Fingering Table for C. Almenraeder System 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:

    Eb Db c#    Bb  F#
x  x  x  |  x  x  x F Ab
 c a c#   Bb  E  F# Ab
Bb B C D

Bb1:
x  x  x  | x x x F
            E
Bb B C D


B1:
x  x  x  | x x x F
            E
Bb B C D


C2:
x x x | x x x F
         E
 C D


C#2:
    C#
x x x | x x x F
         E
 C D


D2:
x x x | x x x F
         E
   D


Eb2:
    Eb
x x x | x x x F
         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#


G2:
x x x | x x x


Ab2:
x x x | x x x Ab

x x x | x x x
            Ab


A2:
x x x | x x o


Bb2:
x x x | x x o
       Bb

           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#

       c#
x x x | o o o


D3:
x x o | o o o


Eb3:
x o x | o o o

x x o | o o o
   c#


E3:
x o o | o o o


F3:
o o o | o o o


F#3:
o x x | x x x F

/ x x | x x x F
             F#


G3:
/ x x | x x x


Ab3:
/ x x | x x x Ab

/ x x | x x x
             Ab


A3:
x x x | x x o


Bb3:
x x x | x x o
       Bb

x x x | x o x


B3:
x x x | x o o


C4:
x x x | o o o


C#4:
x x x | o o o
    c#

x x o | x o o

"This C# is for inevitable use":
x x x | x x x F
    c#


D4:
x x o | o o o


Eb4:
x x o | x x x

x o x | o o o

x x o | o o o
   c#


E4:
x o x | x x x

x o o | o o o


F4:
x o o | x x o


o x o | x x o


F#4:
/ x x | x o o

o x x | o x o Ab


G4:
/ x x | o o o

o x x | o o o Ab

o x x | x o x


Ab4:
o x x | o o x


A4:
x x x | o o x
  a c#

x x x | o o o F
  a c#


Bb4:
x x x | x x o
  a c#

x x x | o o o F
  a c#


B4:
x x o | x x o F
  a

x x o | x x o F
c


C5:
x o o | x x o F
c

x o o | x x o F
c      Bb


C#5:
x o o | x o o F
c      Bb

           Bb
x o o | x x o
c           F#


D5:
o o x | o o x Ab
c

o o x | o o x Ab
c      Bb

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