Lou,
I think I may have been the proud owner of the frame you are referencing, if it is one you bought from a fellow from your former state of Alabama.
The RML I owned was built by Rick Michael Leckey (RML) for Don Patterson, who owns a Schwinn shop in Arizona. RML only built about 25 to 30 frames/forks from around 1994 to 1997 before a divorce brought an end to his framebuilding. Before that, RML had built lugless, TIG welded frames in a partnership with his brother and father. These framesets were marketed as "Carbone" and were presented as some of the first, "World Class Quality", Tig welded framesets using Columbus, Reynolds and True Temper tubesets. They had frames compete in the U.S. National Championships and many USCF races through-out the U.S. Carbone Custom Framesets (they also had a high end shop in Mesa, AZ.) were built from about 1990 to 1993. There were probably a total of about of about 100 of these framesets built.
My particular frameset was built in about 1995. It was crafted from an old (late 60's or 70's) tubeset of Reynolds 531ST that Patterson had bought and saved and lovingly stored for 20 years so that he could someday have a bike built from them. All of the lugs are investment cast made by a company called Everest and all of the brazing is silver-brazed. The bike was built along the lines of a early 60'ish P-10 but the geometry is more of a long ride relaxed geometry. As I remember the geometry it was: 54 c-c 55 top tube 41 cm chainstays w/horizontal adjustable drop outs 73 seat tube angle 73 head tube angle 5.0 rake Deep dark metallic blue House of Kolor paint with lots of clearcoat Pump peg Water bottle cages Shifter bosses brazed on Chain hanger
The bike was used as a show bike and had less than 50 actual miles on it when I bought it. Both the builder and first owner (bought it from second owner via eBay...he just wanted the like-new Campy components from it) said the first owner Patterson took it for a 20 and then 28 mile ride before retiring it to a show place hanging in the Schwinn bike shop.
I bought the frame and fork, built the bike up, and rode it for maybe 400 miles before having to sell it to finance another purchase (a frequent occurrence for me!). I thought the workmanship, quality, and ride of the RML frameset was excellent. The only issue I saw was the propensity of the thick clear-coated paint, which was intended for display and show, to chip rather easily, which would have meant a repaint if I had decided to keep it.
I hope the RML finds a home with someone who will appreciate it for its pedigree, as well as its superb ride and workmanship.
Frank Phillips