I see a brass horn at $140 (to the pTrumpet's $180) and I'll wager the pTrumpet is a much better instrument. But I didn't say brass costs more than plastic. Th

I see a brass horn at $140 (to the pTrumpet's $180) and I'll wager the pTrumpet is a much better instrument. But I didn't say brass costs more than plastic. The problem with bassoons is the labor. Because of the low volume, they're not made like commodities (as trumpets and even violins are). My suggestion is that plastic manufacturing, of the sort proven by the pTrumpet, could be a fast route to commodity bassoons.