Where to Buy Quality Reed Tools for Every Level

What Bassoon Reed Tools Do You Need

Want to get started adjusting or making your own reeds but not sure where to get the supplies? Thankfully a lot of the basic reed tools can be found at the hardware store or online. Specialty tools are a little harder to find, but I'll provide links to all of my favorites.

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🧰 Beginner - Basic Tool Kit

These are the things every bassoonist needs in their toolkit.

These tools will allow you to make quick adjustments to your reeds. I've listed the best inexpensive options, but you can certainly upgrade if you want!

With these items, you can scrape and adjust your mostly finished reeds to make them even better or bring them back to life.

🔨 Intermediate - Forming & Wrapping

If you want to form your own reeds, you'll need to add a few more things to the Basic Tool Kit.

Here's what you'll need to form and wrap reeds if you start with GSP cane.

🔬 Advanced - Finishing & Adjusting

If you want to take your reeds to the next level, these items are pricey but can make a big difference in the quality and refinement of your reeds.


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Amanda Pierce

Blue Moon Bassoon was founded by Amanda Pierce, a bassoonist, educator, and former arts administrator in Austin, Texas. She has worked with hundreds of bassoon students of all ages and performed as a freelance musician across Central Texas.

Amanda is the author of the Blue Moon Bassoon Songbook for Beginning and Intermediate Bassoonists, #BassoonGoals: Scales & Arpeggios, and #BassoonGoals: Getting Started Workbook for Bassoonists.

http://www.bluemoonbassoon.com
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