Danzi bassoon cane is beloved by many! The cane is a medium golden color, and it is gouged eccentrically, meaning the edges are thinner than the middle when looking at the curvature. Sold by the piece.
The medium cane was not measured at the time of our study but the term medium is referring to density so it can be assumed that it is less than the MH Danzi cane in the chart.
*Only one piece of cane measured below 21.0 degrees of rotation in our sample, and it was the piece that measures 16.5 degrees. It appears to be an anomaly in Danzi's processing.
Gouged Bassoon Cane Hardness and Flexibility Ranges and Averages by Cane Brand
Hardness Range |
Hardness Average |
Flexibility Range, Degrees of Rotation |
Flexibility Average, Degrees of Rotation |
|
Alliaud* |
1.01-1.31 |
1.19 |
21.7-29.2 |
25.15 |
Bonazza^ |
1.14-1.20 |
1.17 |
22.6-32.1 |
27.19 |
Danzi MH^ |
1.13-1.26 |
1.19 |
16.5-31.6 |
24.85 |
Glotin^ |
1.16-1.30 |
1.22 |
24.7-32.0 |
28.84 |
Gonzalez^ |
1.04-1.23 |
1.14 |
26.8-35.1 |
32.19 |
Gonzalez Tube* |
1.02-1.17 |
1.09 |
24.9-34.4 |
30.56 |
Marca* |
0.92-1.12 |
1.03 |
31.6-42.0 |
36.77 |
Pisoni^ |
1.04-1.12 |
1.09 |
27.3-33.7 |
30.85 |
Pisoni Deluxe^ |
1.08-1.19 |
1.16 |
23.6-28.8 |
26.28 |
Rigotti^ |
1.07-1.17 |
1.11 |
24.5-30.9 |
27.97 |
^ = Cane was processed by the respective company, and was received already gouged.
* = Cane was processed from tube by Hodge Products.