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When printing, make sure to rotate it so it can print without supports. Once you are done printing you can wrap electrical tape around the thinner portion of the extension so it fits snugly in the bassoon. This was inspired by…
Tool to soak and store bassoon reeds.
Swell added to the bell to improve timbre of low B, C, and D. With the straight version of the extension these notes sound muffled. Recommend printing with a raft, wall thickness of at least 1.2 mm, and infill at 0%. I used PLA. Other…
Sometimes the low B-flat on the bassoon is just not low enough. Composers want a low A (or even lower). See for https://orchestrationonline.com/bassoon-a-extension-dos-donts/ for explanation. On the internet there are several models to…
The design fits most of the pencils that I was able to measure, but I've also uploaded the parametric FreeCAD file in case you need to make adjustments to the dimensions. I recommend printing with a small brim to increase bed adhesion, as…
Bassoon reed drying rack that holds up to 20 reeds.
Some excellent bocal-mounted pickups are available for bassoon, like the Little Jake, but they are relatively expensive and require bocal cutting. This pickup can be made from about $1 worth of parts and be used without modifying the…
After searching far and wide for the lower part of the body lock for my Selmer 1432b Bassoon I couldn't find the lower part. So I designed this body lock for the lower part. 3d printing these screws would not be feasible, so I found some…
