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Re: Wood vs. plastic bassoons?

Author: BassoonWorks
Date: 2008-08-10 05:03

The Model III is particularly useful if you are playing outside or in very extreme condition (one student traded in her wooden instrument for one of these when she was sent on a scientific trip to Antartica!). In generally, most players prefer wooden instruments as the posters above had noted. Weight difference is not a significant factor since so much of the instrument's weight consists of the keywork which is the same on both type of instruments.

For most players, the different between a long bore and short bore is not important and the long bore gives more flexibility (eg, is less finicky) about pitch and reeds. Short bores were intended for first-chair players in large halls because they help with sound projection (but at the cost of the flexibility of the traditional long-bore design). Good luck!

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