Bodinus worked elsewhere but always returned to Karlsruhe and was concertmaster there for two periods. He left Karlsruhe in 1752, returned in a disoriented state in 1758 and was committed to an insane asylum in Pforzheim where he died.
Bodinus's career path took him elsewhere but he always maintained a strong affinity for Karlsruhe, holding the position of concertmaster there on two separate occasions. He left Karlsruhe in 1752, reappeared years later in a state of confusion and was subsequently institutionalized in an asylum in Pforzheim where he ultimately passed away.