Introduction Hi from Ron Howe!

[Honkin Ron Howe]

Been a musician since 1967 moving over to sax in the mid 1970s so, some 46 or more years. I’ve worked the studios and live, mostly in the 1980s post punk and thrash eras. Into Rhythum & Blues, I love Motown. A lot of my time is spent improvising horn sections, leading students at open mics and Jams, and wherever the call comes from ... just get up there and make it all work. Students are generally people wanting master-classes on power, tone and shortcuts to improvisation techniques. Whereas I play SATB I’m mainly a tenor man using Yamaha including my superb YTS-62 Purple Logo tenor bought brand new in 1981. I've used metal Brilharts since 1980 but generally blow Bronze Lawton 9BBs these days and LaVoz med-hard and hard reeds 3 and 3.5s ... so I can sub-tone and still be heard 😉.

 

[rhysonsax]

Hi Ron,

Welcome to the Caff from the other side of Surrey. Looking forward to hearing stories and music you share in the future, including anything about your Lawton (I collect them and have a website on Lawton history).

Rhys

 

[Jeanette]

Welcome to the café looking forward to hearing more from you

Jx

 

[Honkin Ron Howe]

Hi Ron,

Welcome to the Caff from the other side of Surrey. Looking forward to hearing stories and music you share in the future, including anything about your Lawton (I collect them and have a website on Lawton history).

Rhys

Yes, Rhys, I recently came across your Lawton history site, possibly from a link on this site and or maybe Sax On The Web, and very good site and interesting. l have a review cutting of the Lawton by Pat Crumley in the Melody Maker from about 1982.

 

[rhysonsax]

Yes, Rhys, I recently came across your Lawton history site, possibly from a link on this site and or maybe Sax On The Web, and very good site and interesting. l have a review cutting of the Lawton by Pat Crumley in the Melody Maker from about 1982.

I'm not aware of that 1982 review and a haven't found it online with a quick search. Could you scan the cutting and share it with me ?

Cheers

Rhys

 

[Honkin Ron Howe]

I'm not aware of that 1982 review and a haven't found it online with a quick search. Could you scan the cutting and share it with me ?

Cheers

Rhys

How do you want me to share the two picture files as I can't post them here as .jpg or .pdf because the files are just a little bit too big. I'm trying to reduce the file sizes but don't want to go too low a resolution!

 

[Honkin Ron Howe]

 

[Pete Thomas]

Hi Ron and big welcome from me!

 

[BUMNOTE]

Hi Ron welcome,sounds interesting your studio and live work.I also love my Motown music,big fan of the Funk brothers,guess you have seen Standing In The Shadows Of Motown,i also like Stax and Atlantic and Northern Soul.Bumnote.

 

[PigSquealer]

I play SATB I’m mainly a tenor man 😉.

Welcome to the Café. You really need a C tenor.

 

[Honkin Ron Howe]

Hi Ron welcome,sounds interesting your studio and live work.I also love my Motown music,big fan of the Funk brothers,guess you have seen Standing In The Shadows Of Motown,i also like Stax and Atlantic and Northern Soul.Bumnote.

Yup, same as you but you can't list 'em all. Oh, yes, I have the Shadows of Motown DVD. As for the Funk Brothers I'm a big fan of James Jamerson ... and the Four Tops are my favourite Boy Band!

 

[thomsax]

Welcome from me as well. RockSax (blues, r&b, r&r, soul, funk, reggae) enthusiast and sax owner.

 

[Honkin Ron Howe]

Welcome to the Café. You really need a C tenor.

Where do you stop, If I had the cash to spare I would get a Low B Beuscher Truetone Bari again because that was fabulous. Sold it in the 80s and bought a Low A because the Beuscher TT didn't have high F and stuff. Regret that big time ... I looked at the Thomann Low B and Stephen Howard rated that well but exchange rates just made it too expensive ...