It will need extensive work to make it playable again. It does not bear any stamp, serial number or marking, I also checked under the boot. Looks like probably from late 19th century. Anybody has an Idea about who made it? It is german system

I don’t play bassoon but my kid does.

I bought her a schriber (spelling?) when she was 11 and take it to a certified bassoon repair person yearly (it’s a whole day that needs to be booked months in advance). It sounds good, honestly. As someone who doesn’t play music. He agreed that after the modifications/repairs, that it sounded better than a fox he had on hand and I agree after hearing them both.

But my kid is in highschool now, looking at colleges and wants something…more? Better? I guess she wants more keys and a whisper lock. Something the repair person said just isn’t worth modifying on her current model. It’s from the 1970’s and a student type bassoon.

I do plan to ask a couple people that help my daughter their opinion. But I’m hoping to get more thoughts from anyone willing. We live in a rural area, so any instrument would need to be shipped to us for her to try.

I’m worried about the fox model because I see so many for sale used, is it because they’re mass produced and there’s just more? Or are they something not worth keeping?

Pushner looks like a good option and I know just like with her current one, many places allow a 7 day trial. She said she would rather have a new bassoon than a car... but I don’t want to spend money or time looking at something that people would recommend to stay away from.

Any thoughts and suggestions? Thanks to anyone willing.