Yani VS selmer i want tone quality

[Saxplayer_70]

I cant seem to decide between yanagisawa and selmer help me decide. i want tonal quality

[scale_master]

Have you played both?
If yes, which one did you like best?
If no, look for a place where you can playtest them. Best is if you take a sax playing friend/teacher with you. Four ears are better than two :wink:

[singlereed]

If you are comparing tone quality of the Serie III with the 991 series Yanagisawa, there is not much in it. Choose the one you like the feel of most. I'm perfectly serious, when I first tested the two I kept swapping one to the other and they really did play much the same. If you want to explore more subtle differences, the bronze or solid silver Yanis are worth a try, and Serie III in silver plate or flat matte finish are especially good.

[Tears June]

kyhi89278

You didn't mentioned it's tenor, alto or soprano. What is yoru budget?

If tenor, my choice is Selmer's Ref 36, 54 or Series III, more sonic characteristic.
For alto & soprano, depends which sound you like. Both are good.

For keywork & consistent. Yana win, at least over 80% Yana horn you don't nee to spend additional $ as a tech to do adjustment.
If you're a beginner, better go to Yana. More easy to handle.

:cry:

[Jake 35]

From what i've heard and seen, yani sopranos are definetely the best...but i have not tried them at at all...but here is a site with some alto, soprano, and tenor sax tests
http://www.saxophones.co.uk/alto_sax_tests.htm
http://www.saxophones.co.uk/soprano_sax_tests.htm
http://www.saxophones.co.uk/tenor_sax_tests.htm

[MB-913]

I wonder how's the Un-Lacquered A-991 & A-992. How's their sound compare with lacquered A-991 & A-992 ? According to the above test report, seem that the Un-Lacquered Yana sounds more bright (?).

ever seen it before, could be diffcult to get one.

[SaxyAcoustician]

Tone quality? It's all you, dude.

[dpwadw]

Tone is up to the musician I agree.

I have two yana's though...one brass, one bronze. The S-902 bronze is undoubtedly easier to play with a dark tone.

I view the bronze models as "enablers" to a darker sound.

[averageschmoe]

to be perfectly frank i can't detect any tonal differences (in regard to saxophone) in myself or others. everyone sounds pretty much the same on whatever horn they play. i can find extended techniques easier on a yamaha or selmer, but i'm sure that with some actual time spent i'd be able to just as easily play them on a keilwerth or yanagisawa. i find that if you just let it all go and play the saxophone, forgetting for awhile your own illusions of sound quality (what we hear is hardly what comes out of the horn) you'd be pleased either way with the quality of your sound, perhaps for completely different reason from horn to horn.

[TJS]

When I bought a new tenor about 8 years ago I tried a the top of the line Selmer, Yamaha, LA Sax, Keilworth, basically anything I could fine. I tried an old Yani 880 and it blew away everything I played in terms of tone, and playability. Oh year, including the Mark VI I was trading in. It is the only horn I have played since and it is incredible. I just got it overhauled and it now plays and sounds better than ANY horn I could ever imagine. I absolutely love it.

[dpwadw]

averageschmoe,

I agree that what others hear out of your horn sounds at times very different that what you hear while playing. That's why I record! It's there and only there that I can tell that bronze is a little different.

Understand that I am not a fan of most sopranos because they tend to be more akin to the oboe or worse, the kazoo. The S-902 does in fact sound more like an ordinary saxophone.

Just my 2 cents.