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Lawrence woman makes own bassoon, contrabassoon reeds April 18, 2011
Leigh Miller Munoz, a professional bassoonist, makes her own reeds and sells them on gobassoon.com.
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Leigh Miller Munoz makes handmade reeds for bassoons and contrabassoons. Munoz, 33, started a business selling the reeds at gobassoon.com.
Leigh Miller Munoz checks her contrabassoon before trying a new reed. Munoz makes handmade reeds for bassoons and contrabassoons and sells them at gobassoon.com.
Leigh Miller Munoz makes handmade reeds for bassoons, left, and contrabassoons.
Leigh Miller Munoz holds a bassoon reed after it has been shaped and shaved from a piece of bamboo. Munoz makes handmade reeds for bassoons and contrabassoons.
A special device holds a trimmed piece of bamboo while Leigh Miller Munoz carefully shaves it into shape with an X-acto knife. Munoz makes handmade reeds for bassoons and contrabassoons.
A finished bassoon reed is soaked in water with other bamboo pieces. Leigh Miller Munoz makes handmade reeds for bassoons and contrabassoons.
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