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This list is useful as an approximate
guideline for the age of Fox and Renard bassoons and oboes. Information concerning
specific instruments can be obtained directly from Fox Products.
Serial numbers are assigned early in the
production process and do not necessarily reflect the shipping dates. The number
indicated for each year represents the serial number of an instrument shipped at the
beginning of that year. Nearby serial numbers may have been shipped a couple of
months sooner or later.
Fox and Renard bassoons use the same sequence of numbers. Fox and Renard oboes, Fox and Renard English horns and Fox contrabassoons each use their own serial number sequences.
Bassoons |
Oboes |
English horns |
1951—> #1 |
1975—> #255 |
1999—> #1 |
1952—> #2 through #13 |
1976—> #380 |
2000—> #40 |
1953, 1954 incomplete |
1977—> #539 |
2001—> #152 |
1955—> #245 |
1978—> #740 |
2002—> #270 |
1956—> #318 |
1979—> #934 |
2003—> #410 |
1957—> #365 |
1980—> #1195 |
2004—> #538 |
1958—> #444 |
1981—> #1455 |
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1959—> #502 |
1982—> #1765 |
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1960—> #551 |
1983—> #2082 |
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First plastic bassoon—> #638 |
1984—> #2489 |
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1961—> #640 |
1985—> #2988 |
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1962—> #763 |
1986—> #3453 |
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1963—> #890 |
1987—> #3916 |
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1964—> #1018 |
1988—> #4514 |
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1965—> #1169 |
1989—> #5254 |
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1966—> #1372 |
1990—> #6112 |
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1967—> #1623 |
1991—> #6990 |
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First short bore model—> #1894 |
1992—> #7775 |
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1968—> #1973 |
1993—> #8717 |
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1969—> #2355 |
1994—> #9700 |
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1970—> #2678 |
1995—> #10846 |
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1971—> #2995 |
1996—> #12016 |
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First Renard Bassoon—> #3013 |
1997—> #13120 |
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1972—> #3402 |
1998—> #14413 |
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1973—> #3934 |
1999—> #15700 |
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1974—> #4438 |
2000—> #16819 |
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1975—> #5059 |
2001—> #18030 |
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1976—> #5815 |
2002—> #18999 |
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1977—> #6405 |
2003—> #20554 |
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1978—> #7030 |
2004—> #21837 |
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1979—> #7765 |
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1980—> #8511 |
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1981—> #9165 |
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1982—> #9965 |
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1983—> #10805 |
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1984—> #11385 |
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1985—> #12120 |
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1986—> #12906 |
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1987—> #13695 |
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1988—> #14495 |
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1989—> #15408 |
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1990—> #16410 |
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1991—> #17305 |
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1992—> #18439 |
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1993—> #19613 |
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1994—> #20819 |
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1995—> #22030 |
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1996—> #23240 |
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1997—> #24575 |
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1998—> #26032 |
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1999—> #27970 |
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2000—> #29939 |
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2001—> #31626 |
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2002—> #33937 |
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2003—> #36275 |
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2004—> #38645 |
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