TQOD

02. August 2011 · 4 comments · Categories: TQOD

wow a bass oboe – amazing!!! 😀 😀 😀 but why do the bassonists have those funny head read things?!? its not even all of them! :S

I’m guessing this person is talking about what I think of as a turban on the reed. dk? Thoughts?

4 Comments

  1. dk
    August 2, 2011 at 8:41 am

    That’s the turk’s head knot. Reasons for having it include:

    1) to give you something to grip when you slide the reed on/off the bocal

    2) to cover the wire at the end so you don’t impale your finger on it

    3) to shift the reed’s center of gravity to the butt end so that it will land on the strong end of the reed rather than the tip when you drop it!

  2. Patty
    August 2, 2011 at 8:46 am

    I just thought it was PRETTY!

    So you’ve taught me something today. Does that mean I can go back to bed?

  3. dk
    August 2, 2011 at 12:47 pm

    No, but I can. You need to study for the pop quiz.

  4. Patty
    August 2, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    Oh NO! I get so scared when it comes to pop quizzes.

    Or was that pops concerts?

    Hmm. Not sure.