Saxophone
Yamaha YAS-200ADII Advantage
Price: 1.814 EUR – 1.814 EUR
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A rental-market-focused beginner alto from Yamaha's Advantage line, built with a durable ABS case specifically engineered to survive the wear school-owned rental instruments face over multiple students.
About the Yamaha YAS-200ADII Advantage
The Advantage line's ABS plastic case is a deliberate departure from the softer cases found on retail student saxophones, designed for the repeated handling and transport a school rental fleet experiences across many different students each year rather than one careful owner. The horn itself uses a yellow brass neck, body and bell under clear baked epoxy lacquer, with nickel-plated keys standing up to frequent cleaning between rental cycles.
A redesigned neck receiver and improved low B-C# mechanism address the same reliability concerns Yamaha built into its retail student saxophones, ensuring the low C# key closes consistently for a clear response even after the instrument has passed through several different young players' hands - exactly the kind of durability a school program depends on when the same physical horn serves student after student.
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Sound character of the Yamaha YAS-200ADII Advantage
A rental-grade beginner alto built with a yellow brass body under a durable epoxy lacquer, the 200ADII gives a straightforward, brighter student tone that prioritizes durability through multiple renters over the refined depth of Yamaha's professional altos.
Technical data for the Yamaha YAS-200ADII Advantage
| Body | Yellow brass, epoxy lacquer |
|---|---|
| Keys | Nickel-plated |
| Case | Durable ABS (rental-grade) |
| Mouthpiece | Yamaha 4C |
Price history for the Yamaha YAS-200ADII Advantage
Cheapest seen: 1.814 EUR · Most expensive seen: 1.814 EUR
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The history of the Yamaha YAS-200ADII Advantage
Yamaha built the YAS-200ADII specifically for school rental programs, prioritizing case durability and mechanical reliability across many successive student users.
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