STME58
1881 posts
Dec 08, 2016
11:20 PM
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I was sitting in my living room this evening and I heard the smooth snick, click of a precision mechanism being assembled. As someone who occasionally uses firearms, this was a recognizable sound and a bit disconcerting in this context. Out of the corner of my eye I could perceive a person standing off to the side with a long barreled large caliber ...............bassoon. My son then took it upstairs to practice.
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nacoran
9318 posts
Dec 09, 2016
12:17 PM
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LOL!
Well, it could be worse... his bassoon playing could be so bad that you'd wish it was a gun cocking!... some of those reed instruments can sound pretty rough when you are starting out.
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STME58
1883 posts
Dec 09, 2016
2:30 PM
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Actually, he plays quite well and I don't mind listening to him at all. He played Alto Sax for about 4 years before starting the bassoon. Right now I am renting a bassoon for him. I would like to buy him one but an intermediate level bassoon costs more than 5 times what a good high power rifle costs!
I found this interesting video that shows how menacing setting up a bassoon can be. (Note the similarity of selecting a reed to selecting the proper harp from ones case.)
Also on line is a video from the US Army on how to set up a bassoon. (Setup and teardown starts at 2:07)
Last Edited by STME58 on Dec 09, 2016 2:34 PM
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Estragon
24 posts
Dec 11, 2016
12:09 AM
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Love the bassoon, an amazing sounding instrument.
Big fan of low instruments in general, contrabassoon, bass clarinet, tuba, double bass, and of course low harps.
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