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Lightweight Maple English Horn with a Deep and Resonant Sound





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Crafted from select maple and finished like a professional bassoon, the Fox Tristan Model 580 professional English horn provides discerning players with a lighter-weight instrument with a deep and full-bodied tone. Like all of the company's instruments, the Fox 580 possesses exemplary keywork courtesy of Fox’s expert craftspeople and assemblers, comprising a full conservatory key system with silver-plated keys, which allows advanced players to exploit the full capabilities of the instrument. English horn players at Sweetwater appreciate Fox’s thoughtful touches, including two XL bocals (#2 and #3 lengths), Teflon-tipped stainless steel adjusting screws, a premium case, and a comfortable thumb rest with strap ring, which round out this exemplary professional English horn.





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Beautiful and toneful maple body





The Fox Tristan Model 580 is hewn from carefully selected maple. Maple has a rich and harmonically diverse tone and provides a lightweight feel, weighing in 25% lighter than a comparable grenadilla instrument. The Fox 580 includes stainless steel arbors and wire springs, trill keys, a third-octave key, nickel-silver-lined tenon sockets, and nickel silver caps on the lower tenon shoulders. Additionally, the Fox 580 is outfitted with high-quality cork pads throughout for reliable and responsive performance.





Full conservatory key system lets you utilize advanced techniques





Fox pours their heart into their keywork and it shows. Beyond offering a plethora of key options, Fox plates all of their keys in-house, and every key is hand mounted by their team of expert assemblers. The Fox Fox Tristan Model 580 professional English horn offers a full conservatory key system with silver-plated keys, which includes a left-hand F, an F resonance mechanism, a B tab, an articulated C# mechanism, a split D ring, a low B with vent key, and numerous trill keys. Utilize your repertoire of advanced techniques and enjoy the full capability of your instrument!





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 Tristan Model 580 Professional English Horn Features:


Carefully selected maple body is 25% lighter than comparable grenadilla instrument and provides a harmonically complex tone


Full conservatory key system with silver-plated keys


Stainless steel arbors and wire springs and Teflon-tipped stainless steel adjusting screws


Cork pads on low C and above and bladder pad on low B key


Includes split plate half hole, left-hand F, F# key tab, F resonance mechanism, B tab, articulated C# mechanism, split D ring, and low B with vent key


Trill keys: Ab-Bb with A height adjustment; G#-A; C-D; B-C#; low C-C#


Includes a professional-quality case, two XL bocals (#2 & #3 lengths), aluminum tenon caps, 3-reed case, silk swab, screwdriver, and cork grease