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Re: H Richter Bassoon Information??

Author: Artemesia Tridentata
Date: 2012-05-10 04:56

I bought my H Richter Bassoon new in 1973 in a music store in a suberb of Atlanta. I believe it was called Fulton. I was in the Air University Band stationed in Montgomery AL. I was playing both a Puchner-Cooper and a Heckel Bassoon. They belonged to the USAF, and I wanted a good horn of my own. The Fulton Music Store in Fulton imported the Richter Bassoon. It was my understanding that they bought components and had them assembled in Germany. I believe that I was told that the wooden tube was manufactured by Heckel and that the key work was added by the Monennig Brothers. The instruments I tried were of an excellent quality. Mine is a beautiful red finish and those joints not lined with cartucho, have a beeswax lining. The fit and finish of the key work is first rate. I have full rollers for the right thumb but not the left. The day I purchased my horn, serial #52, they had just recieved a shipment of 16. I spent all day trying them and finally picked three that seemed to be identical in pitch, tambor and scale. I chose one that had a distinct swirl on the bell. I use Heckel C bocals. The Richter has a bright sound somewhat comparable to the Puchner-Cooper. However it felt more stable to me. It was not as stable as the Heckel that I had been playing. But it was brighter.

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