011 (private)
10523	1961				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10524/1	1961	3		Orangy-brown colour, high D and E-keys, Bb/Ab trill, rollers at the right thumb, nickel-plated.	Used in the Orchestre National de Lyon in France. Previously used in the Belgian National Orchestra.	1970s 1999
10526	1961	1			Stolen
10534	1961
10535	1961
10543	1961	1
10545	1961					11/2006 (Germany)
10547	1960	1
10549	1961				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10551	1961				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10560	1961				overhauled in 1994	8/2005 (netinstruments.com)
10561	1961	1			Stolen-Aug 1972
10565	1961	1
10567	1961	1
10569	1961	1
10571	1961	1
10573	1961			Ab-Bb trill, Left thumb whisper key lock, High D key, 4 Rollers, Ivory German bell,	Refinished and replated (silver)	1/2005 (bassoon.org)
10576	1961	2			Made for the Frankfurt Opera.
10582	1961	1				1991
10588	1961	1
10591	1961	1			Stolen in 1974
10593	1961	1
10595	1961	1				5/2002 (Baltimore Woodwind Repair)
10600	1961	1				1986
10609	1961	1		High D and E, left-hand Eb trill, French whisper key, Ab/Bb trill and tubes in all finger holes.	2006 restoration by Carl Sawicki
10611	1961	1
10613	1961	1				1968
10617	1961	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1961
10619	1961	1
10626	1961	1
10637	1961	1				1995
10639	1961	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10641	1961
10650	1962	1
10652	1962				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10663	1962	1
10665	1962	1		tubes, rollers, High D and E, G# ring		(Wichita Band)
10669	1962	1			Used in the James Burton book
10671	1963	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10672	1963	1			Repairs in 1984
10676	1963	2
10683	1963				Stolen 11/1969
10685	1963	1				1991
10689	1963	1				1985 1987
1069x/4	1963		On pegs Right finger holes Right thumb area High E key long joint		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 5/2008)
10693	1963	3		Metal ring bell, divided long joint, sterling silver keys, Ab/Bb trill, E/F mechanism, Low C#/D# mechanism, Low B natural, Bb placed over low C, high D, E keys, Left thumb whisper key lock.	Used in the Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet, the Seattle Symphony, Opera and Ballet. Overhaul by Keith Bowen.	4/2003 (idrs)
10696	1963	1
10700	1963		Over All Bottom Low D key Left thumb Top of wing Low B key Bell	Black		10/2003 (Kirker Bassoon Repair)
10704	1963	1			Stolen-but has been recovered
10711	1963	1			Checked by Hans Moennig. Played professionally by solo bassoon player in Philharmonic and opera orchestra in Europe.	By original owner 11/2002 (bassoon.org) 1/2004 (Bassoon.org)
10713	1963	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10718	1963	1
10733	1963			High D and E, combination Low Db/Eb key
10735	1963	1		Italian bell.	Ordered by the original owner during a visit to the Heckel factory with Enzo Muccetti. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.
10754	1963	1
10756	1963	1		No High D
10763	1964	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10767	1964	1				11/1996
10771	1964	1
10776	1964	1
10782	1964	1
10785	1964				Stolen 6/5/09 near American Jewish University in West Los Angeles
10787	1964	1				1/2005
10791	1964	1
10794	1964	1
10796	1964	1				1996
10800	1964				Stolen	1983
10802	1964	1				1969
10805	1964	1
10816	1964	3			Maintained by Hans Moennig and Frank Marcus.	10/2001 1/2002
10818	1965					1986
10820/3	1965	1		High D and E, with c# rollers, thumb f#, Ab/Bb tr, nickel keywork.		7/2003
10822	1965	1
10833	1965	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1970
10838	1965	1
10844	1965	2				9/2006
10848	1965				Stolen
10849	1965	2				3/2009 (private)
10855/4	1965	2			Used in the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Honolulu Symphony.	1974
10857	1965	1
10902	1965	1		Black	Changed to striped
10904	1965				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10910	1965	1				4/1998
10917	1964				serviced by Laslie/Nordby	11/2006 (www.fagot.nl)
10932	1964	1		Ab/Bb trill, tubes, High D and E	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1987
10934	1965	1
10937	1965	1
10939	1965			Tubes, High D and E, Ab/Bb trill, rollers		1984
10941	1965	2			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
10946	1965	1				1/2001
10948	1965				Repairs by Bowen 2/1998. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	9/1997 7/1998 8/1998 3/2001
10950/3	1965	3			Serviced by Trevor Malony. Replating by Chris White; also added an alternative low D key, and a guard over the butt joint keys which lie by the right leg.
10956	1965	1	All pieces Boot Back Boot Front In Case Thumb keys on wing
10957	1965	1		divided long joint, silver tubes, high-E, lock device, C-plate, B-trill		12/2006 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
10965	1965	1		4 tubes, D# trill, High D and E		1976
10966	1965	1
11000s
11000	1965
11009	1969	1		French whisper key, High E		7/1998 2/2007
11012	1965	1				1994
11020	1969	2			Stolen from Residente Orchestra of Amsterdam in Sep 1975 while they were on tour in New York City. The truck containing all of the woodwind instruments and some percussion was stolen. This bassoon was discovered in 12/2002 and has been recovered. It is the only instrument recovered out of all that were stolen. A Heckel contrabasson was also taken.
