[montague saxby]

Any thoughts on this tenor : Serial number 00677508
I presume from 1967 - No high F sharp.
For sale for £750 = $1195
I dont have a chance to blow it as the distance is too great so I would be taking a chance if I put an offer in on this horn...
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[whaler]

I have one slightly older without the F# (and no pants guard) that I am pretty sure is a T5. So I would say yours is a T5 also. They seemed to have had a problem wanting to mark their horns at that time. If you want a horn that feels pretty darn close to a Mark VI (feels, not sounds), grab it.

 

[whaler]

I think the serial number indicates 1977.

 

[14470]

I think it might be a T6. I want it.

 

[montague saxby]

Thanks for the replies.
So maybe 1977, well according to the sites I have looked at that would be right - but according to the ad the guy says 67... Maybe he is wrong..
It's a pity I cannot try before buying so this would be a shot in the dark if I was to get it, thats why I was asking you yannie experts as to your thoughts...
I once had a yannie alto 880 (?) that was one hell of a horn so I have had a fondness for yannies since then...
I have asked for more pics, so maybe I will get them and post here...

 

[whaler]

That's a decent price even more so if it comes with that nice Berkeley case. (Still my favorite case.)

 

[montague saxby]

Yea, as far as I know the case comes with it - I asked for some more photos a few days ago but still no answer - maybe language difficulties translation etc...But I will try again..

 

[14470]

Yea, as far as I know the case comes with it - I asked for some more photos a few days ago but still no answer - maybe language difficulties translation etc...But I will try again..

Just out of curiosity, where are you (Warsaw?) and where is the horn? Or is this supposed to be a cliffhanger. BTW, my guess on it being a T6 is based on Whalers dating of the horn, the big ring in the bell-body joint, and from looking up the Yanagisawa pages on WooF. Pretty sure I have play-tested one of these some time ago. It was in hideous mechanical shape but had a great sound and was built robust.

 

[montague saxby]

@ brasscane - I am in Warsaw, this sax is for sale south Poland, small village in the mountains..I real trek by road or train so impossible for me to visit for a playtest.
Although the serial number suggests 1967 if we follow the 3rd and 4th digit rule OR 1977 following the 4th and 5th rule ??? which is correct - I have no idea..
Thanks for taking the time to check and confirm the WooF pages for me...BTW, The seller has been in touch so more pics at the weekend..

 

[whaler]

I think it is; first number, month, second two numbers, year and then the number of the horn from that year, from what I can gather.
The Yanagisawas from the 60's had that crappy design (like Buffet and King) for the low B and Bb.

 

[montague saxby]

@ Whaler - so that would make it June 1977...As I said he will send more pics at the weekend which I shall then post here for a better look.... Thanks

 

[Luke84]

Hey

I bought this horn yasterday but I want to know with one model it is.

I will add some pics hope its help

Under pads there is number 508 so that mean the 508 in serial number 000677508 mean its number of sax produced in 67 or 77. But 67 doenst sens because there is no 0 at 7. So I think its sax from 06.1977 number 508 - is that mean its T6? If Yes I bought great horn for cheap money

 

[montague saxby]

As an update (and to thank you guys for answering my original query)
The seller of the above Yannie sax has repeatedly failed to send me extra pics.... Hence I have now given up.
Shame really as it could have been a good one / good price etc ... but instead turned out to be incompetence and/or a scam...
Thanks again tho' sax people for taking the time to help !

 

[MoonMind]

montague saxby: What a pity - this horn looked very interesting. Hope you'll have more look next time.

Luke84: Sure looks like a late T-6, but frankly, it's hard to tell late T-6s and some early T-500s apart if one doesn't look closely (they're distinguishable when seen side by side, but most of the keywork looks more or less identical - though the T-6 is said to be considerably more sturdy, but that's not much more than the lore). One tiny, but decisive thing: Look at the key links on the back (side Bb, C# trill) - black plastic links indicate T-500. However, the most important thing is still this: The missing high F# makes it very probable that this is a T-6 - I've yet to see a T-500 without a high F# (you can also look for so-called T-800 - most of them are T-500 that have been mistaken following today's two lines of horns). And the two-tone thing is reminiscent of a T-6 I held in my hands... though this one was probably a Franken-horn (keywork and body had different numbers!) in admittedly good playing condition.

M.