[Bkenes]

I was just offered a yanagisawa sax with reduced keywork. Didn't know they made them...
Obviously some kind of child sax... like Alpha by TJ.
Does anyone know anything about these saxophones?
It was quite a surprise to me!
Serialnumber: 5701XXX

 

[milandro]

very interesting, does this have any Yanagisawa brand stamp or egraving (aside from the Lyre?)

 

[Alain Gen]

You can get more information here:
https://thesax.info/makesandmodelslist/2015/01/17/yanagisawa-2-series/

 

[milandro]

so, you have a rare sax, now you need to find a rare saxophone’s collector

 

[Lambros]

I’ve seen one of these in pretty bad shape about 28 years ago in a pawn shop and didn’t realize what it was. I thought it was a bizarre fake.

 

[lostcircuits]

Very cool instrument. Not necessarily a player but definitely a collector's item.

 

[sgray]

I have seen the same style in a Buescher / Bundy . Big question is WHY ?? Get your chid a regular sax and you are done . This one would only take them so far .
More of a curiosity piece . They also make a sax with NO KEYS for practicing harmonics which can be done with a regular sax just holding down all the keys !

Steve Gray www.stevegraysaxes.com

 

[Bkenes]

Yes it has the yani logo on the neck, engraved on the bell and stamped under the serial number.
I did not buy it. I don't have room for "collectible" items. But it was a fun piece to share with you guys.
Always fun to get more knowledge and read about saxophones that I didn't even knew existed.