For Bassoon Students
Good Sources For Cane, Reed Making Supplies,
Equipment & Bassoon Music
Gouged, Shaped and Profiled Cane:
Frederic Weiner
168 Jericho Turnpike
Mineola, NY 11501-1701
Order the Van Doren (DVN1 gouged only, DVN3 g.s.&p.) or Glotin (DGN1A gouged only, DGN3A, g.s.&p.)
(800) 622-CORK
www.weinermusic.com
Gouged Cane:
Rigotti cane from:
Rigotti
http://www.rigotti-reeds.com/c_basson_musiciens.htm
Glotin cane (medium gouge thickness) from:
Edmund Nielsen Woodwinds
61 E, Park Blvd.
Villa Park, IL 60181
(630) 833-5676
www.nielsen-woodwinds.com
Georg Rieger GmbH
Alois Degler Str.42a
Postfach 1446
76571 Gaggenau
Germany
www.georgrieger.com
REED MAKING TOOLS:
The following reed making tools may be found at a good hardware store:
600, 400 and 320 grade wet-dry sandpaper
Wire cutter
Needle nose pliers
Clear plastic ruler (6” in 1/32”)
Duco cement
X-acto knife
From a drug store:
Single edge razor blades
Pipe cleaners
Suede brush
Embroidery thread (fabric store)
Tackle box (sporting goods store)
Long rubber bands (office supply store)
22 gauge soft brass wire:
Malin Company
5400 Smith Rd.
Brookpark, OH 44142
(800) 967-9697
Specialty Items
(catalog numbers in parentheses, suppliers below)
Reed knife
Graf Swiss folding curved knife
Albert Alphin
(781) 449-4197
www.aawinds.com
or
1 Reed knife
Landwell knife (#B-11)
1 Needle files
File set (#E-26)
Round (#E-27 RF)
Hand (#E-27 HC)
2 Holding mandrel
3 Sharpening stone
India stone
3 Placque
Plastic arrowhead
4 Reamer
Forming mandrel
General tool ¼” pin vise
Forming mandrel tips (from Prof. Stees)
Suppliers:
1 Forrests
1849 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703
(510) 845-7178
www.forrestsmusic.com
2 Keith Bowen Workshop
http://home.earthlink.net/~fixbassoon/accessories/berdon.html
3 Edmund Nielsen Woodwinds
61 E, Park Blvd.
Villa Park, IL 60181
(630) 833-5676
www.nielsen-woodwinds.com
Dial indicator:
Ken Potsic
kpostsic@yahoo.com
Shaper:
Rieger #13 from
Justin Miller
www.millermarketingco.com
Profiler:
Georg Rieger
www.georgrieger.com
Gouger:
R.D.G., Inc.
or Rieger
Equipment:
Bassoon:
Beginner: Renard 240 (short bore)
Advanced and professional:
Moosman 150E – The best medium priced bassoon on the market. Plays more like an old Heckel than any other non-Heckel bassoon made.
Order Fox Bassoons from the following dealers:
Bob Williams
46601 W. Main St.
Northville, MI 48167
(248) 348-9864
Keith Bowen Bassoon Workshop
http://home.earthlink.net/~fixbassoon/
Moosman 150E from:
Miller Marketing
http://www.millermarketingco.com
Bocals:
Heckel #2CD or #2CC
Order directly from Heckel:
Heckel GmbH
Stettiner Str.7
6202 Biebrich am Rhein
Postfach 12 0343
D65203 Wiesbaden, Germany
Or from:
Edmund Nielsen Woodwinds
61 E, Park Blvd.
Villa Park, IL 60181
(630) 833-5676
www.nielsen-woodwinds.com
Nielsen offers a trial period and stocks over 200 Heckel bocals.
Fox bocals:
The double star bocals are best.
For models 601 and 660, the #3*CVC*
For long and short bore models and all Renards, the #3*CVX*
Case cover:
Altieri Instrument Bag Company
3003 Arapahoe, Suite 221
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 291-0658
Tuner: Korg CA20
Metronome: Seiko DM11
Seat strap: Cup style from Weiner (B06)
Neck strap: Harness style from Weiner (S40SH)
Swab: from Weiner (WGN)
Bocal brush: from Miller Marketing
Bassoon Music and Woodwind Chamber Music
TrevCo Music Eble Music
P.O. Box 4 P.O. Box 2570
Tallevast, FL 34270 Iowa City, IA 52244
(813) 758-7277 (319) 338-0313
www.trevcomusic.com www.eble.com
Gail Warnaar Double Reed Shop
The Old Homestead
P.O. Box 150
Barnet, VT 05821
(802) 633-4014
www.DoubleReedShop.com