What material is in the bassoon?

Answer 1

The German system bassoon is made from maple, traditionally from the species mountain maple. Other variations of maple has been and are in use, such as red maple or black maple. Fox continues to make some models in polypropylene (a plastic). Historically other plastics or rubbers has been used to make bassoons.

The French system bassoon is generally made from rio rosewood, a darker harder wood, sometimes known as jacaranda de Brazil.

Answer 2

Usually Maple wood is used, the bassoon makers usually carve out holes for the fingers and line them with metal or rubber, then they add lacquer and darken the wood. then they add the Key mechanisms and the keys themselves and string the tenons and you have a bassoon. most prominent tool is a mandrill...

Answer 3

sometimes plastic and sometimes metal and sometimes silver. oh and sometimes wood. :)

Answer 4

It is made of wood with a metal bocal. But it looks so shiny because the wood goes through a process of buffing and shining, things like that.

Answer 5

Bassoons can either be made out of wood or plastic, and some other exceptions like ivory.

Answer 6

It can be made of plastic, rubber, or wood. But the wood kind are more accurate and cost a little more.

Answer 7

A bassoon is usually made from maple wood.

Answer 8

a contraasson, is made of whatever a bassoon is made of