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Professional Bassoon with a Powerful Modern Sound





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The Fox Model 460 is a powerful, projective professional bassoon with a modern thick-walled design inspired by the popular Fox Model 660. This compact, long-bell bassoon is crafted from carefully selected and aged red maple, and it boasts impeccable intonation and a rich, resonant sound that professional players will cherish. Like all of the company's instruments, the Fox 460 possesses exemplary keywork courtesy of Fox’s expert craftspeople and assemblers, comprising a full German key system with silver-plated keys. Double reed players at Sweetwater appreciate Fox’s thoughtful touches such as providing two professional T bocals (#2 and #3 lengths); a hand rest, a neck, and seat straps; and a cleaning cloth and swabs. Premium appointments ? such as a white synthetic ivory bell ring, a body lock, and silver water tubes ? round out this fantastic, performance-measured bassoon.





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Made from carefully selected cured maple





The Fox 460 model professional bassoon features a body hewn from red maple, which has been carefully aged to provide an exceptionally rich and resonant tone, and a German bell accented by an attractive white synthetic ivory ring. To help players internalize the appropriate amount of tension they need to apply to the instrument with their hands, the Fox 460 is equipped with a body lock. Additionally, the wing and small bore of the Fox 460’s boot are rubber lined to prevent damage caused by moisture buildup, and silver water tubes extend into the bore to prevent moisture from accumulating in the toneholes.





German key system with silver plating





Fox pours their heart into their keywork and it shows. Beyond offering a plethora of key options, Fox plates their keys in-house, and every key is hand mounted by their team of expert assemblers. The Fox 460 model professional bassoon offers a full German key system with silver-plated keys, which includes six rollers, high D and high E keys, a high A bridge to whisper key, a crowned pancake key, and a right-hand rotary-style whisper key lock, which is easier to quickly engage.





Fox Products: a storied commitment to excellence





As the principal bassoonist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1922 to 1949, Hugo Fox was a dedicated and passionate musician. After retiring from performing, Hugo devoted himself to crafting a world-class bassoon made in the United States, leveraging his intimate knowledge of the instrument. In the summer of 1949, he returned to his hometown of South Whitley, Indiana, to found the Fox Products Corporation. Focusing solely on bassoons, contrabassoons, oboes, and English horns, Fox produces premium instruments for every player level. Fox instruments are precisely manufactured using the highest-quality materials, including hand-selected and cured woods, and they offer an incredible range of keywork options to satisfy any musician's unique needs. Today, Fox Products continues to honor Hugo’s commitment to excellence, superior design, and unparalleled craftsmanship.





Fox Model 460 Professional Bassoon Features:


Professional bassoon with modern thick-walled design


Body made from carefully selected and cured maple with an attractive white synthetic ivory bell ring


Full German key system with silver-plated keys


6 rollers; high D and high E keys; high A bridge to whisper key; crowned pancake key; and right-hand rotary-style whisper key lock


Wing and small bore of the boot are lined to prevent damage caused by moisture buildup


Silver water tubes extend into the bore to prevent moisture from accumulating in the toneholes


2 professional T bocals; #2 and #3 lengths


Hand rest, neck strap, seat strap, care cloth, and microfiber wing and boot swabs included


Comes with a compact case with shoulder and backpack straps