tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post1873196421020194963..comments2024-03-28T16:38:56.758-07:00Comments on Bassoon Blog: bocal placementB.S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08724883690591213622noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-30354305398179177832023-12-12T17:30:28.488-08:002023-12-12T17:30:28.488-08:00Nice posttNice posttBroken Radiohttps://brokenraadio.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-55212882713289010662023-12-06T04:56:35.507-08:002023-12-06T04:56:35.507-08:00Thanks for the ppostThanks for the ppostBroken Radiohttps://brokenraadio.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-39666197630282023882013-08-01T13:24:19.485-07:002013-08-01T13:24:19.485-07:00Thanks so much for the information! This helped m...Thanks so much for the information! This helped me a lot since I always changed the bocal placement every time I played!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-80582569192765172622010-08-30T15:43:46.668-07:002010-08-30T15:43:46.668-07:00Dear David,
I thought I was just being eccentric ...Dear David,<br /><br />I thought I was just being eccentric about wanting to always place the bocal just so. But my reason for lining it up with the A key was based on the orders of a teacher, and it was definitely time for me to examine whether my habit was based on what really works best. And the old habit is hard to break!<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />BetsyB.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724883690591213622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-84640620875365503522010-08-30T15:40:40.642-07:002010-08-30T15:40:40.642-07:00Dear DT,
It really is hard to believe how little ...Dear DT,<br /><br />It really is hard to believe how little our instruments have changed in 100s of years! And I really appreciate your loyalty to this blog, even when the posts are so bassoon-specific.<br /><br />BetsyB.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724883690591213622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-88225911700626081702010-08-30T15:36:26.672-07:002010-08-30T15:36:26.672-07:00What a great post! Fantastic pics. I never reali...What a great post! Fantastic pics. I never realized how important bocal placement really is. As mundane as it might have felt writing, I think any music geek can appreciate the fine detail. I can't wait to try it out.David Eratohttp://www.daviderato.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-53427031655232100122010-08-27T10:07:28.928-07:002010-08-27T10:07:28.928-07:00I don't understand much about the details of l...I don't understand much about the details of lining up the bocal, but I like the detailed pictures. :-)<br /><br />It's amazing how delicate our acoustical instruments are. <br /><br />In this day of advances in design for everything, it's remarkable that we play instruments whose deigns have barely changed in 100s of years.DTclarinethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06482572917950645940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-23993479101435124642010-08-27T04:41:31.796-07:002010-08-27T04:41:31.796-07:00Dear Arundodonax,
Thanks for the comment- I was a...Dear Arundodonax,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment- I was afraid this post would go over like a lead balloon! I should have said (and I might add this to the post now) that I lined it up with the A key because my teacher instructed me to, but I'm not sure which teacher said that. (If it was Van Hoesen, then I'd have to think there's a good reason for using the A key.) <br /><br />I don't use the RH hand rest and when I was at Eastman, nobody did. None of the bassoons in this orchestra use them either. (My hand is too small anyway.) I don't have anything extra like a key guard but I've heard of other bassoonists doing the sort of thing you're doing with the contra guard.<br /><br />BetsyB.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724883690591213622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-84947364208179789772010-08-26T23:03:19.174-07:002010-08-26T23:03:19.174-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Arundonaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634502482941918242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115433326707838301.post-41687008816446318862010-08-26T23:03:05.077-07:002010-08-26T23:03:05.077-07:00I've lined up my bocal in that way; between th...I've lined up my bocal in that way; between the A and C/D keys as you describe for years. I agree it's much more comfortable!<br /><br />On a related topic: do you use the RH hand rest? Here in Honolulu all three of us don't use them. I've added a contra key guard for extra comfort!Arundonaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634502482941918242noreply@blogger.com