I too have a Richter bassoon, which I bought from Wood, Wind and Reed in Cambridge, UK in 2003.
If it matters, my Richter has the low c trill key, lh whisper lock and is keyed to High Eb. That is the sole digit of the serial number.just the number 6. I was told there were only 10 of this specific model made.and I have number 6. (JUST his word on this.not my experience.) I've done searches for Richter bassoons and am getting no where. May sound strange.but he said he could swap from one to the other at any given time as they were so similar. He was the prinicipal bassoonist with a professional orchestra and would use the Richter for rehearsals.and his Heckel for performances. My bassoon was made in 1967, according to the previous owner.and I bought it in 1976, the year he retired from professional playing. I've sent email inquiries to people over the years.and not had any luck getting a response back. That being said, I'm wondering if anyone has any information on bassoons made by "H Richter" in Germany.
It will probably do everything you could ever want it to do, and more.New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/ Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log Inįirst, I'm new to the bassoon board.but NOT new to bassoon playing. Based on my experience, yes, go for it, especially if you can get a good price.
She described it as a songbird, very easy to get a nice singing sound out of it (she said she had to really work to get her Heckel to do what my Schreiber did with almost no effort at all. Shortly after I purchased it, I had it evaluated by a pro player who offered to swap her Heckel for it and I don`t think she was kidding. It`s their top-line professional instrument, and I LOVE IT!!!! As far as I`m concerned, forget about looking for something better I`ll play this horn until it`s time to lay it on top of me. Historical background, if needed-Wentzel Schreiber was the former shop foreman at Puchner, had been with Puchner for about 34 years before going out on his own after WW2, so we are talking about a fair amount of experience at bassooon making (I believe he passed his considerable experience on to his children).įor myself, I latched onto a VERY good deal on a Schreiber. If this is a concern for you, consider it. You are probably aware that the s13 is a student model instrument designed for players with smaller hands.
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