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Narrator: the word barbecue
Seems to originate in haiti
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Where indigenous people
Developed
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A method of cooking meat
Outdoors over a wooden structure
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Long before columbus arrived.
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Nobody knows exactly
When humans started grilling.
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But it's safe to assume
That we've been
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Cooking outdoors
Longer than indoors.
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In thailand, many homes
And restaurants
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Have a popular kind
Of barbecue.
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It's a small portable
Charcoal burner.
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This new, more efficient
Design has become
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Increasingly popular both
In thailand and abroad.
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Workers start by adding
The raw materials
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To a mixer, beginning with clay.
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They add a fiber derived
From ground-up rice husks.
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This fiber reinforces the clay,
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Giving it added strength
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And helping to prevent
The finished product
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From cracking
At high temperatures.
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The correct mixture is two parts
Clay to one part husk.
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Once the mixer thoroughly
Blends the materials,
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It extrudes the resulting
Compound in a thick ribbon,
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Ready for the next
Phase of production.
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A worker rolls the clay
In a small quantity
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Of a third material
Also derived from rice.
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This is rice husk ash.
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And adding it to the clay
Helps prevent mold growth.
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A craftsman places
The clay inside
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A specially shaped mold,
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Which sits on a potter's wheel.
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As the wheel turns the mold,
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The craftsman works
With a metal arm
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And handheld tools to spread
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And shape the clay.
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He then removes
The fully formed clay pot.
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Having marked out
Three locations
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On the rim of the pot,
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A craftsman now adds some husk
Ask to a handheld mold
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To prevent sticking.
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He then packs the mold with clay
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Before pressing it
Into the pot's rim
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And inner surface.
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He smoothes the clay
Around them,
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Integrating them into the pot.
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These three elements
Will form raised supports
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For cooking pots,
Woks and kettles.
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At this stage, the pot
Has air dried enough
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To safely remove it
From the mold.
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The craftsman now uses
A handheld tool to define
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And finish the edges
Of the rim and supports.
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He then uses a metal,
Rectangular template to mark
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And cut out a small vent for air
Intake at the base of the pot.
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An artisan prepares
A small disk of clay
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For a different stage
Of production.
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He uses a cylindrical metal tool
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To cut a series
Of 62 holes in the disk,
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Creating a honeycomb pattern
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That will allow
The passage of air.
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He uses a small
Beveled wooden tool
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To help smooth
The edges of the holes.
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When the pots
Are fully formed,
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Workers transfer them
To the walk-in oven.
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Once there are
A total of 500 pots
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And honeycombs inside,
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It's time to fire up the oven.
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The pots spend 8 hours
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In the oven at nearly
2,200 degrees fahrenheit.
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The firing process gives
The gray clay a reddish tinge.
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To assemble the barbecues,
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A worker starts by creating
A layer of rice husk
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Between the clay pot
And the zinc bucket.
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This insulates the metal
From the barbecue's heat.
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He cuts out the rectangular vent
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That will allow air
To flow into the bottom
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Of the barbecue
And help fuel the fire.
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He adds soil to the gap
Between the pot
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And the bucket to further
Insulate the exterior
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Metal from the interior heat.
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The craftsman now seals
All the gaps in the barbecue
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With mortar in order
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To keep the husk
And soil firmly in place.
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The honeycomb disk
Fits perfectly
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Into the bottom of the pot.
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It will hold charcoal up
Above the vent hole,
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Allowing air to flow up
Through it,
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Fueling the fire,
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While permitting ash to fall
Down into the cavity below.
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A worker carefully mortars
The disk in place.
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This barbecue
Is a low-tech
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But highly effective
Outdoor stove,
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Useful whenever it's too hot
To cook inside.
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Narrator:
If you're scuba diving,
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Free diving or snorkeling,
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You need a mask to maintain
A layer of air
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Between your eyes and the water.
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Without that barrier,
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Your eyes can't focus
Under water.
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Fins are another diving
Must-have
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To let you push away more water
When you kick
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And give you
Stronger propulsion.
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Diving fins consist of
A foot pocket and a blade.
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The blade has side arms
Running down its length.
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These strengthen the blade
And amplify the forward
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Thrust a kicking foot generates.
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The parts are made
Of thermoplastic.
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To make the fin blade,
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The manufacturers
Mix clear thermoplastic granules
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With a specific portion
Of color dye granules
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And drop them into the feed tank
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Of an injection molding machine.
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The factory uses certain
Types of thermoplastic
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When making fins
With a stiff blade
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And other types when making
More flexible models.
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The machine heats the granules
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Until they melt then injects
The liquefied thermoplastic
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Into a blade-shaped mold.
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The plastic quickly
Cools and solidifies.
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Then the mold opens.
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And extractors eject the blade.
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A robot grasps the blade
With suction and removes
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It from the mold.
