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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.
When used while seated, a spike is sometimes used to support the weight of the instrument. An early name for the bassoon in Italian, the fagotto, was given due to the instrument's resemblance of a fasces, the bundle of sticks that represented the power of the ancient Roman state. The reeds used to play a bassoon are more than 2 inches long and an inch wide, making them bigger than the reeds of other instruments.