Good Sources For
Cane, Reed Making Supplies
Equipment, Bassoon Music,
Repair and Maintenance
Gouged, Shaped and Profiled Cane:
Barton Cane
(720) 341-9809
407 Martin St
Longmont, CO 80501
Gouged Cane:
Miller Marketing
Rigotti or Miller Select
P.O. Box 822
Wayne, PA 19087
https://millermarketingco.com/
Edmund Nielsen Woodwinds
Glotin cane (medium gouge thickness)
2863 N. Old Missouri Rd., Ste. 104A
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Phone : (630) 833-5676
https://www.nielsen-woodwinds.com/en
Georg Rieger GmbH
Alois Degler Str.42a
Postfach 1446
76571 Gaggenau
Germany
REED MAKING TOOLS:
Mandrel pins
Pin vise (with pin vise = holding mandrel)
Drying rack
Cane easel
Scoring tool
Reamer
Forming rubber bands
Dial indicator
(order all the above from www.steesbassoon.com)
The following reed making tools may be found at a good hardware store:
600, 400 and 320 grade wet-dry sandpaper
Wire cutter
Steel ruler (6” in 1/32”)
Duco cement
X-acto knife
From a drug store:
Pipe cleaners
Suede brush
Embroidery thread (fabric store)
Tackle box (sporting goods store)
7” x 1/8” long EPDM rubber bands (www.steesbassoon.com or 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
Landwell knife (#B-11)
Forrests Music
1849 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703
(510)845-7178
Needle files
File set (#E-26)
Round (#E-27 RF)
Hand (#E-27 HC)
Sharpening stone -- India stone
Placque -- Plastic arrowhead
Nielsen Woodwinds
2863 N. Old Missouri Rd., Ste. 104A
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Phone : (630) 833-5676
https://www.nielsen-woodwinds.com/en
Dial indicator:
Steesbassoon indicator
Shaper:
Fox ST2 straight shaper
Fox Products Corporation
https://www.foxproducts.com/index.php
Profiler:
MD Reed Products profiler
129 W. Minneapolis Ave
Salina, KS 67401
(888) 540-5530
www.mdreedproducts.com
Georg Rieger
Gouger:
R.D.G., Inc.
or Rieger
Equipment:
Bassoon:
Beginner:
Renard 240 (short bore)
Contact Fox Products Corporation to find a dealer near you:
Advanced and professional:
Moosman 150E
Miller Marketing
P.O. Box 822
Wayne, PA 19087
https://millermarketingco.com/
Professional: Heckel bassoon
Heckel GmbH
Stettiner Str.7
6202 Biebrich am Rhein
Postfach 12 0343
D65203 Wiesbaden, Germany
Bocals:
Heckel #2CD or #2CC
Heckel GmbH
Stettiner Str.7
6202 Biebrich am Rhein
Postfach 12 0343
D65203 Wiesbaden, Germany
Or from:
Edmund Nielsen Woodwinds
2863 N. Old Missouri Rd., Ste. 104A
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Phone: (630) 833-5676
https://www.nielsen-woodwinds.com/en
Nielsen offers a trial period and stocks over 200 Heckel bocals.
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:
Harness from Forrests Music
Catalog number: (#P-28)
Forrests Music
1849 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703
(510)845-7178
Swabs (wing and boot separately):
Koelbl from Miller Marketing
Bocal brush:
Koelbl from Miller Marketing
Bassoon Music and Woodwind Chamber Music
Trevco-Varner Music (bassoon and chamber music)
3 Greensview Drive
West Hartford, CT 06107 USA
(203) 698-0444
Groth Music (huge selection of printed music)
952-884-4772
https://www.grothmusic.com/c-6-printed-music.aspx
Gail Warnaar Double Reed Shop (bassoon and chamber music)
The Old Homestead
P.O. Box 150
Barnet, VT 05821
(802)633-4014
BASSOON MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Kenneth Potsic