"Pre-war" style offers a great degree of flexibility. The YFG-821 was designed for players who prefer a great degree of tonal flexibility. It is designed for soloists and others who desire maximum capability to adapt their sound quality to different performance situations.

Yamaha Custom Bassoons feature a rich sound and allow for the most subtle tone shadings. These models are also available with a number of specialized options including a left hand E trill key, F# lever roller, B key guard, ? whisper arm connecter, silver tonehole tubes, right hand whisper slide system, right hand E trill key, B roller key and a compact body style. Please contact Yamaha for more information on these custom options.

Features

Contemporary tone hole and bore design: Advanced design techniques and skilled Yamaha engineers have resolved intonation problems and tone quality inconsistencies traditionally associated with bassoons. Yamaha has created a bassoon that allows the artist to control the most subtle tone shadings in the most delicate passages, while opening up the sound beyond traditional limits.

Technical Specs

• Level: Custom; "Pre-war" model
• Key of C
• Key: System Heckel
• System: Gentleman compact (YFG-821C)
• Wall Thickness: Thinner; larger bore
• Roller Keys: F & Ab ; Ab & F# ; low Eb & low C#
• Features: C plate; High C key; High D key; 2 bocals; Hand crutch; Neck strap
• Body Material: Long seasoned maple
• Key Material: Nickel silver
• Plating: Silver
• Tone Holes: Undercut; Silver tubes available
• Thumb Rest: Fixed
• Trill Keys: F-G (high E key); E-F#
• Spring Type: Blue steel
• Options: Bb key guard; Joint hinge; Balancer; RH pp slide system; A pp arm connecter
• Roller Options: C# ; pp lock; F# lever; Bb key; E
• Trill Key Options: LH Eb ; RH Eb ; C; D