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.
Figure from Baines (1962) showing steps in bassoon reed making: A feature found in the shawm but not the oboe is the pirouette, a cylinder of wood around the. reed against which the lips are pushed, allowing the reed to be blown on with greater force.