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- Bassoon, circa 1790 - Bassoons were commonly used in village bands of the late 18th and early 19th century, along with other wind instruments. Some early American churches might use a bassoon to provide a bass line to keep the congregation on pitch when singing hymns, when an organ was beyond their means. This N. Curtiss bassoon may be the earliest surviving American-made bassoon.
- circa 1790
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Bassoon, circa 1790
Bassoons were commonly used in village bands of the late 18th and early 19th century, along with other wind instruments. Some early American churches might use a bassoon to provide a bass line to keep the congregation on pitch when singing hymns, when an organ was beyond their means. This N. Curtiss bassoon may be the earliest surviving American-made bassoon.