FOX - RENARD

BASSOONS:

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.

OBOES:

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 OBOE:

Serial Number	Year Manufactured		Serial Number	Year Manufactured
2995	1984		3923	1986
3456	1985		4537	1987

ENGLISH HORNS:

Serial Number	Year Manufactured
1	1999
40	2000

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