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As the robot lifts
The blade out of the machine,
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The mold closes again
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To receive another injection
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To make the next blade.
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The robot deposits
The blade onto a conveyer belt
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Which transports it
Through a cold-air tunnel.
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This cools
The thermoplastic enough
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To enable the upcoming
Component materials
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To properly adhere to the blade.
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The next robot picks up
The cooled blade
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And moves it to another
Injection molding machine,
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Which performs a process known
As over printing,
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Molding on additional parts
Until the fin is completed.
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The robot first
Removes the previous
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Completed fin fresh out
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Of the over
Printing injection mold.
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This machine melted
Down granules
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Of thermoplastic rubber,
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A more flexible material,
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And simultaneously injection
Molded the side arms
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And the foot pocket
Onto the blade.
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Once the robot pulls off
This completed fin,
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It loads the new blade
Into the mold.
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As the mold closes
For the next injection,
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The robot deposits the finished
Fin into a conveyer belt.
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The over printing
Process also applied
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The manufacturer's name
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And some decorative elements.
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By changing the molds
On the injection machines
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And using different
Types and colors
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Of thermoplastic materials,
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The factory produces
A wide range of fin models.
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A diving mask is made up
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Of a flexible silicone
Facial skirt attached
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To a rigid frame
With lenses.
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The skirt, which this injection
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Molding machine produces
From liquid silicone,
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Seals the frame to the face,
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Preventing water infiltration.
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While thermoplastic must be
Melted before injection,
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Then cooled to
A solid state,
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Silicone must be
Injected combined
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With a hardening agent
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Then heated to a solid state.
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The frame is made
The same way as the fins
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But using a more rigid
Type of thermoplastic.
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A worker begins
Assembling the mask
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By threading
A silicone head strap
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Through the frame's buckles.
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They attach the silicone skirt,
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First pressing the nose portion
Into the bridge of the frame.
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Then the worker
Connects the eye area.
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The frame is designed
To enable the silicone skirt
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To slot right in.
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Next, the lenses, which are
Made of tempered glass.
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While they're highly resistant,
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They don't withstand
Frontal impact.
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So the diver shouldn't plunge
Into the water face first.
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The final step
Is to clip in
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Rigid thermoplastic
Lens retainers
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And clamp each one securely
To the lens and frame.
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The mask is now ready
For a final inspection
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To make sure no water will seep
In when you wear it.
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Just like fins,
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There's a wide range
Of diving mask models
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Designed to see
Through different
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Types of underwater exploration.
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Narrator: the bassoon was
Developed in france
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In the 17th century.
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It was a bass
Woodwind instrument
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Like no other before it.
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It extended the range
Downward by a whole tone.
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This was a woodwind instrument
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That could hold its own
Against the bass strings.
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You could hear
The difference.
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In the bassoon,
The pipe is doubled up
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Into a tight u for an instrument
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That has the necessary length
To produce the low notes
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But is not unwieldy.
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To make a bassoon,
They use bosnian maple.
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It's a dense wood stable
Enough to prevent vibrations.
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A cutting tool takes off
The corners of the wood block
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As it begins to shape it
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Into the end part
Of the bassoon,
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The bell joint.
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Using a reaming tool,
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They drill a cone-shaped air
Column into the bell joint.
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The next automated
Cutting tool trims
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The circumference and forms
A rim on the end.
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From a rough piece of wood
To a contoured pipe,
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This bell joint
Has taken shape.
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At another station,
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A bassoon technician drills
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Angled finger holes into
The wing or tenor joint.
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Then he files the ends
Of metal tubes
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To shape them to an angle
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That matches that
Of the finger holes.
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The technician also files
Down the outside of the tubes
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And carves grooves into them.
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He applications epoxy glue
To the grooves
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And installs the tubes
In the finger holes.
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The glue seals the tubes
To the finger holes.
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The technician checks for light
Around the tube installations.
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That would indicate
An improper seal.
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The next member of the team
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Stains the bell joint
To enhance the wood grain.
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She applies the same finish
To every part of the bassoon.
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There are four joints
That can be disassembled
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To fit into a carrying case.
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She also brushes a special
Lacquer over the stain.
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This lacquer is believed
To effect the instrument's tone,
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Giving it a round resonance.
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After a light sanding,
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The parts are buffed
To restore the shine.
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The other craftsman now drills
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Tone holes into the long joint.
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He drills a groove
For the musician to slide his
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Or her finger down
To the c key.
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He relies on this
Metal template
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To correctly place
The tone holes
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And the holes
For the key posts.
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Over to the next station,
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A technician drills threads
Into the key holes.
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He injects oil
Into the holes
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Throughout the drilling process.
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This provides lubrication
To the drill
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To prevent splintering
Of the wood.
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He clamps a key post
In a special gripping tool
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To hold it firmly as he files it
To the correct length.
