Photos & Examples of Work

Below are some photographs of bassoons I have customized and repaired to give you ideas and an understanding of what is possible.

Foxplateaukey
A plateau key added to a Fox 201 bassoon
HeckelHighE
A high E and set of protruding finger tubes on a 9000 series Heckel-Note the style of the High E fits what the maker wouldve installed
HeckelHighE2
Another view of the 9000 Heckel High E
HeckelLHkeys
Water tubes and roller castings added to a 6000 series Heckel
Heckellhthumb
High D added to 6000 series Heckel
Heckellhtumb2
detail of modified High C key to accomodate the newly installed High D on a 6000 series Heckel
HeckelRHkeys
Water tubes and modern roller castings for RH little finger installed on a 6000 series Heckel
PuchnerE2
Front view of a High E key added to a Puchner. I use original Puchner parts to properly match the makers keywork design
puchnerHighE
Side view of newly installed High E key on 10,000 series Puchner
PuchnerHighD
High D key installed on a 7000 series Puchner
PuchnerHighE3
A high E key installed on a 5000 series Puchner
PuchnerHighe4
Watertubes and front view of newly installed High E key on a 5000 series Puchner
PuchnerHighF
High F key installed on 10,000 series Puchner. Note that this is not Puchners standard design which is far more complicated, but reflects their styling and is far more simple and easier to maintain