11027	1969	1
11029	1969	1				1987
11031	1969			Plateau system		1994
11047	1969					1986
1105x/4	1969		On pegs after restoration Metal bands Right finger holes Left finger holes		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 4/2007)
11060	1969	1
11067	1967
11071	1967				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11073	1966	1
11078	1969				Cooper and Moenning service.	1988
11082	1969	1
11086	1969	1
11088	1969	1
11099	1969	1				1991
11100	1969
11101	1969	1
11106	1969
11108	1969	1
11110	1969	1
11113	1969	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	June 1988
11119	1969	2		Original finish, silver replate overhaul and finger tubes installed in 2008 by Keith Bowen. High D, High E, Little finger whisper key, A-Whisper key with roller connection, Right hand Fox Rotary Whisper key lock and articulated Ab/Bb trill key.	serviced by Laslie/Nordby. Played in the Detroit Symphony for many years.	June 1988 2009 (IDRS)
11121	1969	1			Serviced by Carl Sawicki 1981.	1988
11123	1968	1
11126	1968	2
11130	1969
11135	1969	1
11137	1969	1
11139	1969	1
11141	1969	3		High E, Ab/Bb trill	Maintained by Benson Bell (including extra U-tube) and Marcus/Weiler. Played professionally in Montreal Symphony Orchestra.	10/2002 (bassoon.org and idrs.org)
11146	1969	1
11151	1969	1				1995
11152	1969	1
11156	1969				Stolen
11158	1969	1				1994
11159	1969	1		Gentlemen's model		9/1997
11161	1969	3		Nickel plated, red finish, ivory bell, French whisper key, Ab/Bb trill key.	Last heard from in Japan	1972 1982
11163	1969	1				3/2000
11165	1969	1		Moritz system		4/1996 8/1997
11167	1969					Sold (Baltimore Woodwind).
11168	1969				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11170	1969	1			Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore
11174	1970	3				12/2005 (musicalchairs.info)
11176	1970				This instrument was used by Heckel to develop a pitch chart that the company used for years to illustrate the eveness of a Heckel bassoon's pitch. This chart is dated Nov 15, 1968.	1983
11207	1969					1/2008 (Forrest Music)
11209	1969	1		Black with metal bell ring. Silver plated. Maintained by Tony Malone, Carl Sawicki and John Goebbel.		11/2003 (IDRS)
11211	1970	1				1995 11/2006 (fagot.nl)
11212	1970				maintained by Laslie/Nordby
11214	1970
11218	1970	1
11229	1970	1
11231/5	1968	1		Red mahogany, ivory bell ring	Used in the Houston Symphony for 35 years. Instrument serviced by Tony Milone, Hans Moennig, Holden McAlleer and major extensive work by Carl Sawicki.
11233	1968	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11234	1970	1
11236	1970	1
11245	1970	1				12/2000
11251	1970	1
11256	1970	1		Has high-D, high-E, right-hand whisper key lock, Ab/Bb trill key.	Regularly maintained by John Patterson and Jim Keyes since its purchase as a new instrument. Tuned and voiced by Keyes.	6/2002 (bassoon.org)
11262	1970	1		Wide bore model
11264	1970	1		Model 41i		6/2000
11265	1970	1
11266	1970	1
11274	1970
11275	1970				serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1986
11282	1970	1
11285	1970	1		Serviced by Carl Sawicki
11301	1970	1				4/1998
11310	1970		Bell Long joint Wing joint Boot back Boot front	Extra rollers on whisper key, LH C# ,high A/Bb touch pieces, low D and low C touch pieces.	Maintained by Laslie. Water tubes by Laslie.	6/2002 (Kirker Bassoon Repair)
11312	1970	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1986
11321/5	1970	1
11323	1970				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11324	1970	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11326	1970	1		French bell. High D and E keys; rollers on several of the right hand keys. French whisper key; whisper key lock operated by the right thumb, Ab/Bb trill.		9/2001
11327	1970					6/2006 (Germany)
11328	1970					1987
11330	1970	1				1989
11332	1970	1	In Case Right finger holes Right thumb keys Left finger holes left thumb keys	offset High E,D# trill, Eb trill and C# trill keys, special One-Touch Whisper Key Lock mechanism, Rollers on Low C/D, Wide F# Roller, 6 Rollers for Right Thumb, Special Extra Resonance Key on boot joint.	Used in the Oklahoma City Symphony	8/2009 (millermarketingco.com)
11333	1970	1			Stolen
11334	1970	2
11345	1970	1				9/1996
11352	1970	1				1985
11354	1970	1
11356	1970	2		High D/E, various rollers, no Ab-Bb trill.	Used in in Metropolitan Opera and National Symphony Orchestras. Maintained by Marcus.	10/2002 (bassoon.org) 2/2003 (IDRS)
11359/2	1970	1		Maple. Red/mahogany. German bell with ivory ring. High D key. Rollers right hand F-Ab; left hand Db/Eb. Left thumb whisper key lock.	Completely stripped and overhauled in 1997 by Walter Rieger (Russelsheim, Germany).
