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Double-Reed Instruments · Models
Oboes, bassoons, English horns, contrabassoons, double-reed makers, and related model families.
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Fox Model 201
Bassoon · United States
The Model 201 is Fox Products' flagship professional bassoon, a thin-wall, short-bore instrument based on one of Hugo Fox's original designs and favored by principal bassoonists for flexibility and sonority in the upper register. It is built from hand-selected aged red or mountain maple with a mahogany finish, and full professional silver-plated keywork including high D and E keys, a rotary whisper-key lock, little-finger rollers, and a whisper-A bridge.
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Fox Renard Model 240
Bassoon · United States
A Fox Renard Artist bassoon, a perennial favorite since its 1994 introduction; flexible, free and easy to play, ideal for high-school through college players, serious amateurs and hobbyists.
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Püchner Model Superior
Bassoon · Germany
Püchner's flagship professional bassoon and the choice of many of the world's greatest players, built from curly mountain maple aged over 20 years with a thick-walled bore for greater projection, a divided long joint and 13 sterling silver keys.
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Howarth XL
Oboe · United Kingdom
The XL is a professional Howarth of London oboe with a full Conservatoire system and semi-automatic octaves, voiced for a more soloistic tone than Howarth's orchestral S-series. It is built in high-density grenadilla (also offered in cocobolo) with heavily silver-plated keywork, metal-lined tenon sockets and sleeved tenons, undercut tone holes, a third octave key, and the full complement of trill keys.
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F. Lorée Royal
Oboe · France
The Royal is a professional F. Loree oboe made of premium grenadilla with silver-plated keywork and a full Conservatoire plateau system. It includes a third octave key, all trill keys, a left-hand (long) F, a forked-F resonance key, and tenons with dual metal reinforcement, and is offered with the standard or AK bore. It is among the most sought-after Loree models, known for a dark, expressive sound.
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Lorée Étoile
Oboe · France
A 2013 Lorée professional oboe producing a sweet, refined sound with a freer, more immediately expressive response, designed for oboists who use shorter-scrape European-style reeds.
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Howarth S40C Cor Anglais
Oboe · United Kingdom
A Howarth cor anglais (English horn) in F built on the semi-automatic S40C system, sharing the S40C oboe's professional keywork features.
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Howarth S40C
Oboe · United Kingdom
A Howarth conservatory oboe with semi-automatic system and many professional keywork features, including left-hand F, a third octave key, full low Bb range and almost every trill, taking players to advanced level.
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Buffet Crampon Virtuose Oboe
Oboe · France
A Buffet Crampon professional oboe available in grenadilla, Green-LinE composite and German silver.
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Yamaha YFG-812 Custom Bassoon
Bassoon · Japan
A Yamaha Custom bassoon with a heavier 4 mm body wall that yields a darker, authoritative tone blending well with a modern symphony orchestra; favored by players who want a round, warm and powerful sound.
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Püchner Model 23
Bassoon · Germany
The Model 23 is a professional J. Püchner bassoon built from curly mountain maple aged more than twenty years, with a thick-walled bore for projection and volume. It carries heavily silver-plated full professional keywork, including high D and E keys, little-finger and right-thumb rollers, a left-hand whisper-key lock, and added A-flat/B-flat and E-flat trills, plus rubber-lined wing and boot joints and nylon-lined pivot-screw sockets for smooth, quiet action.
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Buffet Crampon Prestige Oboe
Oboe · France
Launched in 1992 after a complete redesign of the Buffet oboe by luthier René Lesieux and oboist Jean-Louis Capezzali, the Prestige is an anthology professional model offering a wide range of sound colors while guaranteeing the Buffet Crampon sound identity; also made in Green-LinE composite.
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Fox Model 300 Oboe
Oboe · United States
A Fox oboe with the same full conservatory keywork and bore design as the grenadilla Model 400 but built of durable resin, known for its sweet sound, stability, intonation and durability.
