Cane:
Gouged:
Danzi Gouged Bassoon Cane - Gouged Canes, for Bassoons – Medium/Hard – 38/40 thick (danzireeds.it) - $2.80/cane
Rieger Gouged Bassoon Cane - Bassoon reed blanks - gouged 1.25 mm thick - 120 mm long - $2.53/cane
Gouged, Shaped and Profiled (GSP)
William Short Gouged/Shaped/Profiled Donatti - Short (5 Pieces) — Barton Cane - $33/ 5 pieces of cane
Herzberg Gouged/Shaped/Profiled Donatti - Herzberg Shape (5 Pieces) — Barton Cane - $33/ 5 pieces of cane
General Tools:
The following tools should be stored away in a safe and easily portable bag/case of your choice with your bassoon. Please expect to carry these tools with you everywhere.
Bassoon Mandrel - Fox - $18.50
2 Bassoon plaques: 1 contrabassoon plaque & 1 Goldbaum bassoon plaque - Bassoon Plaques from Forrests Music - $10
6-inch Steel Ruler (with 1/16th graduation) - General Tools 676 6-Inch Rigid Stainless Steel Rule - Steel Rulers - Amazon.com - $9
Grobet Diamond Needle File medium and fine - Grobet Diamond Needle File – RDG Woodwinds, Inc. - $62
X-ACTO Precision Knife with No. 11 Blades - Elmer's X-ACTO X3311 N0. 1 Precision Knife With 5 No. 11 Blades - $7
Victorinox Grafter Knife with Straight Blade and Curved Blade - Victorinox Grafter Knife with Straight Blade – Swiss Knife Shop - $43
Needle Nose Pliers with Cutter - Mascot Needle Nose Pliers with Cutter (hodgeproductsinc.com) - $16
Bassoon Spiral Reamer - 2XREED BASSOON REAMER | Miller Marketing (millermarketingco.com) - $30
400/600/800 Grit wet/dry sandpaper - 400 600 800 Grit,15Pcs Wet Dry Sandpaper Sheets - $9
Total: $204.50 (not including shipping)
Forming Tools:
If forming from GSP cane:
Pin Vise Mandrel - Christlieb Products Tool Archive 2 - $23
Drying Board with 12 Brass Forming Mandrels - Christlieb Products Tool Archive 2 - $71
Bassoon wire, 22 gauge, brass - Bassoon Wire, 22 Gauge, Brass – RDG Woodwinds, Inc. - $14
Duco Cement - Duco Cement Multi-Purpose Household Glue - 1 fl oz - 6 Pack - $16
Cotton Twine - Amazon.com: PerkHomy Cotton Butchers Twine - $4
Nylon Thread - Nylon Thread – RDG Woodwinds, Inc. - $7
Dial Indicator with Winstead pin - MILLER PRO BASSOON DIAL INDICATOR - WINSTEAD - $185
Bassoon Reed Tip Cutter - Bassoon Reed tip cutter - $216
Alternatively: Tip Cutter (pliers) - 2XREED END NIPPERS / TIP CUTTER | Miller Marketing (millermarketingco.com) - $18
If forming from gouged cane:
Bassoon Straight Shaper #2A (Herzberg Shape) - Bassoon-Straight-Shapers - $150
Alternatively: Herzberg Flat Shaper - Herzberg Flat shaper - $150
Bassoon Reed Profiler - Bassoon-Reed-Profiler (mdreedproducts.com) - $700
Total: $1,188 -$1,386 (not including shipping)