So I discovered that if you wrap duct tape around the cork of an oboe reed once or twice it fits nicely in the bottom end of a Meg D whistle. Then you can play your whistle upside down, too! If you blow into the reed, you get an interesting response by trilling the bottom ring finger (fingering E, except fingers on the opposite holes) and if you play it normally with the reed stuffed in the bottom, it jumps very easily and non-shrilly into an upper, albeit incredibly out of tune register.
Peter Schickele used a similar trick for one of his PDQ Bach pieces. He stuck an oboe reed in the bottom of a folding music stand (minus the part of the stand that actually holds the music). Then, he played it like a slide trombone, sliding the top part in and out. It sounded truly pathetic.
He also “discovered” a concerto by PDQ for double reeds and orchestra. Only problem is that it was for the reeds alone-- no oboe, English horn, or bassoon…
I’ve thought of making a PVC flute, but with an embouchure hole small enough for an oboe or bassoon reed. Transverse oboe!
How come I have never been able to do that? I have been playing Bassoon for 5 years and can’t do that. I have seen other players do it though. I don’t really care though I can strike up a better tune on the instrument itself. Yes I have played ITM on Bassoon it sounds pretty cool I read the treble clef like it is bass clef (ie the note C in treble clef is in the same spot as E) then I transpos the key in my head. I have fun doing that.
Cool. I’ll definitely have to try the ITM on bassoon. I never thought to look at the music like that, and always got really messed up trying to play in treble clef.
I can make all manner of weird noises on the reed. It’s just a question of opening and closing your embouchure a whole lot.
