Photos of Historical Bassoons and Related Instruments

 I sometimes get asked about photos of historical bassoons. Here is the final answer: Professor Colette Louvier of Sorbonne University (Musicologie) PARIS V has prepared an exhaustive collection of photos of historical bassoons and related instruments (e.g. dulcians), at this site.
　

Me and My Bassoon: a Photo

In case you wondered either what my instrument, or I look like, here is a photo of me playing my bassoon, an Eichentopf copy by Leslie Ross, of New York N.Y. (U.S.A.). Photographed in January, 2003. My companion, ODA Kou'ichi, is playing a viola da gamba.