Making homemade bassoon reeds is a labor-intensive process that takes weeks. An RFReeds bassoon reed begins its life in the Var Region of southern France as a 20-30 foot tall arundo donax plant. Our Rigotti bassoon cane is shipped directly to us...

Following these few simple, but important steps will drastically improve and extend the life of a bassoon reed. Soak it properly. Two to three minutes for a regularly-used reed. Five to seven minutes may be necessary for a new or seldom-used...

Welcome to the RFReeds blog! As this is our first post, I would like to talk about what you can look forward to in upcoming posts. We will be discussing how to adjust reeds you just received from us, potential...