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One of the most distinctive looking features of a bassoon is
the crook. The crook is the curved piece of metal that extends from the bassoon
to the reed, which goes into the mouth. So far so good – this sounds like a
simple piece of equipment!
In actual fact, though, which crook you use on your bassoon
can have a dramatic effect on the overall sound and playability of your
instrument. A good quality crook can make a poor quality bassoon sound good,
and can make a good quality bassoon sound even better. A poor quality crook, or
a wrongly matched crook to your particular instrument, can have the opposite
effect.
The reason for this is that any air flowing through the
instrument must first go through the crook, and because the crook has such a narrow bore diameter,
even the slightest adjustment to crook shape or material can affect the rest of
the instruments tuning, intonation, sound quality and projection.
For this reason bassoonists sometimes spend a lot of time in
search of the right crook for their instrument.
Because we understand how important the right crook is in allowing you to get the most out of your bassoon, at Double Reed Ltd. we have just started a bassoon Crooks For Sale page. We will be listing more and more crooks on there in the near future. You can take a look here:
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