My Püchner Bassoon 

That's so cool. Thanks for joining us. I will keep making videos to try to share as much as possible. Hope you get to try bassoon soon! :)

That's SO Cool!

I think so, too!

Hi Andy, I have a bit on the three tiered scrape for the tip of a reed but I have yet to film a vlog style scrape and break in a reed over a few weeks video. Let me see if I can get that done over the holiday break, maybe? :)

Yes! A former student of mine is selling a year old used M24. Let me know if you're interested. :)

I agree! It's been added to the filming schedule. :)

I totally understand. The opening sound clip is me playing this bassoon! You can hear more of it on the Vintage sound clips on my website www.erynoft.com. And you can hear my Heckel on my recent album: Eryn Oft Out of the Box, available on all streaming services. :)

Hi there- You can message me on FB. No worries. I've enjoyed my Puchners. I own two of them and both have a HUGE Sound. But I have also played on Puchners that have a smaller sound. Before I owned my Puchner I owned a Fox 201. I found that when I moved to Puchner I had a richer color palette, a wider variety of sounds to play with but with the greater density of colors comes greater flexibility. I found I had to make the same jump when I moved to my Heckel. Greater colors but greater flexibility. I find it is best to match the bassoonist to the instrument and brand. Too much flexibility can cause some players to not be as stable and not play as well as they would on an instrument with less tone colors. Just my two cents. I would love to hear what you end up buying! Keep me posted.

Jonahtnan Rio I have a blog on mass market Bassoon’s for $5000 or less on my website. And I did sound comparisons in the video. I also have another blog on used Bassoons and what to watch out for. If you’d like to spend more money send me a message and I will see what I can dig up. erynoft.com/2016/10/02/nobel-bassoons/

Thanks so much! I live in Brazil now and will be going to the US next year. I might be in the market when I go up for a visit to see what's available. I'm doing some research and your information is GREAT! Thanks!

Hi there- No worries! I doubled on bassoon and flute all through high school. It's okay to play more than one instrument. Just keep in mind that it will require more practice time. :)

Eryn Oft thank you!

You're welcome.

It depends on how humid your location is, how hard the cane is, and the altitude. In Alabama I like to only soak my reeds for one minute so that it doesn't overly saturate and pop the tip too far open. But when I lived in dry high altitude climates, like Utah, I would soak it for 2 minutes to be sure it wouldn't dry out while playing on it.

I actually started on flute and then moved to bassoon. :)

i actually started on flute and switched to oboe

I will see what I can do in the future. Please let me know which video you would most like to see with captions.

I would like to see your bassoon playing videos and talking about the instrument or your guests!

Yes! Everything done to a bassoon alters it! Isn't it fascinating. :)

I totally understand. Great Insurance is the only way to feel slightly safe. :)

That's ok. The color and finish of the bassoon is part of what creates the tone colors. For me, it was more about tone colors than the look of the bassoon. :)