About Barton Cane

At Barton Cane, selection is what sets us apart from other retailers. We use cane that is sourced from well-respected growers, and all of our cane is gouged, shaped, profiled and scored in-house using our own state of the art equipment. This allows us to produce any shape and any profile using any type of cane.

About The Owners

Husband and wife duo David and Julie Threatte created Barton Cane in 2012, the same year they were married. David is a bassoonist and machinist from Orlando Florida. He received his undergraduate degree in performance at the New England Conservatory in Boston Massachusetts where he studied with Matthew Ruggiero. David received his masters degree in performance at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His other major bassoon teachers include Jack Beck, Jeff Keesecker, and Kristin Wolfe Jensen. Because of an injury, David was unable to continue performing after graduation and began dedicating his time to his other passions - engineering and design.

David continues to create original, cutting edge double reed processing equipment.

Julie Threatte is a former violist. She studied at Interlochen Arts Academy, Eastman School of Music, CU-Boulder and UT-Austin. She was also unable to continue her performance and teaching career due to a shoulder injury. Julie now dedicates her time to running and maintaining the Barton Cane shop, filling orders, customer relations, social media, accounting and everything else that comes with running a small business. Julie and David live in Longmont, Colorado with their adorable pup, Lucille who they love with all of their hearts.

About Our Equipment

Our reed-making equipment was designed and manufactured by David. All components have been manufactured to an accuracy of within .001”. The gouging process automatically discards any warped or defective cane. Most importantly, the gouge, shape and profile are all congruent. The shaping process lines up laterally and longitudinally with the gouging process. The profiling process lines up laterally, longitudinally and vertically with the gouging and shaping process.

History of Barton Cane

Seven years in the making, Barton Cane is the culmination of a research project on bassoon cane. In 2005 bassoonist David Threatte, with help from the University of Colorado Physics Department, began designing and testing a new process for gouging bassoon cane. With extensive help from machinist Sid Gustafson, these experiments grew into a procedure for processing tube cane into finished GSP bassoon cane. In March 2012, Barton Cane opened for business with a commitment to offering a high quality product with an ever expanding list of options to meet the specific needs of every bassoonist. During the 2020/2021 (ongoing) pandemic, David spent his time developing oboe cane processing equipment. Barton Cane began offering gouged, shaped and scored oboe cane August, 2021.

Commitment to Sustainability

At Barton Cane we take great pride in our eco-friendly practices. 100% of our electricity has always been purchased from renewable energy programs. We do not use any plastic packaging or packing materials.
Please help us out by re-using, recycling or composting all shipping materials that you receive from Barton Cane.