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Jman1977 commented in the Marketplace that he is trying some various horns. I thought it might be useful to add his experiences here for the sake of discussion, since the Marketplace does not support such exchanges anymore.
Ref: https://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?355242-WTB-Yanagisawa-S992-soprano-sax/page2
One of the differences between curved and straight is the angle of the mouthpiece to your face - that may be why you are hearing a difference in tone between the two shapes.
Resistance may be coming from the curvature of the neck. If they are compatible, it would be interesting to swap necks between curved and straight horns.
FWIW, I used to love the SC-992, but ultimately found them too loud because of the proximity of the bell - made my ears ring. I did, however, prefer the angle of the mouthpiece entering my mouth. My solution was a bent-neck straight sop (Borgani Jubilee). This was previously a very popular configuration in the Yamaha 62R soprano.
Enjoy the quest,
George
Ref: https://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?355242-WTB-Yanagisawa-S992-soprano-sax/page2
I am surprised there is a tangible difference in intonation. My experience with modern Yanagisawa sops is that intonation is among the best of available sops.jman1977 said:I was able to play all 3 horns (SC9930, SCWO20 and SWO2) a little bit last night. To be honest, I didn't find too much of a difference between the two curved sopranos. Maybe the WO20 was a bit more in tune and the 9930 had a fuller, louder sound. In terms of ease of blowing, they felt just about the same to me. The SWO2 was the easiest to play (e.g., most free blowing) of the three and actually sounded the best to me.
One of the differences between curved and straight is the angle of the mouthpiece to your face - that may be why you are hearing a difference in tone between the two shapes.
Resistance may be coming from the curvature of the neck. If they are compatible, it would be interesting to swap necks between curved and straight horns.
FWIW, I used to love the SC-992, but ultimately found them too loud because of the proximity of the bell - made my ears ring. I did, however, prefer the angle of the mouthpiece entering my mouth. My solution was a bent-neck straight sop (Borgani Jubilee). This was previously a very popular configuration in the Yamaha 62R soprano.
Enjoy the quest,
George