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Fox | Model 750D Bassoon

Howarth of London

£36100

Fox 750D new for IDRS 2024, having its UK launch January 2026 Please watch our social media channels for launch information! Hand-selected and aged mountain maple body with bordeaux finish Silver-plated keys, posts, bands, and boot cap Long bell compact model French bell ring (metal) Lining in wing joint and small bore of the boot Wood hand rest Neck strap ring Cork wrapped tenons Balance hanger Limited edition 75th Anniversary boot band engraving Standard Keywork Full German key system Adjustable whisper key mechanism Low profile whisper key lock High E key High D key High A bridge to whisper

Howarth of London's own words, read from their page.

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Where this comes from

The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as HOWARTH OF LONDON LIMITED, number 00492396. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Not yet checked.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
Not established. Many companies file a statement rather than naming a controlling shareholder.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.