How to Care for a Bassoon

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Swab it out after every time you play.

   The swabs that come with an instrument are not the best solution; a perfect swab for the long and butt joints is a pull-through designed for a bass clarinet.
   
   Similarly, there is a somewhat smaller pull-through for the wing joint.
   
   Pull-throughs work better and have less lint than the swabs originally provided by most manufacturers.
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   Step 2: Blow out the bocal by taking the cork end and blowing.

   A very small pull-through can also be used here.
   
   A flexible brush designed for French horns also works very well. ,, Don't forget to lock the long and tenor joints together. ,, Take off the bocal and put the uncork end into the bell. , Bassoons are intricate and delicate instruments. ,,
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   Step 3: Blow out the reed by taking the string end and blowing.

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   Step 4: Put the parts of the bassoon in their correct positions.

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   Step 5: Be aware of your surroundings so that you don't bang the bell on anything.

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   Step 6: If you need to get up with your bassoon

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   Step 7: take off the reed and put it in your mouth.

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   Step 8: Don't bang harshly on keys.

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   Step 9: If you dropped something on the ground

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    Step 10: watch your head while you pick it up because you might hit your head on the bocal.

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    Step 11: Make sure if you need to carry your bassoon with you while moving

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    Step 12: put the bocal in the bell of your instrument.

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