11363	1970	1
11368	1970	1		Black with silver keys
11370	1970					1984
11372	1970					6/2007 (Germany-Der Holzblaser)
11374	1970				Stolen 1973
11376	1970				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11378	1971	1
11379	1971		In Case All joints flipped over			8/2009 (vioworld.de)
11381	1971	1
11385	1971	1				1986
11501	1971	1
11503/2						3/2001 (Germany)
11505	1971			Described as having "many extras"
11509	1971		Front Back		restored by Laslie/Nordby in 2000
11512	1971	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1989
11520	1971	1
11523	1971	1				10/1998
11529/4	1970	1		Model 41i
11533		1				7/2006 (Germany)
11534/1	1971	1		High D and E keys. Sterling silver finger hole tubes tuned by Hans Moennig. Thumb Ab/Bb Trill Key. Left Little Finger Whisper Key. Right Hand Eb Trill Key with Offset C# Trill Key. Low C#/D# Trill Key. Articulated High G#/A Key. Right Hand Slide Whisper Key Lock. High A to Whisper Key Connection with Roller. Rollers on Right Thumb Bb and F#, Low D and C, Whisper Key and C# Key. Right Little Finger F# (wide), Left hand Eb and Db, Right hand F and Ab.	Used by the Principal Bassoonist of the Detroit Symphony. Overhauled and had all the keys silver plated with new pads by Keith Bowen. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	10/2005 (IDRS)
11536	1971	2		Sterling silver keys. High D/E, Eb trill. Ab/Bb trill linkage without special tone hole.		1977 1986 4/2009 (midwest musical imports)
11540	1971	1
11545	1971	1
11547	1971	1				11/1998
11549	1971	3	InCase		serviced by Laslie/Nordby	2004 2005
11551	1971			right thumb whisper key, Ab/Bb trill, offset high E and Eb keys, right hand D/Eb trill, and many rollers.	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1/2004 (Bassoon.org)
11553	1970	1
11558	1971	1			Serviced by Carl Sawicki 7/88
11560	1971			Ab/Bb trill Db/Eb trill Alt. C-C# trill Alt. F# alt Ab		1987
11561	1972	1				1992
11565	1971	1
11567	1971	1				1994
11569	1971	1
11572	1971	1
11574	1971	1
11576	1971					1994
11578	1971	1				6/2007
11580	1971	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11587/3	1971	1	In Case		Used in the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome	2/2006 (bassoon.org) 12/2008 (musicalchairs.info) 3/2006 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
11589	1971	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11593	1971					4/2009 (vioworld.de)
11601	Dec 1970	1	In Case Bell Full-length back Back of wing Back of long joint Right thumb area Low G key closeup	Pallisander wood, solid silver keys	Used in the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood, The Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Philharmonia, Boston Civic Symphony and the New England Conservatory Orchestra.	9/2008 (eBay)
11605	1971				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11609	1971	1
11611	1971	2		Silver keys. High D/E. Eb trill, Ab-Bb trill.	Replated in gold by Keith Bowen
11612	1971			High D and E		1985
11614	1971	1
11618	1973	1
11620	1972	1
11622	1972	1				1976
11624	1972	1		Recent keywork plating, maintained by Marcus/Wheeler in Toronto and Millard/Backun in Vancouver.	Used in orchestra, major motion picture sountracks, opera, new music and numerous CD recordings.	1976 10/2004 (brainplanet.com)
11625	1972	1			Serviced by Carl Sawicki in 1987
11631	1972	1
11636	1972	2	In Case In Case In Case Boot-front Boot-back Serial number Serial number		Unplayed for 36 years
11638	1972	2
11640	1972	2		Black with metal bell ring.		Sold in 1986
11644/5	1972	2		Nickel plated. Red finish, ivory bell, left-hand D/Eb trill. Curious for the gentle curve in the bore of the wing joint-- you can only see part of the other end of the tube when you look through it.	Chris Millard put on a French Whisper key. Voiced by Marcus and Weiler.	1994
11653	1972	1
11655	1972	1				1976
11700	1972	1		12 rollers	Serviced by Moennig. Maintained by Laslie/Nordby	1974
11704	1972	1		Gold Plated
11706	1972	1
11708	1972	1		Metal tone-hole liners under all pads
11710	1972					(eBay)
11711	1972	1
11715	1972	1				1984
11716	1972					10/2005 (musicalchaires.info)
11719	1972	1		Divided long joint.	Refurbished by Marcus
11720	1972				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11725	1972	1				1990
11726	1972	1
11728	1972	1
11730	1972	1		Black finish with metal bell ring. Offset high E and right hand thumb whisper lock. Floor peg on boot.	Recent major service by Carl Sawicki.	1998 12/2002 (bassoon.org) 6/2004 (eBay)
11737	1972	1				8/1999 12/1999
11739	1972			F#-G# and C#-D# trill		1995
11741/6	1972		Front of boot Back of long joint Label on Bell Full-length back Serial number Back of boot Bell Wing joint In case			1/2012
11746	1972	1				9/1997
11748	1972			Solid Silver Key Work Foster Bocal Lock Extra Keys plus floor spike	Owner retired--Played Professionally for 28 years in a Major Australian Orchestra
11750	1972	1		High D and E, Ab-Bb trill, French whisper key		1976
11752	1972			High D and E. Ab-Bb trill, rollers, tubes		1975
11755	1972	1			Serviced by Carl Sawicki 1988
11757/2	1972	2				1989 3/2005 (musicalchairs.info)
11761	1972	1				9/2005 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
11765	1972	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11800	1972	1
11808	1973	2			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1988
11810	1972	1		High D and E, inserts		1976
11812	1972	1
11815	1973	1			Restored by Carl Sawicki 10/93. Silver keys and rebuilt Right thumb.
