J. PUCHNER bassoon model Superior dark red

J. PUCHNER bassoon model Superior dark red

Characteristics:

• Professional master model.
• Made from a minimum of 20 years seasoned and carefully selected mountain maple wood, finished in classic red with cross strips.
• Compact construction. Silver-plated mechanism, impregnated pads.
• Features 13 solid silver keys: one octave key and mechanism button on the wing joint; one octave key, F, F#, A keys, and sound buttons for G, B-E-F# and A on the boot joint; sound buttons for C# and E on the bass tube.
• Includes: automatic G key, high D key, high E key, E-F# trill connection, Es key on the wing joint, use of the wing mechanism independently or via the E key, mechanism switch for the right hand, A-B trill key on the boot joint for the right hand with multifunctional trilling capability, doubled C# key on the boot joint, stabilizing screw on the B key on the bass tube for improved low register intonation, individually routed axes for the H and B tones.
• 15 mother-of-pearl rollers: 1 on the F key, 1 on the F# key for small fingers, 1 on the G# key for small fingers, 1 on the B button, 2 on the E key, 2 on the F# key for the thumb, 1 on the G# key for the thumb, 1 each on the C# and D# keys on the bass tube, 1 on the low D key, and 1 on the low C key.
• Includes guiding rollers on the wing mechanism, at the connection from the E key to the wing mechanism, and on the bass tube on the H and B keys.
• 5 finger holes and 1 tone hole lined with sterling silver tubes extending into the bore, 1 tone hole rubber-lined, the wing-joint bore and small-side boot-joint bore rubber-lined, and the wide-side boot-joint bore partially rubber-lined.
• Comes with 2 thin-walled crooks and a handrest.
• Fitted with an additional low C key for the left thumb.
• Equipped with a balancer.