Deluxe Bassoon Reed Making Kit

Everything You Need to Make Your Own Bassoon Reeds

Go beyond adjusting reeds and start making your own bassoon reeds, with a complete set of quality tools and reed-making materials.

Designed for students, teachers, and developing reed makers, the Deluxe Bassoon Reed Making Kit includes all the essential tools from our Bassoon Reed Making Kit, plus the cane, wire, thread, forming tools, and finishing supplies needed to take on the bassoon reed-making process.

With five pieces of prepared bassoon cane and enough pre-cut wire for multiple reeds, this kit gives you quality materials to put your new tools to work right away. From forming and wiring to scraping, clipping, wrapping, and finishing, it’s a more complete setup for bassoonists ready to take the next step in learning to make their own reeds.

Includes:

• Rieger F5 Bassoon Mandrel
  • a must-have for holding your reed securely while you work
• Plaque
  • protects the reed tip while scraping (color may vary)
• Rigotti Reed Knife with Beveled Edge
  • the perfect tool for scraping (choose left or right-handed)
• Needle Nose Pliers
  • essential for wire adjustments
• Wet-Dry Sandpaper
  • 5 sheets (400, 800, 1000, 1500, 2500 grit) for smoothing cane and finishing work
• Tool Case
  • compact, protective storage for your essential reed-making tools
• Barton GSP Bassoon Cane – Rigotti R1A Shape (5)
  • prepared cane ready for forming and reed making
• Pre-Cut Brass Wire – 22 Gauge (30)
  • beginner-friendly wire for forming and securing bassoon reeds
• Nylon Thread
  • for securely wrapping and finishing your reeds (colour may vary)
• Duco Cement
  • used to seal finished bassoon reeds
• Exacto Knife
  • for scoring, shaping, and beveling bassoon cane (colour may vary)
• 3D Printed Bassoon Tip Cutter
  • for clean and consistent tip clipping (colour may vary)
• 3D Printed Reed Drying Rack
  • Give your reeds the perfect place to dry with our new drying rack (colour may vary)
• Ruler
  • for accurate measurements throughout the reed-making process
• Cotton Thread
  • used to temporarily wrap and secure the cane during forming
• Rieger F5B Forming Mandrel
  • a premium forming mandrel for molding cane into the proper shape with greater accuracy and consistency
    

Upgrade Option: Choose the Rigotti Double Hollow Ground Knife, a premium ambidextrous knife preferred by advancing students and professionals.

Perfect for:

• Students ready to start making their own bassoon reeds
• Independent learners
• Private lesson studios
• Music teachers introducing students to reed making
• Bassoonists looking for a complete reed-making setup