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The technician screws the key
Post into the threaded hole.
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Once it's installed,
He removes the gripping tool.
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Using a long drill
Aimed laterally,
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He carves holes into the sides
Of the key posts.
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The technician
Installs a key
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By fitting a hinge tube
Into the holes in the post.
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He confirms that the pad cup
On the end covers
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The tone hole completely.
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Satisfied with the positioning,
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He unpins the key and solders
The hinge tube to it.
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When the solder solidifies,
He files down the bulge.
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Silver plating gives it
A uniform finish.
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A technician then glues the back
Of a piece of cork sized
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To fit the rim
Of the bassoon's long joint.
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He wraps the cork
Around the rim.
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And he files it to make
The seam disappear.
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He then sands it smooth.
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Cork provides a flexible link
Between the instrument joints.
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It will tolerate
The expansion
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And contraction of the wood
Due to temperature changes.
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A computer-controlled
Laser etches product information
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Onto the instrument's
Wing and boot joints.
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The technician equips
The end of the bell joint
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With a decorative
Plastic ring.
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It's an alternative
To ivory,
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Which is in short supply.
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Stay tuned for more
As they prepare this bassoon
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For a life of performance.
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Narrator: the bassoon
Is often called
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The clown of the orchestra
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Because of its ability
To produce impish
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And almost comical sounds.
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It also deepens
The symphonic sound
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With its rich,
Mellow tones.
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It may be the clown,
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But the bassoon makes
A serious contribution
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To the orchestral ensemble.
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A bassoon craftsman glues
A silver-plated collar
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To the end of the bell joint
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That attaches to the long joint.
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The collar reinforces the wood.
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And it also gives this end
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Of the bell joint
A finished look.
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He uses a block of wood
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To absorb the impact
Of the blows
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As he hammers the glued collar
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Snugly in the recess
In the bell joint.
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Production now moves back
To the bassoon's keys,
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As another craftsman polishes
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The silver to a mirror finish.
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Each bassoon has between
38 and 46 keys,
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Depending on the model.
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Finishing these keys is
The most intense part
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Of the bassoon-making process.
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The technician glues
Padding to the key cups,
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Spatulas and levers.
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The padding will muffle
The clicks of the keys
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So they don't rise
Above the music.
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They use different materials,
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Depending on the length
Of the keys.
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Longer keys
Make more noise.
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So they receive
Thick cork padding.
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The technician files
The edges of the pads
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To make them flush
To the key parts.
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The shorter keys receive
The thinner rubber pads.
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Again, filing gets rid
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Of the extra material
Around the edges.
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On the spatula of this
Medium-length key,
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The technician
Installs a felt pad.
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Felt is thicker than rubber
But thinner than cork.
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As you can see,
Applying pads
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To the bassoon's keys
Is a real science.
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With that job done,
He moves onto the next step,
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Attaching the rubber rollers
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That enable the musician
To play faster.
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The technician inserts screws
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In the hollow of the rollers
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To secure them to the keys.
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And he screws them
Tightly in place.
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He then fastens
Flat springs to some keys
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So they'll spring
Back once played.
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The next technician melts
Wax into the key caps
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That will close the tone
Holes of the bassoon.
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And while the wax
Is still molten,
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She inserts a felt
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And cardboard pad covered
With goat leather.
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She secures the key
To the long joint.
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The wax has hardened
A bit by now.
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So she heats it up
Again using a torch.
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This softens it
So she can manipulate the pad
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So it sits perfectly in the cup.
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The technician props up
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The end of the key
With a piece of cork.
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And this stops the key
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From moving until
The wax solidifies.
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They install the boot
Joint keys the same way.
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Inside the boot joint
Are two parallel
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Pipes made of hard rubber.
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The bassoon technician places
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A seal on the end
Of the joint.
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He installs a silver-plated
U-shape tube over it.
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And this creates
A turning point for air.
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He caps it to prevent
Air from escaping.
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00:19:54,413 --> 00:19:59,379
The technician attaches
A hand rest to the boot joint.
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He fastens a long clip
To the instrument
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For the bassoon strap.
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It's adjustable for different
Shoulder positions.
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The steel bocal or crook
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Connects the reed
To the bassoon.
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All the parts should now
Fit together perfectly.
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The technician attaches
The four joints.
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He inserts the wing joints
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Into one of the boot's
Joint holes.
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He installs the long
Joint in the other.
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He locks the wing
And long joints together
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With a little mechanism.
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The technician then
Connects the bell joint
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To the long joint.
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He places the bocal
In its socket
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Atop the wing joint.
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He then checks the bocal's
Vent key to confirm
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That it opens
And closes correctly.
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And now a professional musician
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Tests the bassoon and tunes it.
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With his okay,
The bassoon leaves
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The factory ready to join
The orchestra.
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