He may have been influential in certain developments in woodwind instruments .
He is credited with creating the oboe. Jean and his son Martin ( c. 1640 -- 1712 ) , father of Jacques - Martin , were responsible for important advances in musette making .
He may have been influential in certain developments in woodwind instruments , and he is credited with creating the oboe. Jean and his son Martin ( c. 1640 -- 1712 ) , father of Jacques - Martin , were responsible for important advances in musette making .