J Puchner Model 6000 Superior Professional Bassoon

Model 6000
Divided long joint, silver plated mechanism, twelve keys made of sterling silver - wing joint: one ring, piano key - boot joint: one ring, F, F sharp, Ab keys, G spatula, Bb, E, F sharp spatula - long joint: C sharp, E flat spatula. Waterproof pads, automatic G ring key, high D key, high E key, E-F sharp trill, Eb key on wing joint, double spatula for high E, whisper key mechanism operated on wing joint as well as self-acting from low E key, right hand whisper key lock, Ab-Bb trill key (boot joint) with multifunctional possibilities to trill, F-, F sharp und A flat key moved closer on boot joint, with broader A flat key, double C sharp key on boot joint, A flat long key on boot joint and C sharp long key on long joint with protection device, protection device for D with ring on long joint ("protection for tails"), C sharp key with angular link, adjusting screw on long Bb key (long joint) to optimize intonation of low register, whisper key mechanism. Gliding roller on whisper key mechanism, on link between E cover and whisper key mechanism, on B and Bb key on long joint. C plate in minimized design, balancehanger, handrest in ebony, especially adapted to the hand. 15 rollers made of "mother-of pearl": one on whisper key (wing joint), one on C sharp key (wing joint), one on F key, one on F sharp key little finger right hand, one on G sharp key little finger right hand, one on Bb key right thumb, one on low E key right thumb, one on F sharp key for thumb, one on G sharp key for right thumb, one on C sharp and one on D sharp key on long joint, one on low D key left thumb, one on low C key left thumb. Five finger holes and one tone hole lined with sterling silver tubes extending into the bore, one tone hole rubber lined, the wing joint bore as well as the wide and small side bore of the boot joint lined, nylon-lined pivot screw keys, engraving "SUPERIOR" on ferrule of wing joint, two thin-walled bocals. Additionally: whisper key lock for left thumb optimized.