Bassoon: alternatives and connections

An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; -- usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a v…

Of or pertaining to a reed; resembling the reed or cane.

Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name bombardon is now gi…

A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes…

The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes…

A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the leading instrum…

A West Indian wood, used for making flutes and other musical instruments.

Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contr…

One of certain stops in the organ, so called because they extend through the scale of the instrument. They are of several kinds, as op…

Of or performance to the fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination.

To keep the hands and fingers actively moving as a fiddler does; to move the hands and fingers restlessy or in busy idleness; to trifl…

The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the keys of an instrument of music; movement or management of the fingers in pl…

A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by the fingers or by keys whi…

Decorated with flutes; channeled; grooved; as, a fluted column; a fluted ruffle; a fluted spectrum.

Decoration by means of flutes or channels; a flute, or flutes collectively; as, the fluting of a column or pilaster; the fluting of a…

A handsome tropical American wood, much used for making flutes and other wind instruments; -- called also Grenada cocos, or cocus, and…

A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and played with…

A harp-shaped instrument of music set horizontally on legs, like the grand piano, with strings of wire, played by the fingers, by mean…