Basson
Serial Number |
Year Manufactured |
1 |
1951 |
2 - 13 |
1952 |
|
1953 |
|
1954 |
245 |
1955 |
318 |
1956 |
365 |
1957 |
444 |
1958 |
502 |
1959 |
551 |
1960 (First Plastic Bassoon #638) |
640 |
1961 |
763 |
1962 |
890 |
1963 |
1018 |
1964 |
1169 |
1965 |
1372 |
1966 |
1623 |
1967 (First Short-Bore Bassoon #1894) |
1973 |
1968 |
2355 |
1969 |
2678 |
1970 |
2995 |
1971 (First Renard Bassoon #3013) |
3402 |
1972 |
3934 |
1973 |
4438 |
1974 |
5059 |
1975 (Fox Model II) |
5815 |
1976 |
6405 |
1977 |
7030 |
1978 |
7765 |
1979 |
8511 |
1980 |
9165 |
1981 |
9965 |
1982 |
10805 |
1983 |
11385 |
1984 |
12120 |
1985 |
12906 |
1986 |
13695 |
1987 |
14495 |
1988 |
15408 |
1989 |
16410 |
1990 |
17305 |
1991 |
18439 |
1992 |
19613 |
1993 |
20819 |
1994 |
22030 |
1995 |
23240 |
1996 |
24575 |
1997 |
26032 |
1998 |
27970 |
1999 |
29939 |
2000 |
The number indicated for each year represents the serial number of the bassoon shipped at the beginning of that year. Both Fox and Renard bassoons use the same sequence of numbers. Fox and Renard oboes and Fox Contrabassoons each use their own unique serial number sequence.
Hautbois
Serial Number |
Year Manufactured |
--- |
Serial Number |
Year Manufactured |
255 |
1975 |
--- |
4509 |
1988 |
380 |
1976 |
--- |
5254 |
1989 |
538 |
1977 |
--- |
6112 |
1990 |
740 |
1978 |
--- |
6990 |
1991 |
934 |
1979 |
--- |
7775 |
1992 |
1195 |
1980 |
--- |
8717 |
1993 |
1455 |
1981 |
--- |
9700 |
1994 |
1765 |
1982 |
--- |
10846 |
1995 |
2082 |
1983 |
--- |
12016 |
1996 |
2489 |
1984 |
--- |
13120 |
1997 |
2988 |
1985 |
--- |
14413 |
1998 |
3453 |
1986 |
--- |
15700 |
1999 |
4511 |
1987 |
--- |
16819 |
2000 |
In 1984 Fox introduced the Fox Model 400 wood oboe and switched the Model 300 professional plastic to the "Fox" trademark.
Fox model 400 Hautbois
Serial Number |
Year Manufactured |
--- |
Serial Number |
Year Manufactured |
2995 |
1984 |
--- |
3923 |
1986 |
3456 |
1985 |
--- |
4537 |
1987 |
Cor anglaise
Serial Number |
Year Manufactured |
1 |
1999 |
40 |
2000 |