Where can I buy a cheap beginner bassoon?

November 29, 2008 at 06:48 AM by Swimmer_ | Posted in Classical

Q: Online. Also what is the best cheap beginner brand of bassoon?

December 03, 2008 at 12:00 AM by Michael J

A: Congratulations! The bassoon is a great instrument.

Check out the B-stock/outlet section at the Brasswind and the Woodwind - http://www.wwbw.com/Search.list?Ne=12&N=61+4294939928+4294900295

They often have great deals on high quality instruments. Beware that bassoons are twitchy instruments and you're better off spending a little more money to get a good instrument.

These are good brands: Fox, Moosmann, Heckel (too expensive though), Schreiber, Puchner. Wood is better than plastic, but if you can only afford plastic, I recommend a Fox. (Their Renard wood instruments are excellent too.)

You can also check with the International Double Reed Society. http://www.idrs.org/ They also have great info on music, tips on playing, teachers, conferences, etc.

3 Comments

  • ciarrawhite68 says:
    November 30, 2008 at 12:00 AM
    You can try here, last time I checked they had some

    http://www.buy-a-rama.com/buy/bassoon
  • Angela C says:
    November 30, 2008 at 12:00 AM
    There are some cheap, brand new ones on eBay. I think the cheapest in $1 400. Just go onto eBay and type bassoon into the search box.

    Hope you find one!
  • Joe says:
    November 30, 2008 at 12:00 AM
    You can buy it from
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%2Fqid%3D1228095913%3Fie%3DUTF8%26rs%3D11091801%26keywords%3Dbassoon%26bbn%3D405758011%26rnid%3D11965861%26rh%3Dn%253A11091801%252Ck%253Abassoon%252Cn%253A405758011&tag=p045-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
    Hope this helps
    Good luck!

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