Fox Model 450
One of the original Fox Professional oboes, the Fox Model 450 offers advancing players a professional option with a plastic top joint, to avoid cracking, that is paired with a grenadilla lower joint and bell. The 450 utilizes Fox’s original bore and tone hole design and has standard full conservatory keywork. It is the perfect choice for schools and doublers who need a reliable instrument with a great sound that is low maintenance.
Standard Features
Proprietary plastic resin upper joint
Select grenadilla wood lower joint and bell
Nickel silver lined tenon sockets
Nickel silver caps for lower tenon shoulders
Silver-plated keys, posts, bands, and bell ring
Stainless steel arbors and wire springs
Teflon-tipped stainless steel adjusting screws
High-quality cork pads on low C and above
High-quality bladder pads on low B and B♭ keys
Standard Keywork
Full conservatory key system handmade in the United States
Third octave key
B tab
Assembly key with C-D and B-C♯ trills
Adjustable A♭-B♭ trill key
G♯-A trill key
F# key tab
Left hand F key
F resonance mechanism
Split D ring mechanism
Low C-C♯ trill key
Articulated C# mechanism
Low B♭ with vent key
Open hole B, A, G, E, and D keys
Accessories
Fox oboe case
Six-reed case
Tenon cork caps
Silk swab
Cork grease
Care cloth
Humidifier
Screwdriver
Additional options
Philadelphia high D key
