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Durable Student Bassoon with High-quality Appointments





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The Fox Renard Model 41 provides aspiring players with a highly playable instrument that offers an ideal balance of durability, practicality, and affordability. Made from molded polypropylene, the Fox 41 is tough enough to withstand daily travel to and from school, and it's suitable for both indoor and outdoor performances. Like all of the company's instruments, the Fox 41 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 C bocals; a hand rest, a neck, and seat straps; and a cleaning cloth and swabs. High-quality appointments ? such as a white synthetic ivory bell ring, a body lock, and nickel-silver water tubes ? round out this fantastic, student bassoon.





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Made from durable molded polypropylene





The Fox 41 model student bassoon features a durable body made from molded polypropylene, which is resistant to normal wear and tear and damage due to temperature changes and humidity fluctuations, and it’s easy to maintain. This high-quality student instrument features a German bell accented by an attractive white synthetic ivory ring, and it’s equipped with a body lock. Additionally, nickel-silver water tubes extend into the bore to prevent moisture from accumulating in the tone holes.





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 41 model student bassoon offers a full German key system with silver-plated keys, which includes a short-reach plateau key for the left-hand ring finger and rollers for the right little finger F and Ab and the left little finger Eb and Db. There is also a short-reach left-hand third-finger plateau key, which helps younger players maintain proper hand position.





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 Renard Model 41 Student Bassoon Features:


Student bassoon with high-quality appointments


Body made from molded polypropylene with an attractive white synthetic ivory bell ring


Full German key system with silver-plated keys


Short-reach plateau key for the left-hand ring finger; rollers for the right little finger F and Ab; left little finger Eb and Db


2 C bocals, hand rest, neck strap, seat strap, care cloth, and microfiber wing and boot swabs included


Comes with a premium case with shoulder and backpack straps