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The right hand side keys are my favorite part. On my ref 54 alto coming from a MK VI it just felt right and that surprisingly was something that felt way better to me than most modern horns.
The RR seems like an incredible option for the price. The VI has a little more “body” and “husk” to the sound to my ears, the RR presenting a little “brighter”. Both have a nice, clean sound - though I would say the VI is sort of more “analog” and the RR… “digital”. Nice that the intonation on the Taiwanese horns is better now than it was on my early 2000’s Cannonball. Tevet did his best but man those were pitchy horns. I wouldn’t buy the RR over a Selmer (including modern series) if budget was not an issue, but I think this could be a Cannonball, Trevor James, Eastman and even Mauriat killer. Thanks for the videos.
You have a beautiful sound. I'm listening through a decent Hi-fi system and I THINK that I can hear a difference.... maybe the Tru-six teeny bit less resonant in the low & mid-register, but it's very close. Excellent, natural, considered review
Another great review! I'd never heard of this brand. I look forward to doing some research. I had been wanting to try something different than my yamaha.
I played a dark laquer one that one of my students had. It was the darkest modern horn I've ever played. Darker than my 119xxx Mark VI and much darker than my Custom Z. It's definitely aimed at the 5-digit VI in particular. It's really cool how they achieved that, but it's a bit limited in what it can do.
I hear the RR having a lot more focus, vibrancy and projection in the mid range especially. The Selmer sounds almost stuffy in comparison. I guess one could argue that the Selmer has more “character” or “color” to the sound but I personally don’t hear it that way. The RR sounds superb. The engraving is great but Imo that laser printed logo is tacky. Not a big deal but it looks like a logo for an oil company or food brand, not a sophisticated musical instrument. It looks cool on the neck though. What is the point of the front F not being modern? Idk if I could deal with that lol
The front F isn’t an issue for most it can always be adjusted by a tech to be more to your liking. For example I wanted my front F pearl to be more flush to the B Pearl so I could roll up like on a modern Front F spatula and it works great now.
I just noticed they sell this horn in a full anodized nickel plate and that is a reason for me to want one. I probably won’t ever buy one but I always found it weird that the industry insists on silver plate when it tarnishes SO QUICKLY
@@farmpunk_dan I personally like the lightly greying (not black tarnish) tarnishing that often happens but I do not like the clean up every 6 months. If I were to be interested in one it’d be the Cognac for me but there are other contenders like the JL Artist sax, Ishimori Woodstone, but if I were to spend the money I’d look for a 2014 on serial Ref 54 tenor sax.
My husband used to be a Sax player, he keeps his Selmer instruments, they're from 1973, last year someone offered 8 000 for the tenor and 5000 for the alto, I want to ask if it has something particular.
