Yani. factory burned?

[Fun Bun]

I called a local dealer looking for a Yani to play while mine was in the shop. The guy told me that Yanagisawa had a fire that destroyed some of the factory in Japan. Has anyone else heard about his. Is it true?

[pth]

I found the following info on the web at:

http://www.saxophones.co.uk/Frankfurt2003.htm

"Not all the news was good as they had a small fire at the factory which destroyed the moulds that make the bell sections for the baritones and curved sopranos. This means that once current stocks run out we won't see any more of these models until late summer."