Saxophone
Yamaha YTS-62
Price: 85 EUR – 3.269 EUR
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Yamaha's most popular professional tenor saxophone, built with an annealed neck, body, bow and bell alongside a slightly narrower bore aimed at faster response without sacrificing a rich, resonant tone.
About the Yamaha YTS-62
The YTS-62's 62-style neck, rocker-type octave mechanism and rocker-style low Bb mechanism reflect refinements Yamaha carried down from its professional design work rather than a simplified student-tier arrangement. Its slightly narrower bore gives faster response and greater control than a wider-bore design, letting a player achieve a solid tonal core with a comfortable air flow rather than fighting excess resistance.
A redesigned low B-C# connection improves consistency in the low register - a part of the horn where cheaper tenors often develop mechanical looseness over years of use - while integrated key posts and an engraved bell round out a build Yamaha has kept as its flagship professional tenor across multiple generational updates, valued equally for concert band, jazz ensemble and solo repertoire.
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Sound character of the Yamaha YTS-62
Built with an annealed body, bow and bell alongside a slightly narrower bore, the YTS-62 is engineered specifically for faster response than a wider-bore tenor, while still delivering the warm, resonant low-register weight that defines a professional tenor sound.
Technical data for the Yamaha YTS-62
| Body/Bell | Annealed brass, engraved bell |
|---|---|
| Bore | Slightly narrow, fast-response |
| Mechanism | Rocker-type octave and low Bb |
| Mouthpiece | Yamaha 4C |
Price history for the Yamaha YTS-62
Cheapest seen: 85 EUR · Most expensive seen: 3.269 EUR
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The history of the Yamaha YTS-62
Introduced as part of Yamaha's 62 series alongside the YAS-62 in 1979, the YTS-62 has remained the brand's most popular professional tenor saxophone for decades.
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