The big Italian showdown: Grassi vs. Orsi vs. Rampone vs. Borgani - the four tenors

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Four vintage tenors from Italian manufacturers side by side. All horns date from the late 60s or more likely the 70s. They made great horns then. All tenors are played with the same setup and are treated equally in the mix.
Michael Ausserbauer: Tenor sax
Vandoren Jumbo Java T97
Rico Plasticover # 3.5

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  • @mrsax68
    @mrsax684 ай бұрын

    Grandi sax made in italy ho un orsi 1985 suona in modo strepitoso

  • @emilzet6086
    @emilzet60864 ай бұрын

    Thank you !

  • @user-bt7mz8zx2k
    @user-bt7mz8zx2k8 ай бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic! Thank you!

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for listening 🙂

  • @zvonimirtosic6171
    @zvonimirtosic6171 Жыл бұрын

    They are all so good. Your Borgani and R&C have a broad, lush, resonant sound.

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the comment. It is in fact the Rampone that I play as an everyday horn.

  • @MrSweet59
    @MrSweet59 Жыл бұрын

    Io suono da 16 anni rampone e cazzani r1 jazz 👏👏

  • @goral705
    @goral7052 жыл бұрын

    I.M.O. Orsi sounds perfect for screamy 50:s Rock n´Roll .

  • @tmcunlimited
    @tmcunlimited Жыл бұрын

    watched this more than 10 times !

  • @MrSweet59
    @MrSweet59 Жыл бұрын

    E l’Italia dei sax meraviglioso sound 👏👏👏🎷🎶

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    Жыл бұрын

    I sassofoni italiani sono fantastici

  • @yvesbajulaz
    @yvesbajulaz3 жыл бұрын

    Grassi sounds great, nice and warm… I dig Grassi’s… and you sound great, swingin’ like mad :-)

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Yves :-) The Grassi definitely is a very fine horn.

  • @bobblues1158
    @bobblues1158 Жыл бұрын

    Borgani! Really fun. Thank you

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    Жыл бұрын

    A fine horn definitely. And yes: It was fun to make.

  • @r.danielroth7535
    @r.danielroth75352 жыл бұрын

    Strepitoso il tuo showdown con questi strumenti meravigliosi! Daniel

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amo i sassofoni italiani 🙂

  • @tero748
    @tero7487 ай бұрын

    muy bueno 4 sonidos con mucha personalidad abrazo desde argentina

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    7 ай бұрын

    Gracias. Saludos a Argentina. 🙂

  • @JerryWilliam63
    @JerryWilliam633 жыл бұрын

    Hallo Michael. What a fun video, bet that was kind of a pain to make.

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so right Jerry. It looks fun, but there were so many things to consider that the playing itself almost was secondary. It's obvious in some places...

  • @Anita_Haibl
    @Anita_Haibl3 жыл бұрын

    Perfekt

  • @cleciovilelarocha9129
    @cleciovilelarocha91293 жыл бұрын

    Que legal muito top...show parabéns....

  • @Satiren-mit-Tieren
    @Satiren-mit-Tieren2 жыл бұрын

    Klasse! Klasse! Klasse! Die Idee, vier Saxophone nebeneinander im Spiel zu arrangieren, gefällt mir ausgesprochen gut! Schön finde ich auch, dass ständig angezeigt ist, auf welchem Saxophon du gerade spielst. Danke für dieses Arrangement! Mir persönlich gefallen am besten das Grassi und das Borgani. Grüße von Jutta

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    2 жыл бұрын

    Danke für den tollen Kommentar. Ich dachte, wenn ich schon mal vier Italiener im Haus habe, dann sollte ich was damit machen. Sie haben alle definitiv etwas Eigenes.

  • @Satiren-mit-Tieren

    @Satiren-mit-Tieren

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MichaelAusserbauer Klasse finde ich auch das Satzarrangement, wo alle 4 Saxophone zusammen das Thema spielen. Die fantastischen Vier! off topic: Wie gefällt dir mein neuer Avatar? Nicht mehr Krishna, sondern jetzt Shiva. Ich bin gerade viel im Umbruch in meinem Leben, den ich aber bewusst gestalte. Shiva ist der Zerstörer, er reißt weg und fragt dabei nicht viel. Aber gleichzeitig wird in der Welt etwas Neues geschaffen. Dafür ist dann Brahma zuständig.

  • @goral705
    @goral7052 жыл бұрын

    Grassi for me.

  • @stefanoromano6290
    @stefanoromano6290 Жыл бұрын

    Complimenti maestro... Eccellente... hanno tutti un bel suono,ma il mio preferito è borgani..che modello è il borgani? Grazie... un saluto dall'Italia

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    Жыл бұрын

    Grazie Stefano. The Borgani ist the saxophone far right. It's a beautiful horn.

  • @HonestSaxSound-unEdited-
    @HonestSaxSound-unEdited-3 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Congrats for this edition! Grassi, Rampone, Borgani, Orsi...are my sound preferences, but i know, it's a personal and subjective question. All 4 horns are realy good and very close.

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    3 жыл бұрын

    I couldn't decide really. The Borgani is a VERY nice horn. But they are all fine saxophones. But very interesting to hear your preferences.

