![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, the brand is far from the most important aspect of a bassoon, though it's still worth considering for general knowledge and judgement. With such a wide variety of choices, knowing the market’s top brands is useful. This isn't only true of individual instruments but also of solo bassoon makers and larger brands. Since the bassoon is such a popular instrument, it's no surprise that there are plenty of options for student, intermediate and professional bassoonists. A Bocal is included with this instrument in very good condition as well.The bassoon and contrabassoon are popular double-reed woodwind instruments found in orchestral, concert band, and chamber music, as well as in jazz and pop music (though not as commonly). Please ask any questions about this instrument, we are happy to help. Also included is a silk swab, seat strap, hand crutch, and reed. This instrument plays great, and now looks good too. This repair was completed with very high quality and the instrument plays as well as it did when it left the factory. And the technician chose to use a stronger more durable Grenadilla wood for those tenon replacements. You will notice the wood on the bass joint tenons are a darker color – the tenons were professionally replaced by a previous owner of this instrument. There are nicks and dings present on each piece of the instrument. There is some wear on the plating, even after polishing, but for a used instrument it looks pretty nice. ![]() The Tenon connectors are wax thread wrappings for added strength and durability.Ĭosmetically, this instrument is in good condition. This is a great high end pre-professional bassoon, and because of the high quality fox design, you will find that it will play better than most other brands, and the Fox 220 is one of the best pre-professional models they offer. We ended up replacing all the pads on this bassoon, and now it plays cleanly and evenly up and down. We have just finished overhauling this instrument. So you are aware, you can send this instrument to the Fox Factory and have them add that key sometime in the future if that is something you ever needed. Note that this particular instrument did not have the high E key installed, which was an option at the time. The Fox 220 is a long-bore instrument that has great projection and tone. This instrument includes standard keywork plus High D keywork for full range. This high quality Wooden bassoon was made in the USA by Fox, one of the premier bassoon makers in the world. The instrument plays extremely well, and has a great look to it. For sale is an all-Wood Fox Bassoon, Model 220 with new pads, a Fox Bocal and new Protec case! Fox originally produced this instrument in 1975 and has just been overhauled with new pads and the keywork polished to a shine. ![]()
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