Bassoons are 13-20k. I don't, never have, and probably never will, understand string people.
I attended a clinic with Buster Williams, and he was playing a 400 year old German bass that had the most sustain I've ever heard.
This story makes me really sad. Go back to the first story posted (yesterday) and scroll down. Somebody posted a clip of Almond playing the Lipinski near the bottom of the first page. It’s just beautiful . Perhaps you’ll begin to understand “string people” then.