Yamaha YTS-82Z

Advantages: Well made and solidly built. Nice tone and good intonation. Supplied with lightweight case with carrying strap
Disadvantages: Quite expensive, keys are quite flat (they seem too large when I play this sax) and the tone is not quite as rich as some other professional saxes (eg.selmer references)

...I was very impressed when I played this instrument. Normally I think of Yamaha saxes as better for beginners, and I really do not like the yamaha custom alto saxes, so it was a great surpise to find how well this sax performed. The sax is easy to play, and has a nice tone, which is slightly brighter than the selmers, but still rich and dark enough for me - the tone of the particular sax that...

poooookie 14.06.2004 18:22 · Read review
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Review of Yamaha Tenor Saxophones

Yamaha YAS-23 (superceded by 25, then 275)

Advantages: Well made and durable. Good for beginners - easy to play with good intonation
Disadvantages: Factory made, so lacks the individual tone of those hand made saxes (eg selmers), and the tone is obviously not as rich as professional models

...This sax is a well built japanese sax, made by yamaha. It is a fairly cheap instrument, aimed at beginners, and this is exactly who it is good for. This sax is easily to play, with little resistance, and works well with the yamaha mouthpiece it is supplied with (4C). This sax has a reasonable tone, but it is obviously not as good as the tone of the more expensive professional models...

poooookie 15.06.2004 22:24 · Read review
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Review of Yamaha YAS23 Eb Alto Saxophone

A beautiful guitar from Yamaha.

Advantages: Lovely tone, easy to play, rich amplification and nice design features.
Disadvantages: None...it is a beaut.

...in the end I decided that with a few guitar stands and some wall hangers I could get away with having loads of them. Training to be a luthier of course is an even better excuse. My first guitar was a Yamaha dreadnought. I learned to play on this when I was a teen and then progressed towards electro-acoustic and electric guitars. As of now I have 5 Yamaha's in the house (classical, acoustic...

spiritwood 16.05.2013 03:29 · Read review
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