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Yamaha YOB-831 Custom Oboe
Oboe · Japan
Yamaha's top-of-the-line Custom oboe, built with a grenadilla body and a European-style bore for a refined professional voice.
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Lorée Oboe d'amore
Oboe · France
A Lorée oboe d'amore in A, long renowned for its rich tone, expressive response and reliability among professional and amateur players.
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Rigoutat Expression
Oboe · France
The Expression is Rigoutat's professional oboe and the first choice of many professional players worldwide, valued for its versatility and fluid response. It is built on the full Conservatoire system in grenadilla, with an optional composite top joint available to strengthen the joint and reduce the risk of cracking.
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Buffet Crampon Orfeo Oboe
Oboe · France
The result of five years of research and development with testers and soloists from renowned international orchestras, the Orfeo joins the Prestige in Buffet Crampon's professional oboe range; offered in grenadilla and Green-LinE composite.
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Rigoutat Riec
Oboe · France
A highly regarded Rigoutat student oboe, a full Conservatoire-system instrument complete with third octave key, left-hand ('long') F key and the full complement of trill keys.
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Cabart Oboe
Oboe · France
Cabart is the student oboe brand made by F. Lorée in Paris, regarded as a gold standard among student oboes for its close tolerances, ergonomic and precise keywork and high-quality cork pads.
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Fox Model 900 Contrabassoon
Bassoon · United States
Introduced in 1971, the Fox Model 900 contrabassoon is made of aged maple with removable inner U-tubes and is preferred by performers in premier orchestras, opera companies and conservatories worldwide.
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Fox Renard Artist Model 330 Oboe
Oboe · United States
The resin version of Fox's most popular oboe design, prized for its tone quality, resonance, intonation and durability.
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Howarth S20C
Oboe · United Kingdom
Howarth's entry-level conservatory oboe for the advancing student, offering excellent tone and reliable tuning at an accessible price.
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Rigoutat Delphine
Oboe · France
A Rigoutat student oboe especially suited to players with smaller hands thanks to its covered E plate; it precedes the Riec in the Rigoutat range.
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Marigaux M2
Oboe · France
A Marigaux professional oboe sonically similar to the 2001 but with a notably innovative construction; also available in Altuglas with gold-plated keys.
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Püchner Model Start
Bassoon · Germany
Püchner's student bassoon, an accessible entry into the Püchner range built to the maker's German-system standards.
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Marigaux 2001
Oboe · France
A Marigaux professional oboe from the 2000 series with a soloistic, bravura color that keeps the trademark Marigaux warmth; also offered in clear Altuglas with gold-plated keys.
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Yamaha YOB-441
Oboe · Japan
A Yamaha intermediate oboe with modified Conservatoire system and grenadilla body.
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Marigaux Cor Anglais
Oboe · France
A Marigaux professional cor anglais (English horn) in F with refined ergonomics and an expressive orchestral sound, offered in black composite or clear Altuglas with gold-plated keys.
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Fox Renard Series
United States
Renard is Fox Products' sub-brand for student and intermediate bassoons and oboes, positioned below the professional Fox-branded instruments. The line includes the Renard Artist 220 and 240 bassoons and the Renard Artist 330 oboe.
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Marigaux 901
Oboe · France
The 901 is a professional Marigaux oboe and the core of the brand's 900 line, hand-made in France from grenadilla seasoned for at least four years, with silver-plated nickel-silver keywork. It uses a semi-automatic Conservatoire system with two octave keys, a Gillet key, a double-F key, and a third octave key, and has long been regarded as a worldwide professional reference.
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Rigoutat J
Oboe · France
A Rigoutat professional oboe offering a very homogeneous sound across all registers, unsurpassed projection, high flexibility and easy response.
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Lorée Cor Anglais i+3
Oboe · France
The Lorée i+3 cor anglais, an English horn in F with a long-established reputation for reliability and tonal beauty among professional and amateur players.
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Fox Renard 220
Bassoon · United States
A Fox Renard Artist Model 220 intermediate bassoon with a red maple body.