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Hähnchen, Dieter

A new bassoon bass joint

Successful cooperation of musicians, physicist and instrument makers


Category: Essay
Das Orchester 04/2008, Page 36
Intonation in the lower register has always been tricky for bassoon players. Over a number of years the author has been occupied with the development of a new bass joint, the process of which is described in the article. A wider dynamic register and greater chromatic variation was realised through changes to relative tone-hole diameter, tested by physical resonance measurements.

 
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