11832	1972	1
11834	1972	1		18 rollers. High D and E. Eb trill, Ab-Bb trill		1976
11835	1972	1
11837	1972	1
11839	1972				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11841	1972	1		High E key, six tone-hole inserts, Ab/Bb and Eb trill keys, the usual rollers.	Overhauled and silver-plated in 2006 by Marcus Wieler. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	6/2007 (IDRS.com) 6/2007 (Bassoon.org)
11843	1972	1
11852	1972	1				1995
11854	1972			11 rollers, High E, tubes		1975 1/2011 (forrests)
11859	1972	1		High d and e	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1981
11863	1972					10/2004 (Australia)
11865	1972	1
11867	1972	1		Gentlemen's model.	Ordered for the Flemish Opera (Belgium), but never played, as the new owner retired 5 years after. It stayed in the case for 25 years after that.	2003 (private)
1187x/3	1972		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 8/2008)
11872	1972	1		5-piece
11876	1972	1		High D, F/Ab rollers
11885	1973	1
11896	1973					1990
11898	1973
11899	1973	1
11900	1973				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11910	1973
11911	1973	1				1986
11912	1973			Ab-Bb trill, extra rollers		1985
11914	1974	1				1989
11916	1974	1
11918	1974
11922	1975	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11924	1974	1		Ab-Bb trill, D/E, 5-piece		1990
11927	1974	1
11929	1974					1994 1/2004 (Charles Music)
11934	1974	1				1986
11935/6	1974		In Case Back Front Front of boot Right thumb area Side of wing joint Low Eb key Low C key Low Eb and Db keys	Model 41i, High D and E, low C#/D# rollers, G# ring. Silver plated metal. Both bores boot joint rubber lined. Ab/Bb trill right hand without extra tone hole (with swich on Bb mechanism, trill with Finger 3, with Ab fingering + Bb key right thumb) Whisper key lock-No 3 type for left thumb (rotating). Brass rings and sockets on all joints. Extra braces for long rods (C#, whisper key, low B).	Originally shipped from Heckel to Sidney, Australia. Spent some time in Chiba, a town near Tokyo. A silver plated balance hanger (not a Heckel model) was added by Maarten Vonk in 2005.	1988 4/2005
11936	1974				Stolen-1976
11947	1974				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
11954	1974	1				5/2001
11946	1974
11949	1974					1986
11953	1974				Stolen
11968	1974	1
11969	1974	2		Silver plated keywork, Ab/Bb trill, D/Eb left and right hand trill, right thumb whisper key, left thumb whisper key lock, A-bridge (R.H. 4th finger high-A), high-E bridge. Rollers between all right thumb keys, F/Ab keys, Whisper key/Db, low D/C, Eb/Db. Neck Strap attachment under left thumb attached to posts, not body. Balance hanger. Fully lined boot (both sides)		1988 8/2004 8/2005 (bassoon.org) 12/2005
11971	1974				Worked on by Marcus.	1987
11973	1974	1				1984
11975/5	1974	2		Nickel-plated keys, Ab-Bb trill, Bb and F# rollers, metal bell ring, Whisper/C# rollers, French whisper key, Db/Eb trill on wing joint, Low C/D rollers.
11980	1975	1
11986	1975	1			Serviced by Carl Sawicki in 1981
11988	1975	1		Gentlemen's model	Serviced by Carl Sawicki in 1976
11995		1				7/2006
11996	1975	1
11997	1975				Serviced by Carl Sawicki in 1981
11999	1975	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12000s
12000	1975
12001	1975					5/2007 (vioworld-klassik.de)
12002	1975	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12008	1976
12011	1976	1
12017	1976	1
12021	1976
12023	1976	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12024	1976	1
12026	1976	2			Stolen in NYC-1978. Recovered in 1980 or 1981. High E key added by John Campbell (Los Angeles) in the late 1990's.	11/2000 6/2006
12027	1976	1
12028	1976	1				1994
12034	1976	1			Serviced by Carl Sawicki 6/83
12039/3	Nov 1975	1		Maple, red finish with a sterling bell ring. Keywork has double silver plate. Sterling silver tone hole inserts. Fully lined boot. Rollers on boot--F/Ab/F# (broad F# key), Bb/E, E/F#, F#/Ab. Left Hand thumb rollers on whisper key, C#, high a and low D/C/B. High e between I/II. E/F# trill on wing joint between II/III. C#/ trill. C#/D# trill on the long joint (their model B). Ab/Bb trill. Eb trill right forefinger with a displaced C#. Right hand ratcheting whisper key lock (their model VIIa at the time). Regulating screws on whisper key, low B, D, F#, G, E/F# trill. G# ring mechanism. Second C plate for left thumb. Strengthing rings on joints. Balance hanger.
