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Musical Instrument Guide

Bassoon

From deep resounding low notes to sweet melodies, unhindered expression. The long, wide wooden pipe of the bassoon contains much wisdom.

Origins

  • The Birth of the Bassoon 
  • Instruments of the bassoon family 

Structure

  • What Kind of Musical Instrument is a Bassoon? 
  • A Long Tube that can be Separated 
  • The Bocal and its Various Functions 
  • Unique Features of the bassoon, and How to Play 
  • [Experiment1]Comparing the Sound of Tone Holes cut Obliquely and Perpendicular 
  • [Experiment2]Encasing the Bore in Various Materials 
  • Bonus Experiment 

How to Play

  • Adopting the Correct Posture 
  • How to play 
  • How to tune the bassoon 
  • How to make a reed 
  • Bassoon fingering chart 

How the Instrument is Made

  • Making the pipe body 
  • Tuning during manufacture 
  • How the Bocal is Made 

Choosing an Instrument

  • What is a "Gentleman Type"? 
  • Selecting Wall Thickness 
  • A Passion for Reeds and Bocals 

Care and Maintenance

  • Before playing the bassoon 
  • Maintaining the Instrument after Performances 
  • How to use maintenance accessories 

Trivia

  • An Instrument that is Sensitive to Humidity 
  • Sounds from water in the U-tube?
  • There's a needle in the bocal?! 
  • Comments by conductors caused popularity to tumble? 
  • Bassoon classics - Chamber music works 
  • Bassoon classics - Concertos 
  • Is the "contra-fagotto" a contrabassoon? 
  • What is the best tool to file a reed? 
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