![]() Unfortunately, the games conflicted with our 1st tenor's work schedule. We had a series of school basketball games that the jazz band had to play for this year. Actually, it was cool working with the kid because we constantly swapped parts and I had many more opportunities than what most 2nd chairs get. Anyway's, I played 2nd alto in the school's jazz program next to his son who played 1st. He told me that if he would have known what the VI's would one day go for, he would have saved up and invested in every VI the store had in stock. He liked the VI's, but decided to save a few bucks and used that money to buy a brand new (then) Bobby Dukeoff mouthpiece with the horn. I think he bought the horn brand new for $300 back when he was in high school. My high school friend's father owns a Super 20 from the early 70's. I played a Super 20 extensively during my senior year in high school. The tenor I played had good intonation and tone. The later intermediate models are decent. The tenor did fair a little better than the alto. I'm usually very good at adjusting to a horns intonation issues, but I just could not pull it off with the Voll-True. I'm used to playing on Martin Committee's and New Wonder's, but I could not humor the pitch as well on these horns. ![]() My opinion of the intonation is that it is sketchy. ![]() Like Ed says, they are bright and powerful.
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