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sleeve, allowing the bocal to fit tightly in the socket at the top of the instrument. More recently, at least one maker is producing bocals made of hardwood. The reed either fits directly on to the tapered end of the bocal (as with the bassoon) or is tied to a metal tube which fits to the bocal (as
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or connect the neck to the main body of the instrument. The term "crook" can also be used to describe the curve of the neck itself. Examples of low single reed instruments with neck crooks include the
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The bocal is used by inserting the cork end into the instrument (in this case a bassoon). The prepared reed is then placed on the other end of the bocal.
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to the rest of the instrument; in the case of larger recorders, the bocal directs air from the player's mouth to the
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Some low-pitched single reed instruments have crooks that connect the mouthpiece to the
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