Fox Model 450 Plastic Top Joint Oboe

Standard Features

• Proprietary plastic resin upper joint
• Select grenadilla wood lower joint and bell
• Nickel silver lined tenon sockets
• Nickel silver caps on lower joint tenon shoulder
• 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 and reed
• Tenon cork caps
• Silk swab
• Cork grease
• Care cloth
• Humidifier
• Screwdriver

Additional Option

• Philadelphia high D key by special order