12041	1976	1
12043	1976	1
12046	1976	1		Short long joint with extra piece between it and bell (Gentleman's model). Low Bb and B keys above low C key instead of normal position. Low C# playable either with normal key or with low Eb key (two holes). Cuciureanu system low C and D for right thumb (added later). Low E key closes low F key with linkage. Linkage for Ab-Bb trill without extra key. Thumb Ab key raised up for easier access (added later). Automatic whisper key lock on key itself. Larger than normal C# key. Extra hole and ring for first finger of right hand to play high Ab and A with F key (also for several trills). High A and C keys close whisper key. High A key linked to C# key. High F key. High E key between I and II. High Eb/E-F# triller between II and III. D-Eb triller for first finger of right hand. C-Db triller between right hand I and II. Rollers: low C and D, Low C# and Eb, thumb Bb and F# (but not low E), F and Ab, little finger F#, C# (but not whisper key). Finger hole tubes extending into the bore. Solid silver keys (very heavy) except for added Cuciureanu keys and raised thumb Ab. Mechanism for end pin on boot cup.	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	3/2002 (IDRS website)
12056	1976	1
12062	1976				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12064	1976			Moennig whisper key lock, High E key, water tubes.		2/2002 5/2002 8/2002 (bassoon.org)
12068	1975				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12070/2	1975	1				12/2008 (musicalchairs.info)
12077	1975	1
12081	1976				Used in San Francisco Symphony for 15 years	2/2004 (International Musician)
12084	1976	1		Medium red finish with Ab/Bb trill and High E	serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12087	1976	1			Stolen
12088	1976	1
12099	1976	1
12100	1976
12108	1976		In Case Bell Boot Front Boot Back WingLong Front WingLong Back			11/2008 (CharlesMusic.com)
12110	1976	1
12120	1976					11/2006 (Germany-Der Holzblaser)
12112	1976	1
12115	1976	1
12123	1976	1
12125	1976	1	In case Wing/Long Front Wing/Long Back Boot Front Boot Back Bell	French whisper key; extender on the low D; rollers on whisper/C# keys; C# key next to the low C key; High F key, and a high E key on the high D# key; G# ring; Ab/Bb trill key; rollers on low C and D keys; low E key is wider.	Serviced by Keith Bowen around 2000. Serviced by Carl Sawicki in 1987. Instrument was originally black.
12138	1976					9/2005
12140	1976	1
12141	1976	1
12145	1976	1
12163	1976	1
12165	1976				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12176	1976	1		Red mahogany, sterling silver keywork, divided long joint, dual ratcheting whisper key locks
12185	1978	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12188	1978				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
1219x/1	1978		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 9/2006)
12191	1978					5/2009 (musicalchairs.info) 8/2009 (netinstruments.com)
12200	1978	1
12204	1978	2		High E and whisper lock.		1988 (IDRS) 7/2006 (craigslist.org-Miami) 9/2006 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
12206	1978	1			Serviced by Carl Sawicki 2/84
12211	1977	2		Ordered via West Music in Coralville, IA.		1984
12236	1978	1		High E, Ab/Bb trill		10/2001
12247	1978	1				1991
1226x/1	1978		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 2/2008)
12262/6	May 1978	2	Form for ordering options Letter two weeks before delivery Customs invoice Delivery letter Shipping invoice In case Front of Wing Back of Wing Front of Boot Back of Boot Back of Long joint Front of Long joint Bell Low A Bell Serial number Close-up of Boot joint	Red mahogany finish, silver plated. High D and E key. Ab/Bb trill, D/Eb trill for right hand index finger, C# trill displaced downward. Second bell for Low A, keyed for left thumb. Both bells German shape with metal ring. Racheting whisper key lock for right thumb.	Full restoration by Heckel. Sealing by Carl Sawicki. The Low A bell has become separated from the bassoon.	6/2007 (bassoon.org)
12276	1978	1		All standard keys (including high E) plus French whisper key, articulated pinkie key (same key for low E flat/C sharp), right hand E flat trill. Right hand rollers as well as low D/C roller. Deep red color, French bell.	Maintained by Frank Marcus and John Gable, voiced by Benson Bell. Played professionally for 15 years.	11/2002 (bassoon.org)
12280	1978	1
12282	1978	1		Medium red finish with Ab/Bb trill and High E
12285	1979	1
12287	1978	3		Divided long joint-small section separate		1984 (private) 1979 (private)
12291	1979	1				5/1998
12294	1979					Wichita Band
12306	1979	1
12309	1979	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12313	1979	1
12315	1979	1			Stolen
12350	1977	1
12354	1979	1				2/1999
12356	1979	1
1236x/5	1979		On Pegs after restoration Bare wood		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 3/2007)
12365	1979	1
1237x/4	1979		On pegs after restoration Left finger holes Righ thumb area Top of boot before restoration	High F	Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 4/2007)
12372	1979	1			Marcus tone hole inserts
12374	1979	1
12376	1979				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12380	1979	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12382	1979	1
12383	1979	1
12385	1979	1		High E, Ab-Bb trill, Eb trill. Deep red finish (requested by owner). Long joint 4mm longer on bell end. Separate front and back Ab holes/key on boot joint. Silver plated keys, sterling silver tubes, French whisper key.	Serviced by Carl Sawicki in 1989
12389	1979	1
12394	1979	1
12396	1980	1				1982
12400	1980			Described as having "many options"		1985
12414	1980					12/1998
12416	1980	1
12419	1980	1
12420	1980	1				6/2009 (musicalchairs)
12438	Dec 1979	1	Front Back In case Price Offer Changes in Order Ready for shipment Frieght slip Shipment letter Final receipt letter	Curly maple
12449	1980	1				6/2004 (IDRS)
12451/1	1980	2		Palisander 'gentleman's' model		6/2004 (musicalchairs.info)
12464	1980				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12467	1980	1
12468	1980	1
12470	1980					1982
12478	1980					1/2003 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
12481/6	1980	2		Dark brown finish, silver plated, French whisper key, ivory bell, right-hand D-Eb trill with displaced C# key. Originally came with Ab-Bb trill key without tone hole, but the mechanism was so complex it proved impossible to regulate and was removed.	Used in Vancouver and Winnipeg, Vancouver Opera Orchestra.	1994 1998
12486	1980			High D and E keys, right thumb whisper lock, Ab-Bb trill key, right hand Eb trill key, left thumb low C# key, lined tone ho Rollers on the following keys: all right hand thumb keys; F, F# and Ab pinky keys; whisper key, back left hand C#, and A flick keys; low C and D		1/2004 (Bassoon.org)
12490/5	Oct 1980	1
12493	1979	1
12497	1980					1981
12500	1980				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12503	1980	1
12518	1980	1		Red mahogany, ivory bell ring, French whisper key		2003
12521	1980	1		French whisper key added.
