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Albert system Rampone

Author: Tony F
Date: 2014-08-11 08:13

I've just finished restoring an old Rampone Albert system Bb that I bought in a fairly dilapidated state on Ebay a while ago. It's the first of the breed I've come across, so I was interested to see how it would come out. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised at the result.
While neglected, it was in quite good order mechanically, although well used at some point. The keywork was tight and well made, although a bit more bendy than I like. The woodwork was good, although I was surprised to find that the wood was painted rather than stained. Where there were a few chips the underlying wood was much lighter than I've generally seen. I removed the paint and the result is a better-looking instrument, with good grain showing.
Repadding was a bit fiddly, some of the pad angles were a bit odd. Eventually I chased all the leaks away and it all worked as advertised. It tunes well and the tone is much sweeter than my other horns except an old Jerome Thibouville-Lamy. It produces good volume with a Selmer HS** and will be good for jazz.

Tony F.

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