Author: Don Berger
Date: 2004-05-30 19:50
Being in OK City, yesterday, after visiting with my friends at the Horn Trader's, I stopped by Larsen Music, a Brooks-Mays associate. I asked re: basses, Amanti [no], and Ridenour {YES!}. they brought out their 147 Bass cl which I looked at carefully, tried fingering it [good], didn't have my mp so didn't play it, but got a print-out of their sales info. Tom et al wrote up a favoring resume, telling of the good features of Ridenite and good construction and other features. It is a 2 piece, but locked together, in a long case, .975" bore [cylindrical], low Eb, no extra keys tho, single REGISTER vent [on the "top cap"] with large pad "pinch"Bb, but described as "double register key mechanism", inaccurate per my thots ! Ni plate, leather pads, peg and its mounting, neckstrap included, adj. T R, "pro designed for students". Their quoted price was $1095 [is all this OK?, MC/GBK?]. It appears to me to be good competition with Selmer USA, Vito et al. I plan to try-out this one, or another at the OU Symposium next week-end, and will post my thots. That's about all I know now! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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