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Good Sources For Cane, Reed Making Supplies, 
Equipment & Bassoon Music

 

Gouged, Shaped and Profiled Cane:

Frederic Weiner
168 Jericho Turnpike
Mineola, NY 11501-1701
Order the Van Doren (DVN1 gouged only, DVN3 g.s.&p.) or Glotin (DGN1A gouged only, DGN3A, g.s.&p.)
(800) 622-CORK
www.weinermusic.com

Gouged Cane:

Rigotti cane from:

Rigotti
http://www.rigotti-reeds.com/c_basson_musiciens.htm

 

Glotin cane (medium gouge thickness) from:

Georg Rieger GmbH
Alois Degler Str.42a
Postfach 1446
76571 Gaggenau
Germany
www.georgrieger.com

Reed Making Tools:

  • The following reed making tools may be found at a good hardware store:

  • 600, 400 and 320 grade wet-dry sandpaper

  • Wire cutter

  • Needle nose pliers

  • Clear plastic ruler (6” in 1/32”)

  • Duco cement

  • X-acto knife

From a drug store:

  • Single edge razor blades

  • Pipe cleaners

  • Suede brush

  • Embroidery thread (fabric store)

  • Tackle box (sporting goods store)

  • Long rubber bands (office supply store)

 

22 gauge soft brass wire:
Malin Company
5400 Smith Rd.
Brookpark, OH 44142
(800) 967-9697

Specialty Items 

Reed knife
Graf Swiss folding curved knife 
Albert Alphin
(781) 449-4197
www.aawinds.com

 

Reed knife: Landwell knife 

Needle file set
Holding mandrel

Sharpening stone 
Plaque -- Contoured plastic arrow plaque

See my Products page for:

reamer

mandrel pins

pin vise for holding the pin while forming

drying rack

easel

scoring tool

gouge sanding bed

dial indicator

Dial indicator:

Barrick Stees

steesbassoon@gmail.com

Shaper:

Rieger #13 from
Justin Miller
www.millermarketingco.com

Profiler:

MD Reed Products

Reeds 'n Stuff

Georg Rieger

Gouger:

Rieger

Equipment:

Bassoon:

Beginner: Fox Renard 240 (short bore)

 

Advanced and professional: 
Moosman 100cl – The best medium priced bassoon on the market. Plays more like a prewar Heckel than any other non-Heckel bassoon made.

Heckel Bocals: (#2CD or #2CC preferred)

Nielsen Bocal Supply or

Directly from Heckel
 

Fox bocals:

The double star bocals are best.

For models 601 and 660, the #3*CVC*
For long and short bore models and all Renards, the #3*CVX*

 

Case cover: 
Altieri Instrument Bag Company
3003 Arapahoe, Suite 221
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 291-0658

 

Tuner and metronome: Tonal Energy app

Seat strap: Cup style from Miller Marketing

Neck strap: Choose "instrument support" from Forrests Music (different sizes available) 

Swabs: Boot and wing from Miller Marketing

Bocal brush: from Miller Marketing

* Do not use a cloth swab in the bocal!

 

 

Bassoon Music and Woodwind Chamber Music:

TrevCo Music

 

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