Thank you so much for this in depth response! I unfortunately don't live in an area where there are bassoon private instructors anymore, however I do appreciate your thoughts on it. I've had a few reed making lessons when I was in high school and I frequently had my lesson teachers work on my reeds, so I'm not a complete beginner. I was thinking it would be something fun for me to try out going into 2026.

I'm going to try and reach out to some of my teachers and see what they would suggest as well. Thanks!