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I'm thinking typo or unofficial marketing . . . Yanagisawa uses the "S" in front of the model number to designate "soprano". OR, they may use "SC" in front of the model number to designate "soprano curved".
Hence, an S9930 is the horn depicted on the WW&BW link you provided. If you should see something like S991S, that would mean a 991 series soprano in silver-plate. Yanagisawa's silver-plated horns should not be confused with their solid-silver bodied horns.
I suspect that others may use the "SS" designator to mean "soprano saxophone", but that would be of their own making, and not Yanagisawa's.
FWIW, if it was my decsion to buy one of a Yanagisawa soprano today, I'd go for the S901 fixed-neck model, which is basically the same as the 99X-series, but a lot cheaper. All of their models play well and I don't think one gains a whole lot with a solid-silver body except a lighter wallet. I own an S992 and an SC902. DAVE
Hence, an S9930 is the horn depicted on the WW&BW link you provided. If you should see something like S991S, that would mean a 991 series soprano in silver-plate. Yanagisawa's silver-plated horns should not be confused with their solid-silver bodied horns.
I suspect that others may use the "SS" designator to mean "soprano saxophone", but that would be of their own making, and not Yanagisawa's.
FWIW, if it was my decsion to buy one of a Yanagisawa soprano today, I'd go for the S901 fixed-neck model, which is basically the same as the 99X-series, but a lot cheaper. All of their models play well and I don't think one gains a whole lot with a solid-silver body except a lighter wallet. I own an S992 and an SC902. DAVE