Fingering Table for Viennese Bassoon by Karl Mayer, member of the K. K . Hof-oper Wien. Published by Geberner & Hierhammer Wien, IV. Hptstr. 51. (Vienna, post 1894).
All holes covered, all keys down:
Db Ab Bb x x x | x x x F Ab c a c# c# E F# Ab B Eb Bb C D
Comments: The instrument features a G hole (R. H. ring finger). The Db key (L. H. little finger) opens a hole approximately half-way between the Db2 and Eb2 hole on a Heckel-system (and Almenraeder) bassoon. The R. H. thumb c# key articulates the same hole as the L. H. thumb c#. This c# hole is on the boot joint slightly below the metal band (above the E2 hole).
Bb1:
x x x | x x x F
E
Bb C D
B1:
x x x | x x x F
E
B
Bb C D
C2:
x x x | x x x F
E
C D
C#2:
Db
x x x | x x x F
E
C D
D2:
x x x | x x x F
E
D
Eb2:
x x x | x x x F
Eb E
D
E2:
x x x | x x x F
E
F2:
x x x | x x x F
F#2:
x x x | x x x F
F# (or alternate F#?
)
G2:
x x x | x x x
Ab2:
x x x | x x x Ab
A2:
x x x | x x o
Bb2:
Bb
x x x | x x o
B2:
x x x | x o o
C3:
x x x | o o o
C#3:
x x x | o o o
c# (or L. H. thumb c#?
)
D3:
x x o | o o o
Eb3:
x o x | o o o
Eb (or R. H. C#?)
x x o | o o o
Eb (or L. H. C#?)
E3:
x o o | o o o
F3:
o o o | o o o
F#3:
o x x | x x x
F# (or alternate F#?)
/ x x | x x x
F# (or alternate F#?)
G3:
/ x x | x x x
Ab3:
/ x x | x x x Ab
A3:
x x x | x x o
Bb3:
x x x | x o x
Bb
x x x | x x o
B3:
x x x | x o o
C4:
x x x | o o o
C#4:
x x x | o o o
c# (or L. H. thumb c#?)
x x o | x o o Ab
x x x | x x x F
c# (or L. H. thumb c#?)
D4:
x x o | o o o
Eb4:
x x o | x x x
x x o | o o o
Eb (or L. H. Db?)
E4:
x o x | x x x
x o o | x x x
F4:
o x o | x x x
o x x | x x o Ab (or R. H. thumb Ab?)
F#4:
o x x | x x o
F#
o x x | x o o Ab (or R. H. thumb Ab?)
G4:
/ x x | x o o
/ x x | x o o F
Ab4:
/ x x | o o o
A4:
x x o | o o o
a
x x x | o o o
a c# (or R. H. c#?)
Bb4:
x x x | x x F
a
x x x | x x x F
a
x x o | o o o
a c# (or R. H. c#?)
B4:
x x o | x x o F
a F#
D
C5:
x o o | x o o F
c
C#5:
o o o | x o o F
c
o o o | x o o F
d or c
C or D
D5:
Bb
o o o | o o o Ab
d c
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