Machine Design or Mechanical Design. This is the series of articles on Machine Design or Mechanical Design. Machine design and drawing are very important subjects of mechanical engineering. No produce can be manufactured without designing it.
Bassoons are usually made from maple wood. Like the oboe the bassoon is played with a double reed. To make a sound the player blows through the double reed which is attached to a crook leading into the main body of the instrument. Bassoon players change the pitch of the notes by pressing different combinations of keys.
1 Point out that the bassoon also has a double reed like the oboe and the English Horn. 2  Ask questions about characteristics of the bassoon. 3  Explain to students that instruments in the woodwind family are often grouped according to single reed, double reed, and no reed.