Author: DressedToKill
Date: 2006-04-21 14:45
Hi! I'm Josh, and I picked up the bassoon when I was 12, in junior high. I'm primarily a clarinetist, but when I was in high school, I moved, and the new school refused to allow anybody who was not in marching band to play in symphonic band unless they played an instrument that wasn't used on the field. I did not participate in marching band, as I spent my summers and free time during the year playing in various symphony orchestras and chamber groups, so I played a great deal of bassoon in high school, eventually going on to All-Eastern and National band.
Eventually, I did some private study with Judith Leclair and Stephen Dibner. Now, though, I don't play nearly as much as I once did, unless I have the odd sub gig. (I play mostly clarinet, viola, and English horn these days.)
My bassoon is a fully rebuilt Mollenhauer with high E/F, wing Eb trill, Ab/Bb trill, full right and left thumb roller treatments, double-wide F#, and a gentleman's bass joint, and my contra is an Adler.
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