[luispa]

Hi,
I was just seeing a couple Spyro Gyra videos on YouTube and I realized Jay Beckenstein's YAS-62 has not and entire "J" style keyguard as all 62s of that era have. Videos are relatively old, AFAIK the single key guard covering only low B and Bb keys was introduced in the 90s or even later. Why is that saxophone different? Was that a difference between the USA and Japan assembled Yamahas?

These are the videos I'm talking about:

BTW, Which mouthpiece is he using in this video:

Is he using a 62 in this old video?

Thank you very much in advance.

 

[SaxDadPaul]

https://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?331506-Have-You-Seen-a-YAS-62II-Like-This-One

The above discussion is related to your question, I think. At the time that post-purple logo Mark I horns were being made for the US market- with the J guard, stainless springs, and real Mother of pearl touches - Yamaha was making what they stamped as the 62II, which had all the same features as the US Mark I except the J guard, and was offered in Asia.

 

[luispa]

Thank you for your reply! The eBay auction is no longer available so I'm unable to see the picture in the first post. I guess the discussion in that thread is about more modern 62s