Fagonello

A fagonello is a variation on a Bassoon created especially for children. Compared to a normal bassoon, it has the following features: ^[1]^[2]

Reduced mass (only about 1.25 kg)
Slightly reduced range (only going down to C, not B♭)
Single piece main body (only the crook and reed need to be installed before use)
Reduced finger spacing, said to be suitable for 5–10 years olds

Unlike other "small bassoons" which transpose by a 4th or 5th such as the Tenoroon or Mini-Bassoon, it plays at normal pitch.

Notes

↑ Maarten Vonk, "The Fagonello (or Bassoonello) by Heyday’s: Why (another) Children's Bassoon?", http://www.bdrs.org.uk/drn/2011autumn_DRN96.pdf, pp 33-34
↑ http://fagonello.de/Konzept_en.htm

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