A teacher can but lead you to the door; learning is up to you. - Chinese proverb

Finding a decent double-reed teacher whose schedule permits more than one lesson a month, and whose response to emailed questions will amount to more than "figure it out on your own", is turning out to be harder than I'd anticipated. I've called/emailed several bassoon teachers in the past couple of days, and it always goes about the same:

The pitch: "Hello, [bassoon teacher]. I've recently purchased a baroque rackett (or Wurstfagott, 'sausage-bassoon'). This is my first foray into the world of double-reed instruments, and [reference] gave me your name as a good bassoon teacher who might be able to help me. While I realize that the rackett is quite a bit different from the modern bassoon, I am primarily looking for instruction in the basics of playing a double-reed instrument (embouchure and tonguing, vibrato, dynamics, etc.); the fingering I can figure out on my own. Would you be willing/available to take me on as a student?"

The response: "Oh, wow. I have no idea how to play a rackett. Try [some other bassoon teacher], maybe [he/she] can help you."

Arrrgh! It uses the same damn reed as a modern bassoon,¹ so the things I'm asking to learn from you should be exactly the same as on a bassoon! Even the person who plays baroque bassoon in the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra has been unwilling, citing an unfamiliarity with the rackett.

Jesus Tapdancing Christ, I'm beginning to think I'd have better luck if I rented a bassoon and took my lessons with that.

1. Well, the reed that came with it was a couple of millimeters wider and longer than a standard bassoon reed. But the instrument plays just fine² with an off-the-shelf hard bassoon reed.

2. By which, given my double-reed inaptitude, I mean that it sounds equally unmusical when I play it with a modern bassoon reed as it does when played with the reed that came with it.