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yes i know those videos (I have the DVD). You can see the one piece bell key guard in those videos. But what's unusual is the Yamaha logo is engraved, and not the purple/maroon logo. Must be...

I noticed that too. I wonder if it was the same Yamaha alto he played in the early 80's (can be seen in some youtube videos) but later had the one piece bell key guard changed to two pieces. Can't...

Some truth but mostly (smart) marketing IMHO.

I read somewhere that Coffin was using his own sax neck in those tests.

And Dave Koz continues to play his older YAS-62S with the one piece bell...

This special order no F# lacquered alto I got I bought without trying. The store demo I played (first Custom Z alto i played) had an F# and it was fantastic. I've played YAS62 and YSS62r horns in...

I remember watching this movie on Arturo Sandoval a while back, he was played by Andy Garcia. Chronicles his coming up in revolutionary Cuba and how Dizzy Gillespie helped him claim political asylum...

Fantastic. Thank you.

I would love to see Jaco Pastorius and John Coltrane do "Naima" -- just electric bass and tenor sax together.

Video of Jaco doing Naima HERE

Yup. That's why I posted the picture. No posts with empty holes from missing key rods either. Nice work.

+1 on Rico Metalite m9

Picked it up today, the special order came early. My Custom Z Lacquered Alto without F#. My first brand new horn in 30 years. The thing just vibrates in your hands when played.

Here's a snap of...

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Sounds like soprano to me

Would make a great iPad app! Does one exist for transposition? Shoot with iPad camera and it can evaluate and digitize...

You know, I think Branford plays what he wants to play.

There was a story I read in a musical trade magazine (the name escapes me) of how during the time of the Katrina aftermath he and Harry...

good advice. out of curiosity this afternoon I put a Hemke 4 reed on a Yamaha 4C stock mouthpiece on a YAS-23. Funked pretty good on that one. And my usual setup is a Dukoff D8 with a Vandoren V16...

According to these photos on his facebook page, this week he was playing what looks like either a Yamaha 62R or 82ZR

check HERE

and HERE

and HERE too

I'm getting my Custom Z alto as a backup to my mid 140s Mark VI alto. I played the Z for the first time last week and was impressed at how close the feel and ergonomics were to my Mark VI.

It was...

Selling locally via Craigslist would avoid shipping costs, which can be around $50. Also, many people may be unloading student horns around this time since it is the end of the school year. If you...

Thanks for posting the brochure. Great reading!

Why wasn't the Super 20 professor approved? Too loud?

Here's some screen grabs of David Sanborn's YAS-62 that he was playing in 1981 at the Montreux Jazz Festival. This horn appears to pre-date the "purple logo" and has Yamaha stamped on the bell. Logo...