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by saxitup
(49 posts)
19 years ago

Still gigging with my YAS-23! And proud!

Why should I pay $4K for a Selmer or $2K for a YAS-62? Over the last couple of years, while searching for a new alto I grow more impressed with my current YAS 23 which I have owned for more than 10 years. Its a still great sounding horn! I use a Brilhart mouthpiece, and 2H rico jazz reeds with my new clip-on mic. I'll go toe to toe with any high end Selmer or any other over priced/rated horn. I only wish my horn had brass vice nickel keys.

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  2. by The_§ax
    (147 posts)
    19 years ago

    Re: Still gigging with my YAS-23! And proud!

    You should be proud!!! A lot of the time its the player and not the instrument

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    1. by sax_maniac
      (984 posts)
      19 years ago

      Re: Still gigging with my YAS-23! And proud!

      I dumped my Selmer III for a YAS-23. Now my heart has turned to JK's, and the 23 is in the hands of a budding player. In good repair, you can't get a better horn for the money. The only reason they don't cost more is because there's so many of them out there.

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      1. by SaxAppeal
        (67 posts)
        19 years ago

        Re: Still gigging with my YAS-23! And proud!

        Get rid of a slemer (don't care if it's a bundy) for a yas23?

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        1. by sax_maniac
          (984 posts)
          19 years ago

          Re: Still gigging with my YAS-23! And proud!

          I am totally dead serious. The Selmer III was a very beautiful and great playing horn, but the Yamaha was an awesome player and I liked the intonation better. Here's my "old" Selmer III: www.saxmaniax.com/sax/as03.htm And here's the YAS-23 (1980's vintage) that beat it out: www.saxmaniax.com/sax/as07.htm But now I'm on an SX90R, and I'm done looking for probably the rest of my life. Switching all my other horns over to SX's eventually, too...

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        2. by SaxAppeal
          (67 posts)
          19 years ago

          Re: Still gigging with my YAS-23! And proud!

          It is possible to use a yas23 and have a good tone, i would know the first sax i ever played was a yas23 - and i created a great tone for a beginner horn.

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