Bassoon Expertise

Fifteen years of fascination with bassoons

Next month marks fifteen years since we founded Double Reed Ltd. in October 2011. We will also be making some important announcements about our future. Before we do, we wanted to look back—not simply at what has happened over those fifteen years, but at why we shaped the business as we did, what has motivated us and, above all, what we have learned. Because where we are going next has a great deal to do with where we have been.

Bassoon(s) of the Week: Two Püchners Compared

This week’s article asks a simple question: is a second hand Premier great value compared with a Model 23, or is a Model 23 worth the extra money?

(Contra)Bassoon of the Week: Heckel Contrabassoon

Our Bassoon of the Week this week is not a bassoon; it is a contrabassoon. In fact, a Heckel contrabassoon. Read more about this instrument...