Basic Reeding Bassoon Reed-Making: A Basic Technique by Christopher Weait Review by: William Waterhouse The Musical Times,

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Weait.McGinnis& Marx/Hinrich- puzzlinguntilone has mastered Christopher Langwill's4-keyedCahusac bassoon of 1769 is sen,?1.75 listedtwice,once underThomas,the elder,and but his reed is a fascinating To the bassoonist, an that Maurice William (a son).Itseems againunder he and so inconsistent tantalizingly objecton which witha surname instrument onlyappears stamped he has In thiscountry muchelse seemsto depend. whomust ofthefamily member under theparticular out the them carrying bought ready-made, usually list whichis have made it and also in a general finaltouches himself Howguesswork. by inspired theentry after a break) added(without immediately for ever, in Americait has become traditional This ofthefamily. member to thelastlisted reasonsforprofessional relating economic and geographic could and thesystem at a first is confusing reading and amateur and the aliketo makehis ownreeds, in a later edition.I cannot really be improved tobe gained from and independent advantages being GUY OLDHAM under'Willis'. theentry understand able to buildaccording to one's ownpreferred patternare obvious.Thoughbrief accountsof reedin reference haveappeared overhere books, making for works on wemust also looktoAmerica specialist Organizedorganology thesubject(though shouldbe made of a mention of Stafford). recent Tintori. 2 paperbyThomasPalmer Gli Strumenti Musicaliby Giampiero isbya player andteacher Thelatest toappear there vols.,UTET, Turin thesucin Torontoand describes of clearly working nameforthestudy thepretentious Organology, withthe a reed,starting cessivestagesof making as As early has a longhistory. musical instruments, thetoolsrequired. the 16thand 17thcenturies cane and listing likeSebastian pieceof gouged authors as noras detailed as Christlieb, While notas scientific (1528 and later), Agricola (1511), Martin Viraung Mr Weait'swellillustrated Michael Praetorius Popkinand Glickman, (1618) and Marin Mersenne with somehandicraft (1636) wrotebooks describing manual should enableanyone all the instruments of patienceto turnout reeds and plenty were obsolete ability as wellas somethat then inexistence, bassoon.He remarks orhad never suitable fortheGerman-type booksby substantial Themost existed. hereis notbyanymeans that themethod have presented of modern the founding fathers organology neither also been surveys. the onlymethod of bassoonreed-making; VictorCharlesMahilloncatait is standofmaking thereeditself northemethod in Brussels;Curt collection the extensive will alwaysdiffer loguea and opinions ardizedanywhere of instruments Sachs wrotean extensive history the tasteand habit.Through to personal W. according and Canon Francis a dictionary; and compiled intheinter- Galpin systematically toolsandmachines ofmodern adoption old English investigated ofthetraditional instruments. estsofspeedanduniformity, many to a Tintori aspires clearly Giampiero and itis doubt- placewithin havehad to be discarded In thetwovolumes techniques circle. this charmed allgain. Themodern of Gli Strumenti havebeen ful whether the results Musicali-comprising more than to whoin 1829 claimed Almenrdder task player may envy thegigantic 1100pagesin all-he setshimself in dailyuse, forup to two instrukeep a reed,although sortsof musical theprincipal of describing I WILLIAM WATERHOUSE ments ancient years! used in all partsof theworldfrom suchbook to thepresent times day.His is thefirst serious in Italian, and one hopesthatit mayherald workin thisfield by otherItalianscholars. thevolumes The highly wayin which systematic Windlist makes them areorganized easytoconsult. extremely an excellent After Makers by openingessay on the various An Index of Musical Wind-Instrument thathave been devisedand schemes G. Langwill enlarged classification (3rdedn.revised, Lyndesay best such and shortcomings-the theirstrengths G. Langwill and illustrated). (7 Dick Lyndesay I have ever seen in print-theauthor discussion EH9 2JS),?5 Place,Edinburgh, ofprimitive instruments the peoples, thefirst twoeditions takes ofreviewing I had thepleasure up inturn Islam and the Near East, India, the Far reference worksome 10 Africa, of thisnow quitestandard theancient theAmericas, Both Islands, East, thePacific p.691). p.32;Oct1962, ago (MT Jan1961, years a section and endswith and western and in the of months, Europe, weresold out in a matter world, In each chapterthe author a high on folkinstruments. the odd copy has commanded meantime 776

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has now rockedthemarket by price.Mr Langwill edition. outthethird bringing the of and addenda The considerable corrigenda second editionhave been incorporated together into the withnewmaterial bodyof thebook. The maker's of list list of collections, bibliography, marks and listof makers by townsin whichthey newillustraA fine worked haveall beenenlarged. oboesand seven tionhas beenaddedshowing early
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