New Rath R6

[Fidbone]

And here it is...............

[harrisonreed]

Hahaha what is that microphone pickup sticking out of the bell doing there??

[Fidbone]

Huh?

[WGWTR180]

Fidbone. What do you know about the new valves??

[Posaunus]

Hahaha what is that microphone pickup sticking out of the bell doing there??

I think that's the base for the decorative (counterweight?) Rath "R"

[Kevbach33]

IIRC, that threaded part on the bell section is actually for replacing the valve section for a straight neckpipe. It's still a modular trombone, after all. The R3F and R4F have that as well.

Isn't the decorative "R" logo on the tuning slide? (On all other Rath horns, that is...)

[thatme]

How is it different from the R4F? Bore size?

[Matt K]

Hahaha what is that microphone pickup sticking out of the bell doing there??

The modular valves, instead of having two cross braces, have a single screw that holds on the upper portion of the F attachment. It's a pretty clever design in my opinion!

[Mikebmiller]

Seems like there was an earlier post on this that said the difference between this horn and the R3/4 was that the valve was made in-house rather than using a Rotax. Don't quote me on that, though. It's not even listed on their web site yet.

[tombone21]

Has anyone tried one of these yet?

[Fidbone]

Has anyone tried one of these yet?

Yes, I was one of the testers...... Fantastic instrument.
Valve is Mick's design.
More rounded crooks.
New stay not used on the R4F.
They are selling really well

[hyperbolica]

This works with the existing R3/4 slide?

[Reidclag]

Has anyone tried one of these yet?

I bought one a few months ago, it's a fantastic horn but the valve takes a little bit to get used to. The throw is slower than a rotor or Thayer valve, so at first it was a little clunky for me. The valve also has a kind of backpressure when activated that feels a little different, for instance if my face is on the mouthpiece ready to go and I move the valve back and forth without blowing air I can actually see my cheeks go in and out. I've never experienced this before though I've heard Greenhoe horns have this effect, though I haven't had a chance to play a Greenhoe. (Can any Greenhoe players confirm this?) The valve is very open and has a great low range, I mainly play bass trombone and I feel right at home playing below the staff.

[Reidclag]

This works with the existing R3/4 slide?

Yep, I use a R4 on mine.

[tbonesullivan]

Oh wow, that definitely is pretty interesting. I notice that the tuning slide and the valve tubing now both have cross braces. The previous Rath models had unbraced tuning slices, and just a single brace in the middle of the valve wrap, which attached to the bell using that knurled nut.