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by saxjunkie89
(393 posts)
19 years ago

Mystery Brand

On my soprano, there is no clear indication of what the brand of it is. On the bell is an engraving with " JE Erich" in it. The serial number is YS4061905. The YS makes me think it's a Yamaha or Yanagisawa, with S standing for soprano. THANKS

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  2. by EL Seano
    (255 posts)
    19 years ago

    Re: Mystery Brand

    It is most likely a Yanagisawa, as Yamaha Serial Numbers for soprano are generally like YSS-475, YSS-275, etc.

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    1. by saxjunkie89
      (393 posts)
      19 years ago

      Re: Mystery Brand

      what confuses me is that the list price was $895, although I got it for $500 because it was my birthday and the salesperson at the music store discounted it.

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      1. by peter090
        (155 posts)
        19 years ago

        Re: Mystery Brand

        Perhaps a Jean Erich. This is a play on words for generic. I think it was one of the early cheap imports. The few I've seen were not terrible (much better than the later "cheap horns" were comparable to other decent student horns.

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        1. by saxjunkie89
          (393 posts)
          19 years ago

          Re: Mystery Brand

          So it's a good soprano to start playing soprano on? My private instructor thinks so. All he did was go through the actions on it, and said it was amazing. He himself owns and old 1914 Soprano, which he overhauled himself, and it plays like a dream. Another question is what is a good mouthpiece to advance to playing to on soprano. I currently use the stock mpc. that came with it, but it's horrible. I was given suggestions for a Selmer C*, is that good? Thanks

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        2. by saxjunkie89
          (393 posts)
          19 years ago

          Re: Mystery Brand

          So it's a good soprano to start playing soprano on? My private instructor thinks so. All he did was go through the actions on it, and said it was amazing. He himself owns and old 1914 Soprano, which he overhauled himself, and it plays like a dream. Another question is what is a good mouthpiece to advance to playing to on soprano. I currently use the stock mpc. that came with it, but it's horrible. I was given suggestions for a Selmer C*, is that good? Thanks

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        3. by saxjunkie89
          (393 posts)
          19 years ago

          Re: Mystery Brand

          oops

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        4. by Lefty
          (21 posts)
          19 years ago

          Re: Mystery Brand

          When I worked for a Brook Mays affiliate store, yes, we made the same joke, "gen-eric." It is a Brook Mays proprietary brand, Asian in a very neutral sort of way. The altos were worth the money, but the rest was, well, questionable. $200.00 worth of work by a good t ech will make it worth your overall investment. Lefty

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        5. by Lefty
          (21 posts)
          19 years ago

          Re: Mystery Brand

          When I worked for a Brook Mays affiliate store, yes, we made the same joke, "gen-eric." It is a Brook Mays proprietary brand, Asian in a very neutral sort of way. The altos were worth the money, but the rest was, well, questionable. $200.00 worth of work by a good t ech will make it worth your overall investment. Lefty

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