Lavoro Bassoon Tube Cane
Lavoro cane, a high density, good quality cane is harvested from cane fields in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. Under the brand name of Lavoro Reeds, they have been producing cane and manufacturing reeds for oboe and bassoon since 1993.
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.