12523	1981			Maple color with German bell	stolen from Washburn Univeristy, Topeka Kansas
12529/2	1981					4/2009 (vioworld.de)
12525	1981	1		"Many extra keys"		1/2001 (Landy)
12554	1981	1
12556	1981	1
12562	1981
12562	1981					(France)
12578	1981
12582	1981	1		High-e, Ab-Bb trill, French whisper, unique combination whisper key and lock, right thumb whisper key, g# ring key.		1/2002 (IRDS)
12584	1982				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12611	1982	1
12620	1982	1
12622	1982	1
12625/2	1982				Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 10/2008)
12629	1982		In Case Bell Long joint Wing-front Wing-back Boot-front Boot-back	Walnut color, silver plated. Hi E and hi Eb keys, rollers for right thumb on boot.	Serviced by L. Hugh Cooper and Frank Marcus/Shane Wieler.	4/2002 (bassoon.org and IDRS) 8/2005 (bassoon.org)
12631	1982				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12636	1982	2		Palisander (rosewood). Left hand: D/Eb trill, Hi E and F, Low C# thumb key (for C#/D# trill), extra low C touch to the right of Low D, whisper lock, Rollers: whisper/C#, A, D/C, C/B, B/Bb. Right hand: Ab/Bb trill key, low E/F# articulated trill, B/C# articulated trill, hi G/Ab 1st finger trill (extra hole, like F#/G), all right thumb rollers and F# pinky.		1985 1/2003 (brainplanet.com) 4/2003 (IDRS) 8/2005 (bassoon.org) 9/2006 (netinstruments.com)
12644	1982	1
12645/1	1982	1		Palisander gentleman's model		2/2004 (musicalchairs.com)
12656	1982	1		Ivory bell ring. Whisper key locks for both thumbs, extra wide right pinky F# key and a thumb F#-Ab/Bb trill-Ab key combination that is all in a row and flat (trill key not elevated) with no rollers between. Each key is square. Mechanism just above the first tone hole on the boot which enables trill from B to C# (bass clef 2nd line B) by covering the B hole with RH middle finger, adding the C# key just above the hole with my RH index finger and then trilling the RH middle finger. Nickelplated.
12660	1982	1
12669	1982
12675	1980	2
12682	1982				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12688	1982	1
12690	1982	1
12697	1982	1
12700	1982					1992
12704	1982	1
12713	1981					5/2009 (musicalchairs.info)
12720	1981					8/2006 (Wichita Band)
12723	1981					8/2005 (Forrests Music)
12726	4 1981	1		Nickel plating. High f, high e, and f# trill all moved down one finger (e-f# between II/III), Eb trill right hand with displaced C#, a G# ring mechanism, A-whisper bridge, Ab/Bb trill with clutch (no extra hole), french whisper key. Large side of the butt joint is lined with rubber, sterling silver tubes, brass tennon rings and reciever for the long joint, extra lever for whisper key above Bb thumb lever, low C#-D# trill with extra C3 tone hole and key next to Eb key, E-F connection for right thumb, long joint is 4mm longer on the top (between the low E and D), right thumb whisper lock, and all rollers except for the one on the A key.	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	1997
12728	1985	1				1998
12736	Mar 1983	2	In Case Front of wing/long joints Back of wing/long joints Boot front Boot back Bell	Herzberg key mods including shaped whisper key, wing key custom shaping, wider right thumb Bb key, wider pinky F. Herzberg standard long joint (4mm longer on the bell side). Right thumb whisper key lock, French whisper key, Right thumb whisper key, High a/whisper key interlock by Marcus, Ab/Bb trill key with large guard, High A/Ab vent mechanism.	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	8/1998 2/2009 (charlesmusic.com)
12739	1985	1
12741	1985	1		Red mahogany
12743	1985				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12745	1985	1		Paired with the bell and long joint of heckel 10395	Stolen from Marshall St., Walnut Creek CA near Indian Valley Elementary School on 10/13/2007.
