Utku Suna Tube Cane | Bassoon Reed Making

[@malcolmsim8826]

Another point - female cane inter-node length is longer than male for a given diameter (e.g. 23mm), and, female cane is less hard, less dense than male cane. The supplier might have some comment on what they are selecting.

[@burnbassoon]

An interesting question!

[@richardhoenich9338]

Hi Andrew, and Happy New Year! Just wondering if you have built any reeds with this cane and if so, what are you finding? Cheers!

[@burnbassoon]

Hi Richard, sorry, I did not see your comment before. I did make some reeds with this cane and was very happy with them. I didn’t have any surprise cracking, or bizarre features in the fibers below the bark. I didn’t make more than 10 (although I profiled about 50 pieces total), however, as I gave most of the cane away to colleagues for them to try as well.

[@kimchai3437]

Andrew, do you know of a place that sells Utku Suna tube cane? Especially for those of us outside of Europe? Can you share, publicly or privately, any observations of reeds made from this cane?

[@burnbassoon]

Hi You have to order directly from him. You can find him in Insta and Facebook. I made some really nice reeds from these tubes, and I passed on a lot of the cane I processed from a Kg of this to colleagues who also really liked what they got. Just as with every supplier, you have to do quite a bit of selection once receiving the tubes.

[@carolieseberg1830]

Which brand is the pregouger?

[@burnbassoon]

It is made by Precision Music Products Ltd in Toronto

[@EGORGENREEDS]

Andrew, hi! I need new vids :)

[@EGORGENREEDS]

New tricks and fun

[@burnbassoon]

Thanks it will still be a few weeks before I have time to edit the next line of videos.