Re-finishing a Heckel bassoon - Part 1

This Heckel 6000 series bassoon had been poorly finished with a thick, synthetic varnish. Varnish like this can choke the acoustics of a bassoon, by restricting the natural resonance of the wood. The colours were also inauthentic and poorly applied, so we decided to restore its original colours, using specialist dyes and varnishes. Watch Part 1 of the transformation of this world-class Heckel #bassoon!
This bassoon is currently available to purchase, so let us know if you would be interested in trying it. Learn more about it here: www.doublereed...

[@hamb4945]

Hello! and thank you for putting up this video. I'm a flautist and there is nothing for the Concert C wood flute like this. Everyone wants to play one. No one wants to refurbish one. I just bought and old wood flute, and the keys looked like brass. I thought why would you use brass for the keys on a lovely wood flute. I used Simichrome polish on it and it now looks like silver. lol I finished the keys in one evening. Now I need to refinish the wood. The wood needs to be cleaned and refinished. I just purchased Tung oil and Hemp oil. I don't know if those will work. This is my first time trying anything like this. I've not been this intense about anything in such a long time. I'm loving this, but a bit of guidance would help. I can always take it into a repair shop, but my soul will be happier if I did this on my own. I will take the keys to the repair shop to be repadded with Pisoni S2 pads. I sure wish you were here in NYC. Thank you for this. If you have a Boehm flute refinishing project, please put up that video. It would also be great to know what sealants you are using. Thanks again. You do splendid work.

[@briancooley3333]

It looks great, but I was hoping for more authentic stripes. I have seen the joints covered in clay, then the clay removed where they want stripes, then they use a torch to burn the stripes into the wood. Were you not able to use heat because this is a refinish?

[@meredithweir]

Where are you guys located and how much is a refinishing,???

[@DoubleReedLtd]

Hi Meredith, we are based in South Wales, UK - if you could send us an email over we can give you some more information on pricing etc. Our website is: www.doublereed.co.uk/contact/