Yinfente Bassoon Maple Wooded Bassoon C Key 26 Keys Silver plated Woodwind Instrument with Case Accessories

I don't know why this amazing bassoon is so cheap! I looked up the company it is from and it's a great company. It's beautiful! It sounds good! It comes with two bocals! It comes with an awesome rolling case that pads each piece for protection. It came with extra reeds.I don't know! I feel like I'm looking a gift horse in the mouth! Thank goodness for the one review it had that talked me into it!Seriously run to buy this thing! Who knows how long it will stay at this price!I do not play the bassoon, my daughter does, and only for three years so I have no idea HOW good this is. I wish I could say this is equal to a 6,000 dollar or 10,000 dollar bassoon. I have no idea. But it sounds better than the old bassoon she's been renting and to my ears it sounds great.Did I use enough exclamation marks?! Seriously I'm ecstatic!

Wow, what a find! This a beautiful looking and sounding instrument. It is my first bassoon, so I can't compare, but I love the sound and all the keys seem to work just fine. I was willing to try this since I was happy with the inexpensive oboe from Yinfente. As a beginner, I didn't want to spend $5,000 on an instrument. $1300 is a bargain. Very happy with this purchase.

I knew I was taking a risk buying such a cheap instrument and after having it for a month the price definitely makes sense. I’ve only learned a small range of notes on the bassoon in a month and I’ve already found multiple keys that once depressed don’t lift back up causing subsequent notes to play wrong. I tried adjusting the tension with the screws to no avail. I’m already feeling frustration with this instrument, and I’m guessing it will only get worse as I learn more notes. I’m happy there’s something available at this price point to see if bassoon is something I will stick with before dropping a ton of money, but I also feel that this instrument will be severely limiting. I think it’s ok for testing the waters, but I wouldn’t expect to be playing it long term.

This is not a great instrument. There are some pitch problems especially the bocals make it very flat. The tone holes are not open enough rendering certain notes flat and the placement of the keys is very uncomfortable. I kept the instrument as a back up but I’ve had to put over $200 to a repairman to fix it for me to make it acceptably playable. I’ve also had a bocal maker make one that would correct some of these intonation problems. A student would struggle with this instrument first of all because it is bigger than normal and noticeably heavier.Although it has the high E flat and E natural keys the notes above high C do not work even with the best reeds.If you purchase this instrument be prepared to put extra money into having it repaired so it can be played properly.

Great little bassoon for the price. It came earlier than expected. I'm assuming the price is low because of the conversion from Chinese dollars to US Dollars. Not sure but great price. My kid is a in the band inside school and theirs is falling apart. She's gonna be super excited to get it at Christmas.