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stitch
08-30-2003, 10:17 AM
Anyone have any thoughts on a 1930s R&C? The general impression I get from earlier posts is that older R&C horns are low quality; but does this judgement extend to horns of this vintage?
yaniman
03-14-2005, 02:29 AM
Hey hey! Yeah its a shame, i have gathered the same about the older R&Cs from the forum. Yet I have recently acquired a 1940s silver plated R&C alto and i find it incredible :D . The tone is sooooo mellow and full and as soon as i played it it just felt right! Used it in a funk gig two days after getting it and it was awesome. If mine is any thing to go by then it should be good IMHO!

there is v little info on the vintage R&Cs at all. My alto was created when R&C were at its most successful (accoding to the web site - check this out for more if you haven't already) and based in Milan.

I love my R&C and fear :? that it rivals my yani 990 and that's some admission if you are to go by my log on!!

Good Luck
saxman06
06-15-2006, 03:20 AM
How about an alto from say, the 50's or 60's? I am about to purchase one, and I wonder if it would be worth what I pay for it? I am in college, so money is scarce. . . lol I find that information on the vintage R&C horns is hard to come by, and when you can find it, one source contradicts another, which contradicts another, and on and on the circle goes. . . Any info? Please help a young musician!
saxman06
07-17-2006, 04:55 PM
How about an alto from say, the 50's or 60's? I am about to purchase one, and I wonder if it would be worth what I pay for it? I am in college, so money is scarce. . . lol I find that information on the vintage R&C horns is hard to come by, and when you can find it, one source contradicts another, which contradicts another, and on and on the circle goes. . . Any info? Please help a young musician!
Bought it, it turns out it's a 1940s. . . It's in the shop right now, about to come back to me, and I can't wait. If it's as great as Yani described, I'm going to have to use it for all of my gigs!
saxman06
07-18-2006, 03:54 AM
Well, I did go pick it up today, and Yani's description is dead-on! That's exactly how mine plays, and I love the broad, dark tone. . .