Reinhard, Johnny. "The Microtonal Bassoon." The Double Reed 10/2 (Fall 1987): 41-42. Corrections by Reinhard noted below.

Cb4:
x x x | x o o Ab
       Bb


Cb4^:
x x x | o x o
       Bb


C4:
    Db
x x x | o o o


C4^:
x x x | o o o
       Bb


C#4:
x x x | o x x F


Db4:
x x x | o x x
           F#


Db4^:
x x x | o o x
   c#      F#


D4:
x x o | o o o
      (Bb)


D4^:
x x o | o o o
    D


D#4:
    Db
x o x | o o o
       Bb
    D


Eb4:
    Eb
x x o | x x x
    D


Eb4^:
    Db
x x o | x x x
         E
    D


E4:
    Eb
x o x | x x x
         E


E4^:
x o x | x x x
    D


Fb4^:
    Db
x o x | x x x Ab
  C D


F4:
    Eb
x o x | x x o
    D


F4^:
 o  x  x | x x o Ab
Bb B C D


F#4:
      Eb
 x  o  x | x x o
Bb B C D  Bb


Gb4:
    Eb
o x x | x x x F
   w   Bb
   D


Gb4^:
    Eb
o x x | x x x F
   w   Bb


G4:
x x x | x o o F


G4^:
    Eb
x x x | x o x F
   w   Bb


G#4:
x x x | o x x
   w   Bb


Ab4:
    Eb
x x x | o o x
   w
   D


Ab4^:
    Eb        F#
x x x | o x x F 
 c a   Bb

Correction by Reinhard, 1990:

Eb F#

x x x | o x x F

 a c#  Bb


A4:
    Eb
x x x | o o x
 c a

Correction by Reinhard, 1990:

Eb

x x x | o x x Ab

 a c#  Bb


A4^:
    Eb
x x x | o x x Ab
 c a   Bb


A#4:
    Eb
x x o | o x x
 c a   Bb

Correction by Reinhard, 1990:

Eb

x x o | o x x

 a c#  Bb


Bb4:
    Eb
x x x | x x o
 c a       F#

Correction by Reinhard, 1990:

Eb

x x x | x x o Ab

 a c#


Bb4^: Eb x x o | x x o F c a Corrrection by Reinhard, 1990:

Eb

x x o | x x o F

 a c#


B4:
    Eb
x x o | x x x F
 c     Bb



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