Inexpensive and easy-to-make pickup for bassoon amplification and signal processing.
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updated October 28, 2023

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Some excellent bocal-mounted pickups are available for bassoon, like the Little Jake, but they are relatively expensive and require bocal cutting.  This pickup can be made from about $1 worth of parts and be used without modifying the bocal or bassoon.  The downside is that the highest note key on the wing joint (either D or C, depending on your bassoon) can no longer be used while usnig the pickup.  

3.5mm jacks are available here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZSX761U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

12 mm piezo disks are available here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073RKDLCJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Here's a short demo of the pickup in action:

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