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A pleasure to announce these new models from the big four (in reverse alphabetical order).

Yanagisawa: The release of the A-9939. Finally, the arrival of the solid silver pink gold-plated saxophone with real ruby key touches. Expect a sound that is brighter than solid bronze but a tad mellower than solid silver (i.e. rather like brass).

Yamaha: YTS-82Z-NWL (naturally worn lacquer). Realizing that the unlacquered in fact does not resemble real vintage finish, Yamaha has made a new plant with saxophone playing robots (with artificially sweaty palms) that play a (lacquered) YTS-82Z 24 hours a day for six months. The result is an old looking YTS-82Z at a 50% higher cost. It does come without high F# and with the new T1 neck.

Selmer: The Reference baritone. The model number is still to be determined. Only "Bird" models will be available and the first year will fly "The Albatross". It is essentially a Series II with significant improvements: no high F# and no low A. The low A tone hole has (also) been plugged and the bell has been cut shorter.

Keilwerth: A quiet year as far as innovations go. However, do anticipate three changes in ownership and a 50% price hike in the second and fourth quarters of 2008.

 

[Reedsplinter]

A pleasure to announce these new models from the big four (in reverse alphabetical order).

Yanagisawa: The release of the A-9939. Finally, the arrival of the solid silver pink gold-plated saxophone with real ruby key touches. Expect a sound that is brighter than solid bronze but a tad mellower than solid silver (i.e. rather like brass).

Yamaha: YTS-82Z-NWL (naturally worn lacquer). Realizing that the unlacquered in fact do not resemble real vintage finish, Yamaha has made a new plant with saxophone playing robots (with artificially sweaty palms) that play a YTS-82Z 24 hours a day for six months. The results is an old looking YTS-82Z at a 50% higher cost. It does come without high F# and with the new T1 neck.

Selmer: The Reference baritone. The model number is still to be determined. Only "Bird" models will be available and the first year will "The Albatross". It is essentially a Series II with significant improvements: no high F# and no low A. The low A tone hole has (also) bee plugged and the bell has been cut shorter.

Keilwerth: A quiet year as far as innovations go. However, do anticipate three changes in ownership and a 50% price hike in the second and fourth quarters of 2008.

:sign5:

They'll be lining up to hang an "Albatross" around their necks! I predict a real winner there.

Ah! Well a-day! What evil looks
Had I from old and young!
Instead of the cross, the albatross
About my neck was hung!

--Coleridge

 

[RS]

Am I reading this right? A low Bb Selmer bari? I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[heath]

A pleasure to announce these new models from the big four (in reverse alphabetical order).

Yanagisawa: The release of the A-9939. Finally, the arrival of the solid silver pink gold-plated saxophone with real ruby key touches. Expect a sound that is brighter than solid bronze but a tad mellower than solid silver (i.e. rather like brass).

Yamaha: YTS-82Z-NWL (naturally worn lacquer). Realizing that the unlacquered in fact does not resemble real vintage finish, Yamaha has made a new plant with saxophone playing robots (with artificially sweaty palms) that play a (lacquered) YTS-82Z 24 hours a day for six months. The result is an old looking YTS-82Z at a 50% higher cost. It does come without high F# and with the new T1 neck.

Selmer: The Reference baritone. The model number is still to be determined. Only "Bird" models will be available and the first year will fly "The Albatross". It is essentially a Series II with significant improvements: no high F# and no low A. The low A tone hole has (also) been plugged and the bell has been cut shorter.

Keilwerth: A quiet year as far as innovations go. However, do anticipate three changes in ownership and a 50% price hike in the second and fourth quarters of 2008.

This is a pretty funny post Brasscane.

 

[Joe Jazz]

WOW! You must know somebody! I heard from somebody(probably not the same somebody)that you work part-time in the factories of all the big 4 manufacturers, and that's how you got the scoop!

 

[RS]

So, tongue in cheek, eh? Anyone have a bridge they'd like to sell me?

 

[Reedsplinter]

So, tongue in cheek, eh? Anyone have a bridge they'd like to sell me?

I'll sell you the bridge to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Only $8000! with 72.4% of the original marzipan plating!

 

[daigle65]

You almost had me until I read "saxophone playing robots (with artificially sweaty palms)".

 

[Reedsplinter]

You almost had me until I read "saxophone playing robots (with artificially sweaty palms)".

Yes, that bit sort of tipped me off too. Also, the idea of the "Albatross" came up before, on another thread.

 

[rleitch]

:sign5:

They'll be lining up to hang an "Albatross" around their necks! I predict a real winner there.

Ah! Well a-day! What evil looks
Had I from old and young!
Instead of the cross, the albatross
About my neck was hung!

--Coleridge

Walsteins Walsteins everywhere,
And not a one did stink.
Walsteins Walsteins everywhere,
And every one was pink.

Sorry, I'm up to my neck in marking and as bored as that old sailor ever was!

 

[rleitch]

Yamaha: YTS-82Z-NWL (naturally worn lacquer). Realizing that the unlacquered in fact does not resemble real vintage finish, Yamaha has made a new plant with saxophone playing robots (with artificially sweaty palms) that play a (lacquered) YTS-82Z 24 hours a day for six months. The result is an old looking YTS-82Z at a 50% higher cost. It does come without high F# and with the new T1 neck.

Now who says there's no good work for performance majors!

Sorry again
R.

 

[saxphil]

I like the inclusion of the predictably massive price hikes for the cosmetic "improvements" forthcoming.

 

[Dave Dolson]

I got it the moment I read that first description . . . much like brass. Spot on, brasscane. DAVE

 

[heath]

Yeah I'm with Dave. I actually got it when the ruby key touches were going to be put on the new Yanis. And of course the mixing and matching of expensive metals to create something that sounds just like brass for twice the cost.

The Keilwerth one was pretty good to. 50% up charge for nothing and the company changes hands many times.

 

[HeavyWeather77]

A pleasure to announce these new models from the big four (in reverse alphabetical order).

Yanagisawa: The release of the A-9939. Finally, the arrival of the solid silver pink gold-plated saxophone with real ruby key touches. Expect a sound that is brighter than solid bronze but a tad mellower than solid silver (i.e. rather like brass).

Well done. Well done.

 

[FrankB]

Not one of the Big Four but still worthy of mention is Cannonball and their new contrabass addition to the Stone Series.




The Millstone, obviously...

 

[CandyHearts]

"artificially sweaty palms" LOL!!

 

[Reedsplinter]

Not one of the Big Four but still worthy of mention is Cannonball and their new contrabass addition to the Stone Series.

The Millstone, obviously...

And the earthtone finish contrabass with a concrete block set in the neck. . . gives amazing resonance to the tone.

 

[soulysax]

Funny Funny Funny Stuff. Is there any truth to the rumor Selmer's next tribute to Bird is a plastic sax dubbed the Great Grafton Ref selling for $9,999? They probably will need more than one color though.

 

[clarnibass]

The new Selmer bari is in the Bird series, it's the ostrich model and you have to play it with your head in the sand (for the deepest and darkest sound)