I am a freshman in high school and have been playing bassoon for about three and a half years. I currently play on a school instrument. I don't know the exact name of the , but it is a Fox, a student , and plastic. It is old and beat up, but the school won't buy another one. (We had to beg them to buy this one.) I want to become a go to college for bassoon and become a professional bassoonist, so I have been considering buying my own. I have really small hands, so I would probably need a short reach . Does anybody have any suggestions as to which bassoon I should buy?

Howarth, Schreiber, Fox, Adler, and probably others make short reach bassoons. Google "short reach bassoon" and you will get a ton of hits.

I think all makers now produce short reach models - including Moosman & Takeda. Puchner will make a pro model one for you to special order.

I don't think that a Puchner for small hands has to be custom ordered, I think it's just available.
http://www.puchner.com/en/fagotte/23_smallhands.php

i'm in the exact same position. i would recomend a fox 220 or a fox 240. my bassoon teacher actually has a 220 and it's done well for her

thanks for your advice. I have begun the process of buying a fox 240.

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