Klarinet Archive - Posting 000115.txt from 2003/11

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] re:please excuse a saxophone question....
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:25:18 -0500

Find a used yas or yts model 62.....they were great instruments!

Forest Aten

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From: "Musician" <musicians@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] re:please excuse a saxophone question....

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> From: "Lacy, Edwin" <el2@-----.edu>
> Subject: please excuse a saxophone question....
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> I know there are quite a few saxophone experts on the list. I would
> like to know something about the new Yamaha saxophone model, the
> YAS475
> and YTS475. I believe they are intended to be replacements for the
> old
> YAS52 and YTS52, which were their first supposed "professional"
> models,
> but which are now regarded as intermediate instruments. According to
> the advertising hype, the 475's are supposed to incorporate certain
> design features of the more expensive Custom models. How good are
> they?
> How do the prices compare with the model 52?
> =20
> Thanks for any information.
> =20
> Ed Lacy
> University of Evansville
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>
> Hi Ed, no, the 62 was Yamaha's Pro Sax, not the 52 which was always
> the intermediate horn. The new 475 is a good instrument, but to me
> not as good as the Jupiter Silver "professional" model (it is a really
> good intermediate instrument but can't compare to the Yamaha Custom
> for instance - neither does the 475 to me. I've compared the Jupiter
> head to head with the 475 and prefer it for sound and response.
>
> David Blumberg
> www.TopTempo.com
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