Dulcians in Augsburg

Dulcians in the Maximilian Museum, Augsburg

Maximilian Museum
Philippine Welser Straße 24
D-86150 Augsburg
Germany Tel: +49 821 324 4111
Fax: +49 821 324 4105

The Maximilian Museum in Augsburg contains six dulcians:

3017 is a left handed Alto with 6 finger holes on the front, 2 on the back and one side hole. About 43 cm long.
3016 is a Tenor
3015 is a Bass, length 987 mm, keys for F and D.
3014 is a Bass, length 992 mm, keys for F and D, marked HIERO.S, sycamore.
3013 is a two piece Quart Bass marked HIERO.S. with keys for C and AA. The two pieces are glued together. Total length 1275 mm.
3012 is a three piece Octave Bass marked HIERO.S. Total length 1882 cm. Keys for FF, EE, DD and CC.

Literature:

FoMRHI Quarterly 74, January 1994, Comm 1224. Graham Lyndon-Jones, Augsburg revisited.
FoMRHI Quarterly 75, April 1994, Comm 1257. Erich Tremmel, The Curtals of the Maximilianmuseum Augsburg.
FoMRHI Quarterly 77, October 1994, Comm 1305. Graham Lyndon-Jones, Four Great Curtals.
Maggie Kilbey. Curtal, Dulcian, Bajon: A History of the Precursor to the Bassoon, 2002.

Remarks and comment to: Hans Mons