Meyrick Alexander of the Philharmonia Orchestra discusses aspects of bassoon construction.
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The conical bore of the instrument.
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The bore seen from the inside (and an explanation of the bird perched on Meyrick's bassoon!)...
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How sound is produced.
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Crook lengths and distances.
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French and German systems.
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The registers of the bassoon.
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The characters of the bassoon.
Contrabassoon Construction
In these clips Nicholas Reader discusses aspects of contrabassoon construction.
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The construction of the contra.
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The folds of the instrument.
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The key holes.
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The history of the modern contrabassoon.
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The reed.
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Changing reeds.
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The agility of the coontrabassoon.