Koch Vienna

Austria, Ca. 1820

Stamp:

on all joints:
(Hapsburg eagle)
S:KOCH
WIEN

Wood:

maple

Keys:

8 helmet-shaped brass

Lenght:

123 cm

Details:

extra bell

Koch, Stephan.
Hungarian bassoon-maker, b.1772 d.1828. He first settled in Vienna as a carpenter's apprentice. He was a celebrated instrument-maker in his time, and his outstanding instruments brought him great wealth.

Bibliography:

Heyde 1978
Heyde 1980
Nagy 1984
Young 1993

Collection ID:

21