Description
The Fox model 450 offers advancing players a professional option with a plastic resin top joint to avoid upper joint cracks. The lower joint and bell are both grenadilla wood. The 450 utilizes Fox’s original bore and tone hole design. It features full conservatory, full plateau keywork. This is a great choice for schools and doublers who want a reliable instrument with professional sound and low maintenance needs.
Features:
- High-quality 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 posts, bands, and bell ring
- Stainless steel arbors and wire springs
- Silver-plated keys
- 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
Keywork:
- Full conservatory key system handmade in the United States
- Third octave key
- B tab
- A♭-B♭ trill key with A height adjustment
- G♯-A trill key
- F♯ key tab
- Left hand F key
- F resonance mechanism
- Assembly key with C-D and B-C♯trills
- Split D ring mechanism
- Low C-C♯trill key
- Articulated C♯ mechanism
- Low B♭ with vent key
Accessories:
- High-quality professional case
- Professional case cover with strap
- Grenadilla tenon caps
- Premium six-reed case
- Care cloth
- Silk swab
- Cork grease
- Screwdriver
Option:
- Philadelphia high D key
Please note:
Temporary Pause on Instrument Trials and Sales
November 2025 – Mid-January 2026
We are temporarily unable to send instruments for trial or purchase while we move our entire shop from New Hampshire to Kingston, New York, just north of New York City. We apologize for the delay in service during this transition.
If you’d like to be notified when trials and sales resume, please email us with your name, contact information, and the instrument you’re interested in. We’ll reach out as soon as we’re ready to resume shipments.
Thank you for your understanding and patience during this exciting move.
