Yanagisawa AWO10

About the Yanagisawa AWO10

The AWO10's brass body, neck and hand-engraved bell benefit from Yanagisawa's re-engineered bore, upgraded tone holes and newly sourced core brass material - improvements the company applied across its WO series rather than reserving for its silver or bronze flagship models. Fully ribbed construction and double key arms add structural rigidity that keeps the mechanism's alignment stable over years of use, while an underslung octave mechanism and sway-free F-auxiliary key reduce the play that can develop in cheaper key linkages.

Details like a fluororesin-sleeved octave rocker, air-tight waterproof pads, needle springs and a tri-point balanced bell brace reflect Yanagisawa's engineering-first approach even at the entry tier of its professional range - the AWO10 isn't a step-down design, it's the same platform finished in straightforward brass rather than silver or bronze.

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Sound character of the Yanagisawa AWO10

As the entry point into Yanagisawa's professional WO series, the AWO10 shares its higher-tier siblings' re-engineered bore and fully ribbed brass construction - the ribbing stiffens the body against vibration loss, giving a more resonant, evenly-projected tone than a non-ribbed horn of the same brass.

Technical data for the Yanagisawa AWO10

Price history for the Yanagisawa AWO10

Cheapest seen: 3.091 EUR  ·  Most expensive seen: 3.091 EUR

The history of the Yanagisawa AWO10

Yanagisawa positions the AWO10 as the standard-material entry point into its professional WO series, sharing the series' engineering rather than offering a simplified design.