12746	1985
12748/1	1985	2		Palisander wood Gentlemans (no top metal band) model	Spring-loaded water vent on U-bend added by Martin Foster, Sydney	1987 2008
12752	1985				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12759	1985
12754	1985				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12782	1985				Stolen in 1988
12785	1985	1
12786	1985
12799/5	Dec 1983	1		Has Herzberg modifications (the design of keys and rollers), right-hand thumb whisper key lock, French whisper key in addition to regular whisper key, High D/E keys, 5 tone-hole inserts (wing and boot), 3rd tone-hole (wing joint) is gold plated, low C extension, rollers on low C/D, low Db/Eb, both sides of low E key, low F/Ab, low F/F#, and A key (on wing) silver ring on bell, ring key for right-hand index finger, A/whisper key bridge attachment, balance hangar.	Voicing and adjustment by Jim Laslie and Jim Keyes
12801	Mar 1984	1		Divided long joint--Small piece is glued to the bell. Bassoon is the color of a violin or cello -- not red or dark brown or black -- a LIGHT brown color was specifically ordered.	serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12804/2	1985	1			Stolen in Santa Barbara, California on October 10, 2003 between 11:00pm and 8:00am. Recovered on Nov 1, 2003.
12806	1985	2		Red mahogany finish, metal bell ring. High E offset below left I/II, back Ab removed, rollers on all right thumb keys, Ab/Bb trill positioned between Back F# and back Ab key.
12813	1986	1
12815		1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12821	1986				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
12823	1986	1
12824		2		Gentlemens model, High D and E; extra rollers		11/2002
12826	1986	1				in1986
12834	1986	1
12837	1986	1	In Case		Used in the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. Complete overhaul at Heckel in 2010.	2011 (IDRS)
12843	1986	1
12850	1986	1
12856	1986			Ab/Bb trill		11/1998 7/1999 7/2003 (bassoon.org) 10/2003 (International Musician)
12859	1986				Used to develop an IDRS article on bassoon multiphonic fingerings
12863	1986	1
12882	1984	1			Imported via the Wichita Band Instrument. Used in the New Orleans Symphony and Lyric Opera of Chicago.	in1994
12885	1986	1
12886	1986	1		High E, Ab/Bb trill, Eb trill, 4 rollers right thumb, 2 rollers between Low C/D, ivory bell ring, silver plated keywork.		5/2005 (IDRS)
12888	1986	1		Red mahogany
12890	1986	2				in1995
12891	1986	1		Black	Made for Sol Schoenbach. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.
12897	1986	1
12901	1986	1
12902/2	1986					12/2008 (musicalchairs.info)
12906	1986	1		Very dark brown color without visible rings. German bell with metal ring. Basic instrument without options.		Sold in 1990.
12911	1986				Serviced by Carl Sawicki in 1984
12913	1985	1
12925	1986	1
12929	1986	1
12930	1986	1			Serviced by Carl Sawicki in 9/86
12931	1986	1
12935	1986	1
12942/4	1986	1	Bell-1 Bell-2 Bell-3 Boot Front Boot Front (close up) Boot Back Boot Back (close up) Full length back Serial number U-tube Front of Wing/Long joints Left finger holes Back of Wing/Long joints Left thumb keys Bare Low B during restoration Bottom of boot		Restored by Kenmochi Bassoons Works (Japan, 12/2005)
12944	1986	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby	7/2002
12960	1986	1				11/2001 (www.musicalchairs.eu.com-Italy)
12966	1986	1
12993	1986	1
13000s
13000	1986
13001	1986					2/1999
13009	1986	1
13011	Dec 1986	1
13012	1986	1				1/1998 (IDRS) 2/2002
13014	1985	1
13018	1986	1
13023	1986				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
13027	1986	1		Ab/Bb trill, High D & E
13029	1986	1			Used in the Belgian Symphonic Radio Orchestra.
13042	1986	2		Used in professional orchestra use until late 2001, then stored after restoration/service by Keith Bowen. Rollers on low C-D and all right thumb keys, plus the usual. High D, E. Ab/Bb trill, right hand whisper lock. Dark brown color with stripes. Nickel plated. Metal bell ring.	Serviced by Marcus, voiced by Hugh Cooper. Serviced by Laslie/Nordby.	August 2001 1/2003 (netinstruments.com)
13052	1986	1
13053	1986	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
13062	1986	1				1995
13064	1986				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
13073	1986	1				11/2002
13077	1986	1
13082	1986	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
13084	1986	1				10/2001
13101	1986
13112	1986	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
13116	1986	2			Played professionally by a student of Canuti and Azzolini. General overhaul by Tan Jiping in Hamburg in 2006.	2/2007 (info-serve.de) 6/2007 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
13118	1987	1
13125	1986	1		Gentlemen's model
13136	1986
13138	1986	1		A/whisper bridge, Reg E/Eb
13149	1987	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
13158	1986	1			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
13171	1986	1
13177/6	1986	1	Serial number		serviced by Laslie/Nordby
13180	1986	1
13196	1986	1
13200	1986	1
13209	1986	1
1322x/4	1986		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 11/2007)
13251	1986	1
1326x/1	1986		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 10/2006)
13265	1986	1
13266	1988	1				4/2002
13302	1986	1
1331x/6	1986		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 6/2008)
13358	1986					4/1998 (Das Orchestra)
13365	1986	1
13380	1986	1
13387	1986					3/2004 (www.bassons.com/fr) 4/2009 (musicalchairs.info)
13402	1986			Black, nickel-plated keys, High D key
13405	1986	1
13413	1986	1
13422	1986	1
13444	1986					9/1999 (Das Orchestra)
13446	1990	2			serviced by Laslie/Nordby
13448	1986	1
13462	1986	1
13473	1986	1
13477	1986					7/2003 (VioWorld.de) 11/2006 (vioworld.de) 2/2009 (musicalchairs.info) 8/2009 (vioworld.de)
13497	1986	2				4/1998 (Germany)
13500	1986					11/1997 (Germany)
13501	1986
1352x/4	1986		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 1/2008)
1353x	1986		Left Thumb area		Restored by Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 4/2006)
13576	1986	1				11/2000
13584	1986	1
13622	1986
13628	1986	1			Maintained by Carl Sawicki	5/2009 (musicalchairs.info)
13646	1993	1
13660	1986				overhauled by Walther Rieger	3/2004
13664	1993					(Germany)
13692	1992	1			Stolen-Frankfurt Germany
13716	1986	1			Used by Rigotti to test their reeds	6/2007 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
13735	1993	1			Used by the principal bassoonist of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra	2/2009 (musicalchairs.info)
13746	1993	1				6/1998 (London)
13768	1993	2		Red mahogany, French bell, tone hole ring key for index finger right hand.