  • @danielroth5805
    @danielroth58053 жыл бұрын

    Wie gesagt, du lässt sie wirklich wunderbar singen, die “Italiener “! Jeweils mit dem gleichen Mundstück?

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ja, alles mit demselben Mundstück und Blatt.

  • @danielroth5805

    @danielroth5805

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MichaelAusserbauer Wow! Und natürlich meinte ich dasselbe u nicht das Gleiche- beschämender Schlampigkeitsausrutscher für einen Schreiberling😩 Die Idee die Hörner so im direkten Vergleich nebeneinander zu spielen gefällt mir gut!

  • @johan0234523
    @johan02345232 жыл бұрын

    1st Borgani, 2nd Grassi, and can't decide between the Orsi and R&C really (so shared 3rd).

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your opinion. I really couldn't decide which one I liked best. They all have something very special to them.

  • @maserer
    @maserer3 жыл бұрын

    Klasse Vergleich Michael, die Soundunterschiede sind für mich nur gering. Wenn ich die Augen schließen und hören soll, welches Sax es ist, wird es schwierig. Vom ersten Gefühl beim Anspielen ist mir das Orsi nachhaltig im Gedächtnis geblieben... Ansonsten der typische spitze bluemike-Sound mit hohem Wiedererkennungswert! Viele Grüße Stefan

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nochmal danke. Weißt ja, wie es ist: Die Unterschiede für den Zuhörer sind weniger deutlich als für den Spieler.

  • @Julialady6
    @Julialady6 Жыл бұрын

    Muchas gracias! Tengo un grassi alto profesional y tuve un selmer serie 3. Escuché a Eli con él. No sé porque no puedo tocar bien con una Meyer 6 y toco mejor con una a55 con él. Suenan genial pero la afinación es más difícil no? se quedan un poco bajos de afinación no? Alomejor es solo cosa mía Jejeje pero bueno, muy bien.

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi, the Grassi are very fine horns. If I'm a little flat I didn't notice it when playing. I was just busy playing everey horn and then putting the vid together ;-)

  • @Julialady6

    @Julialady6

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MichaelAusserbauer @Michael Ausserbauer Hi Michael, thanks, your tunning and playing is so good, really. These i said is only because I listen Eli with Chris Potter and Joshua Redman on YT and is so funny, maybe for me the tunning of grassi is a little little more flat than selmer. But yeah, very nice horns. Amazing sound, well, in comparison with my old selmer serie 3... The selmer has a sound so good but well i prefer mark vi if is a selmer. And the grassi is different, more free blowing, more confort maybe. Thanks.

  • @apistosig4173
    @apistosig41732 жыл бұрын

    Michael - an FISM De Luxe by any chance? (re: the R&C)

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi, in fact it is an FISM Deluxe. But it was sold by a retailer who had it labeled "Repräsentant".

  • @apistosig4173

    @apistosig4173

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MichaelAusserbauer Hey Michael - thanks ever so much. I have an FISM De Luxe 'just worked over by a local tech'. The few notes that played beforehand sang warm and sweetly to my ears.

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@apistosig4173 They are another case of underrated horns. Absolutely worth an overhaul. They are full bodied, loud if you want them to be) and offer a wealth of fine nuances in sound. The keywork is fast (except the low C# 😞) . This particular horn in the vid is my daily player which I use for all kind of gigs.

  • @georgemanno1976
    @georgemanno1976 Жыл бұрын

    Grassi

  • @gioelezelottisaxophone
    @gioelezelottisaxophone Жыл бұрын

    What song is this?

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    Жыл бұрын

    Tenor Madness by Sonny Rollins

  • @jalstair
    @jalstair2 жыл бұрын

    What grassi serie did you play?

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    2 жыл бұрын

    Standard series

  • @jalstair

    @jalstair

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MichaelAusserbauer danke

  • @sergan49
    @sergan499 ай бұрын

    Which model for Grassi.

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    9 ай бұрын

    Standard model

  • @sergan49

    @sergan49

    9 ай бұрын

    @@MichaelAusserbauer thank you , and do you remember the production year of this model?

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    9 ай бұрын

    @@sergan49 Sorry, unfortunately not. Must be late 70s or so.

  • @sergan49

    @sergan49

    9 ай бұрын

    @@MichaelAusserbauer thank you . As you can see l’m italian, my first sax was a Grassi in 1990 . Yours model has a very nice sound , the best of the group, for me . I ‘ll follow you. Bye.

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    9 ай бұрын

    @@sergan49 Thanks for following me :-) I love Italian horns as you can clearly see in a lot of my vids.

  • @housewithnonamestudios6269
    @housewithnonamestudios62693 жыл бұрын

    Jow with german saxs please!

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to. But there are not enough german saxes in the house. But as soon as I have three or four here, I'll definitely do it.

  • @housewithnonamestudios6269

    @housewithnonamestudios6269

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MichaelAusserbauer Thanx. im a blue label tenor player and always wondered how it sound compared to Keilwerth and Weltklang (any other german horns?)

  • @gioelezelottisaxophone
    @gioelezelottisaxophone Жыл бұрын

    I have a rampone e cazzani fism super alto

  • @MichaelAusserbauer

    @MichaelAusserbauer

    Жыл бұрын

    These are great horns. Have one, too. An alto.

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