Historical German Shawm: Tenor (440 Hz) by Guntram Wolf 1660 This Baroque bassoon is the

This Baroque bassoon is the result of a long search for a Baroque bassoon tuned to 440 Hz

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Jan Steenbergen (1676-1752) worked in the first half of the 18th century in Amsterdam as a manufacturer of woodwind instruments

Historical German Shawm: Tenor (440 Hz) by Guntram Wolf 1660 This Baroque bassoon is theHistory of German Shawms Historical versions of the oboe were are vast and varied. The Renaissance ensemble got a clear double reed contour through the use of a set of shawms. Shawms were used both as solo voices and as background color. They were particularly used in combination with trombones (sackbutts). Like dulcians, they are indispensable for the music and sound of this period. A German shawm and dulcian combined make an ideal Renaissance