13786	1994
13828	1996					4/2009 (vioworld.de)
13893	1995	1
13931	1996	1
13947	1996				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
13975	1996	1		High Eb, E and F keys, standard rollers, balance hanger.	Played professionally at the Florida West Coast Symphony in Sarasota, FL.	2/2004 (Bassoon.org)
14000s
14000	1996
14010	Aug 1996	1		Dark red maple with Ab/Bb trill and high F, Eb trill on the wing, hi A bridge to the whisper key, hand rest, balance hanger, the usual rollers	Used in the U.S. National Symphony	4/2005
14018/5	1996	1			Stolen in Lyon France
14036	1996					7/2003 (VioWorld.de)
14040/4	1996		U-tube		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 8/2006)
14053	Jun 1997	1
14089/5	1997	2	Serial number In Case In Case (joints flipped) Left thumb area	Gentleman's model with one piece bell, standard keywork plus Ab-Bb trill and low C#-D# trill	Used in the Montreal Symphony. Maintained by Huebner, Marcus, and Bell	sold 1/2005 (bassoon.org)
14131	1998					11/2005 (musicalchairs.info)
1415x/2	1998		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 10/2008)
14211	1998	2		Pallisander wood. Metal bell ring. Water tubes (F, E, D, C, A, G#) are silver. Long-joint divided, one piece. High D and E standard set. Ab/Bb trill-key for right thumb. High g, g# and a mechanism in connection with f-key Extra right thumb whisper-key. Left little finger piano-key (French whisper-key) D/Eb key off set on Butt for 2nd right finger Low register lock on wing-joint for left thumb Piano connection with A-octave key Rollers: all standard plus low C and D, B-flat and F# (right thumb), inside A-octave key, F# key (right little finger). Body lock.	Served by Marcus/Willer Bassoon Shop	11/2003 (bassoon.org) 5/2005 (IDRS)
1425x/1	1998		Cracking of U-tube gasket		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 8/2006)
14302/2	1998				Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 7/2007)
14304	1998	1
14440/4	1998	1
14519/5	2000				Confirmed by the factory as the first bassoon shipped in 2000
14521	2000	1
14593	2000				Shown by Heckel at Morgantown IDRS Convention
14607	2001	2		Red with silver keywork		1/2002 (bassoon.org) 12/2002 (MusicalChairs.eu.com) 8/2005 (bassoon.org)
14622	2001	1				2002
1470x/3	2002		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 6/2008)
14704/3	2002		Low C key U-tube		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 7/2006)
14728	2002	1
14741	2002	1				11/2006 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
14743	Mar 2002	1
14765	2002	1		Red, silver plating with German bell. Hi D and E. RH whisper lock. D#/E trill.	serviced by Laslie/Nordby	7/2008 (IDRS)
1478x	2003		On pegs	High F, divided long joint, offset C#, right-hand Eb trill, no front Bb	Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 7/2006)
148xx	2003					9/2011
1481x	2003		On pegs		Seen at Kenmochi Bassoon works (Japan, 7/2006)
14929	2003	1		High F		11/2004 (bassoon.org)
14959	2003					5/2004
14962/4	2003	1		High F, E keys. Brass rings for tenon protection on both ends of the long joint. Balance-hanger (removable). Cork on all tenons. Maple wood in red with stripes. Gentleman's model.		11/2005 (musicalchairs.info, bassoon.org)
14969/2	2004				Confirmed as first Heckel bassoon shipped in 2004 by the factory.
14978	2004	1
14999/5	2004					7/2008 (www.musicalinstrumentsales.co.uk) 7/2009 (puchner.com)
15063	2005	2
1509x/3	2005		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 5/2008)
15105	2005				serviced by Laslie/Nordby
1511x	2005		On pegs	divided long joint	Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 7/2006)
1516x/3	2005		Right thumb area		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 3/2007)
15179	2005					7/2006 (Midwest)
15208	2006	1	In case	Divided long joint
1522x/1	2008		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 9/2007)
1532x/3	2008		On pegs		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 4/2008)
1536x/1	2008		On pegs New style case label Low D key		Seen in the Kenmochi Bassoon Works (Japan, 9/2008)
15377	4 2008	1
15421	3 2009					3/2009 (midwest musical imports)
15671/1	3 2009				Stolen from a UPS shipping unit in the loading zone of a German airport.