KGE Bassoon Reed

Name: KGE Bassoon Reed
Brand: KGE Bassoon & Oboe
SKU: KGEBSNRS
Price: 18.7 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.56 (18 reviews)

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The KGE Bassoon Reed is a Medium-strength bassoon reed made by KGE in Shanghai, the bassoon counterpart to their oboe range. Workshop-made for consistency, with a noticeably warm sound through the lower and middle range of the instrument. read more...

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Product Description

Strong in the low and middle range

The KGE bassoon reed is designed as an all-rounder, but it's particularly responsive across the bassoon's lower and middle registers, where it produces a broad, warm sound. The wider 16mm flared tip helps with the projection in those registers. It plays freely from soft entries upward, and holds together cleanly across the dynamic range.

What KGE do differently

Most of the bassoon reeds we stock are hand-made by professional bassoonists, with all the small refinements that come from finishing each reed individually. KGE take a different route: a workshop process designed for repeatability rather than individual touch. You give up some of the nuance a hand-finishing maker brings, but you gain reed-to-reed consistency that's harder to achieve in a smaller workshop.

At a glance

Instrument: Bassoon
Strength: Medium
Best for: Players wanting reed-to-reed consistency, especially for low and middle-range playing
Features: Dark multi-coloured thread binding, KGE-made cane and staple
Dimensions: 56mm total, 28mm blade, 28mm tube, 16mm flared tip, 9mm throat
Made: By KGE in Shanghai

Where it sits in the range

For a hand-finished UK alternative at a similar price point, our Alaw Bassoon Reed is hand-made by a professional bassoonist for a warm, centred British sound. For a starter-level KGE option, see the KGE Student Bassoon Reed. Or browse the full bassoon reed range.

Good quality medium-hard bassoon reed

I am a good level amateur (post grade 8) playing on a good Adler Sonora bassoon, but I find that many of the reeds offered by professional players who also sell reeds are too hard for me and my instrument, even ones sold as being of medium strength. Unfortunately I don't have the training to make adjustments to such reeds so that they are playable for me. I have shopped around over the years for a brand of reed that is consistently suitable for me and eventually hit upon these. They are not entirely consistent in quality I feel, but I have purchased about 9 or 12 in recent years and have found that nearly all have been useable after a few weeks of 'breaking in'. I would definitely recommend trying these if you're looking for a more medium style of reed.

Importing your reeds to France.

Although very pleased with the quality of your reed, I was not happy at having to pay 13 euros in customs charges to my local post office. Maybe you can find a way around this.

Great for beginners

ideal reed for beginners and dispatched very quickly

Two leaky reeds

Both reeds seem to leak air slightly around the crook, and are hard work to play. May be able to scrape them to get freer playing but the leak adds an irritating “fizz” to the sound which I haven’t found a way to improve.

Really smooth

The KGE bassoon reed makes for really smooth playing. It have used it for a couple of days now - will it turn out too smooth on the longer term? However, for now it is a sheer delight.

Very good sound quality!

My son thinks the reeds have a warm tone and are suitable for students and beyond.

Excellent reed for student, good

Excellent reed for student, good sound throughout range

Good reeds exellent service!

Thanks for fantastic service and good reeds. I was able to play fluently with the two reeds bought recently and will definately buy again.

Hello Suzanne,
So pleased to hear you love your reeds, there really isn't a better feeling than a great reed! Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. Happy Bassooning!
Very best wishes,
Eliza @ Crook & Staple

Kexun Ge reeds

Good quality reeds and very quick delivery

KGE Bassoon reeds.

Excellent service as always.

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Excellent, stable reeds

These reeds are well made and playable straight out of the box. Good attack at the bottom but also maintaining a good tone in the tenor register.

Great reed.

The Alaw Reed played great straight out of the package. Good tone and the low notes popped out fantastically and easily. Upper register played well with good pitch.

Work well

Diamond stones work well to keep my reed knife sharp.

Alaw bassoon reed a success

Very pleased with my new Alaw reed. Good tone and controllabillity.
Pitching accurately required a bit of getting used to at first but it now behaves very well excellent sound :and responsive .

A wonderful reed!

This is a fabulous reed. After its initial soak, it has always played immediately from the case. It produces a mellow, rather than a bright, sound - and that is my preference. The low notes are as easy to play (even quietly) as I have ever experienced in a reed. I will definitely be buying this reed again.

Good.

C&S "professional" reeds are not usually available so I bought this Argento six months ago. I liked it better than Alaw and Urbach, in fact it was so good I just bought another. The new one is every bit as good. No adjustment was needed, it worked well immediately.

Played beautifully straight out of the box

Very pleased with these, not too resistent or hard but also not too reedy/easy, just right for me with a good tone on a loree cor.

Fantastic reed

So relieved to find a reed that works for me. Fairly free blowing but with good depth of tone and stability. Good to go straight from the box. Perfect for me right now. Praying they remain consistent with their production. Very happy so far. Have bought several. Happy days.

Good seat strap for Bassoon

Been using my own home made for years, wanted an upgrade. This does the job, nice quality, good fit, and certainly eases left hand pressure. Two issues I have found is it does come away quite easily, would prefer to be able to tighten it a bit more than the velcro will allow.
It doesn't fit in the case very well?

not for students!

reeds were no good at all. far too hard. even our oboe teacher couldn't get a tune out of them. He even tried making them thiner. waste of money unfortunately.

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KGE Bassoon Reed

Product Description

Strong in the low and middle range

What KGE do differently

At a glance

Where it sits in the range

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KGE Bassoon Reed

Product Description

Strong in the low and middle range

What KGE do differently

At a glance

Where it sits in the range

Customer Reviews

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