PROFESSIONAL OBOE
Fox Model 400

One of the original Fox professional oboes, the Model 400 is the all-grenadilla version of our most traditional design. This oboe utilizes Fox’s original bore and tone hole design and has standard full conservatory keywork. The Model 400 is known for its sweet sound, stability, and intonation.
Standard Features
- Select grenadilla body
- Nickel silver lined tenon sockets
- Nickel silver caps on 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 Bâ™ keys
Standard Keywork
- Full conservatory key system handmade in the United States
- Third octave key
- B tab
- Aâ™-Bâ™ 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 Bâ™ with vent key
Accessories
- High-quality professional case
- Grenadilla tenon cork caps
- Humidifier
- Premium six-reed case
- Care cloth
- Silk swab
- Cork grease
- Screwdriver
Additional Options
- Philadelphia high D key