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Re: Holding a bassoon

Author: Ian White
Date: 2010-06-12 09:18

A good point by cairngorm. The only thing there is that, depending on your height & initial shape of the crook, you might need to get it reshaped so that the reed still enters your mouth at a good angle. Also doing this will lower the bassoon so that your hands are at a more comfortable height. All this applies to a floor spike as well.

I've tried the Bhen - the instrument does seem a bit unstable to begin with but you get used to it. It takes a bit if time to adjust the height & positioning of the stand for best results. I also feel that the length of the arm the bassoon hangs from needs to be a bit longer.

I have also tried the leg rests - not the one Forrests sell but the Dutch ones - but never managed to really get comfortable with it although a lot of players find them very good - having a chair the right height so that my upper leg could comfortably be horizontal (A rare occurrence!) helped. One danger with the Dutch type is that they can be mounted too tightly round the upper ring of the butt & distort the sockets although Maarten Vonk does a version that fits lower down the butt but is more tricky to fit. My other reservation is the possible long term effect of the weight of the bassoon (especially of the Forrest LegHook from the look of it) being exerted over a small area of the leg.

Another stand which I like is by Maarten Vonk - www.fagot.nl - very good but it cannot be used with all chairs.

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