If you blindfolded me I’m not sure I could easily tell them apart. (To clarify I mean the horns coming out of China and Taiwan, less so Japanese insturments). The modern Asian horns all play pretty well, they are generally priced fairly well and look great – but they all play exactly the same. Repairmen have grumbled about build quality, materials, and repair-ability of these horns, although that is not something I’m overly qualified to comment on. Even ones that claim to be hand assembled have quite a bit of machine-based work in them. Many of the newer saxophones are all built in factories in Asia. The bells are hand hammered and everything made by hand. It comes from a small artisan workshop in Italy. One of the key things that makes the Rampone horn different is that it is completely hand built. In this era where there are more new saxophone companies than ever before this is quite an achievement. Recently they have been putting quite a bit of work into their saxophones, and my opinion is that this is one of the finest modern baritone saxophones available anywhere. Rampone & Cazzani is an Italian company that has been making instruments for well over a century.
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