The Dolphin

[crazy voyager]

but if not, I suggest to at least try the Dolphin. It sounds good, it's a bit big maybe, but it's not too big. And I think it's better for the ears then the fox, but maybe that's just me

[IREFU2]

Originally Posted by crazy voyager

but if not, I suggest to at least try the Dolphin. It sounds good, it's a bit big maybe, but it's not too big. And I think it's better for the ears then the fox, but maybe that's just me

But its ugly!

[ref2coach]

One additional good thing about the Fox 40 is the manufacturer is a long time referee who puts money back into many officiating causes. Who makes the Dolphin?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by ref2coach

One additional good thing about the Fox 40 is the manufacturer is a long time referee who puts money back into many officiating causes. Who makes the Dolphin?

Ron Foxcroft is the "Fox" in Fox40. He was the owner of FOX40, but I think that he retired and turned it over to his sons, who are running it now. One of the co-founders of the whistle was Joe Forte, who was working in the NCAA at that time but later joined the NBA staff. The "40" part of the name referes to "Forte".

It's true, it's true.....

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Ron Foxcroft is the "Fox" in Fox40. He was the owner of FOX40, but I think that he retired and turned it over to his sons, who are running it now. One of the co-founders of the whistle was Joe Forte, who was working in the NCAA at that time but later joined the NBA staff. The "40" part of the name referes to "Forte".

It's true, it's true.....

Are you sure about this? The Fox40 website doesn't mention Forte, but instead mentions engineer Chuck Shepherd as the co-developer (see here).

The one site I found (text which appears on Amazon and several other spots) mentioning Forte seems unreliable (it's here).

Sounds like an urban myth to me. What's the source of your info?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mbyron

What's the source of your info?

Here's one...

http://www.brevard.edu/news/hof06.asp

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Here's one...

http://www.brevard.edu/news/hof06.asp

Thanks. I wonder why the Foxcrofts don't credit him on their website...

[tjones1]

I always heard the "40" came from Ron's age at the time he invented the whistle.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by ref2coach

One additional good thing about the Fox 40 is the manufacturer is a long time referee who puts money back into many officiating causes. Who makes the Dolphin?

The ones I've seen at Honig's and the other places have a Fox40 logo on top of the whistle. So, that's my guess... not sure though.

[lorenj]

Originally Posted by tjones1

The ones I've seen at Honig's and the other places have a Fox40 logo on top of the whistle. So, that's my guess... not sure though.

It's actually made by a Japanese company called Molten. The reason for the Fox 40 logo is that they are distributed in North America by Fox 40

[South GA BBall Ref]

I got one just to try it out a couple of weeks ago. The Dolphin has a slightly different sound and like was said in another reply, it is not as "airy" as the Fox 40. I have noticed that I do not have to give it as much air as the Fox 40. As for a preference of one over the other, I have none.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by lorenj

It's actually made by a Japanese company called Molten. The reason for the Fox 40 logo is that they are distributed in North America by Fox 40

Thanks. I figured that was probably the case, although I wasn't one-hundred percent sure.