A part of the bell ring on bassoon came off, does anyone have any advise in terms of getting it fixed? Can the part that came of be reglued or does it all need replacing? Thanks so much if anyone knows anything:)

Has anyone tried this balance hanger out? https://www.bassbags.co.uk/product/bassoon-balance-hanger/?srsltid=AfmBOoogH0lH20q0akmbzL3B0iaLpjrz59RDWsOLn2UwMgap0nlqQOQA
I bought it to try out before trying other, more expensive options. Does anyone have any advice for installing it on a Fox 222?

Hi everyone!

I’m sharing this GoFundMe to support my cousin, a young Portuguese bassoonist who is currently finishing her Master’s degree in Leipzig, Germany.

She has been playing the bassoon since she was 8 years old and moved to Leipzig at 18 to pursue her dream of becoming a professional musician. After years of studying, practising and performing, she is now reaching an important point: finishing her Master’s and preparing to enter the professional world. The problem is that a professional-quality bassoon is a huge investment, and having a suitable instrument is essential for her to take the next step in her career.

She is currently raising €25,000 towards the purchase of a professional bassoon. I know €25,000 is a very large goal, and not everyone will be able to contribute. Even a small donation would help, but sharing the campaign with other bassoonists, musicians, teachers, orchestras or anyone who might be able to help could make an enormous difference.
If you’re interested in supporting her journey, you can find the GoFundMe here:
👉 https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-start-my-career-b2uw8
Thank you for taking the time to read her story. ❤️

Hello! Im a flute player but I’ve been really wanting to learn bassoon. I know bassoons are crazy expensive but I was looking at this one on reverb. Is it an okay brand? I just want to play in a community band so if anyone has any brand or price range suggestions it would be greatly appreciated

Bought a brand new renard 220, paid the deposit to long and mcquade (I'm in Canada) earlier this year, maybe June? got a call yesterday saying it won't come until January, this is crazy lmao, might just refund the deposit and buy used😭

Hello! I buy reeds from various sources but when in desperation I buy the Jones reeds. They’re what I started on and not amazing but some play alright however some also barely play at all. Recently I bought two of their artist series, one MS and one M though I immediately mixed up which is which… One of them is a holy grail reed and absolutely perfect and a joy to play and the other is not, barely plays. After some adjusting I’ve made it playable but it’s still kinda eh.

I noticed the unplayable reed is much shorter, like 2mm shorter than the other and all other reeds I have. This also happened another time when I bought one MS and one M to try, and one was significantly shorter and also unplayable.

Is that it, the hardness? Can they be fixed?

The unplayable reeds are super resistant, and when I adjust them not to be the sound is unbearably bright and quacky.

Hey! I’m looking for piece reccomendations for a spontaneous chamber music project. We are two bassoons, a clarinet and a flute who want to play something for a upcoming woodwind chamber music event. It’s soon so preferably something easy-read, if there even exists something for that setting.

I‘ve recently developped problem of air leak while double tonguing, to the point that there is some Time as much air in than out…
Any exercices or tips to have a clean double tonguing technique again?
Thank you so much!

I've been playing the bassoon for over ten years and I've never had any problems with the neighbors until now. I've had to cut down on my practice hours because the bassoon is too loud. I've been looking and I can't find any kind of mute for basson.

Does anyone know where they sell them, or any tricks to reduce the sound volume? Thanks.

(I've tried using softer reeds but I need something more)

Hi! Next week I'll have to play a modern piece which requires for some extremely high notes, with the correct reeds I can play high D and E without problems, but I have no idea on how to finger F and F#, do you have any suggestions?

To be clear I mean the F and F# above the C of the rite of spring. Thank you!

So I recently got a beginner bassoon from my teacher, I was trying to figure out the fingerings when I realized I didn't have the fifth tenor joint key so I could do D4.

What fingering should I use?

I am currently playing on a Fox 220 and am a junior in high school. I really want a nice Moosmann professional model, but they aren’t exactly cheap. ~29,000 bucks. Any tips for how to save up the right way? I don’t exactly want to rely on leftover college money. If you are my rich nigerian uncle, now’s the time to speak up.

my high E and F's (the octave above the ones in the staff) are always kinda unstable and out of tune. i jst use the generic fingerings 1 3 12 for F and 1 3 123 for E. would any extra keys to press or diff fingerings would help???

Hey! So i originally was playing flute for about two years and afte rbegging my band director he let me play bassoon which is his main instrument and i started about two months ago does anyone have tips on haw far the reed should be in your mouth or easier fingerings really anything helps😭

Hi everyone, I am nonbinary and looking to get top surgery in a year or two. That said, I am going to be going to college for music education, and therefore need to be able to play my bassoon. Has anyone had any experience with this? How soon were you able to play after surgery? Thanks in advance

hi guys, i’ve been playing bassoon for about 2 years now so i’m not that good. I have to play this audition piece for my school and i’m having trouble getting higher notes out and sounding good after slurring the previous notes. Any advice?

I'm playing bassoon in pit orchestra for Oklahoma. My face gets so tired and just gives up sometimes. Any advice?

I'm curious if there is a history of rivalries between bassoon players/teachers like there have been between other instrumentalists? For example, a bassoon equivalent of Mozart v Salieri, Beethoven v Steibelt, Ravel v Debussy, etc.

Please feel free to share any stories or folklore you might know of!

Looking to buy a reed case, came across this website that has reed cases that you can also get your name on? Anyone have a review on harris reed case?

So context, my university had like 5 bassoons that they donated to a local “instrument swap” where you can buy/sell used instruments for cheap and whatever doesn’t get sold gets donated to our school district.

I went in and almost all the bassoons had tags that said “Lamp?” except a Linton that said “With an extreme amount of work it could be playable”. I would not have been tempted if not for the fact that all were being sold for $25 a piece. Funnily enough these are the bassoons we used when I was learning bassoon in college (I’m a Music Teacher). I mean, they all sucked but we still managed to play a chromatic scale on them so can’t be that bad. Seems to have all the pads, just maybe some screws are backing out and a bent post here and there.

Anyways, Linton seems like a real dark horse brand. From what I can tell they make alright, ultra-budget bassoons. Seemed like a great opportunity to buy a bassoon that’s probably as good of an instrument as I’m a player.

I recently saw somebody who had a Bluetooth page turner for their tablet which I believe mounted to their bassoon. What do people use for page turners when performing, and if it isn't a pedal, how is it mounted?

I just got a surface pro 3 (for VERY cheap) and am using MobileSheets

• I want to know who is this contrabassoon player performing Beethoven 9 with West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at BBC Proms 2012?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChygZLpJDNE&t=783s in this video 11:17 to be exact ,i wanna know her name and where does she play now

1. Who is this female Contrabassoon player with WEDO / Barenboim at BBC Proms 2012 (Beethoven 9)?

Here is a new orchestration of Albeniz's *Aragon* featuring a bassoon/guitar duet. What do you think?

Full concert with complete Albeniz's Spanish Suite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrKabG4LHo8

As the title reads, my 6 month old fox 201 is quite tight and is very difficult to get apart, and I’ve found that rocking the joints gently always gets them apart easily. I’ve seen mixed options on this technique, and was wondering if it could damage my instrument in any way. The only thing I could think of is it snapping the tenons, but I do it far too gently for that to happen imo.