Yanagisawa T-WO2
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A professional brass tenor from Yanagisawa's WO series, sharing the re-engineered bore and fully ribbed construction found across the line, distinguished by a hand-engraved bell on an otherwise unlacquered or lacquered brass finish.
About the Yanagisawa T-WO2
Like its alto counterpart, the T-WO2 carries Yanagisawa's WO-series engineering across its whole build: a re-engineered bore and upgraded tone holes for tonal range and intonation, fully ribbed construction and double key arms for long-term mechanical stability, and an underslung octave mechanism with a sway-free F-auxiliary key to minimize the play that develops in lesser linkages over years of use.
Its hand-engraved bell is applied individually to each instrument rather than via a repeated stamped pattern, a labor-intensive detail Yanagisawa maintains across its professional tenors as much for the subtle resonance effect some players attribute to engraving as for its appearance. Air-tight waterproof pads and needle springs round out a build aimed at professional and advancing players wanting Yanagisawa's engineering-first approach in a brass-bodied tenor.
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Sound character of the Yanagisawa T-WO2
Sharing the WO series' re-engineered bore and fully ribbed brass construction, the TWO2 tenor's rigid ribbed body is built specifically to keep the tone centered and resonant even at higher dynamic levels, rather than spreading or thinning out.
Technical data for the Yanagisawa T-WO2
| Body | Brass, hand-engraved bell |
|---|---|
| Construction | Fully ribbed, double key arms |
| Mechanism | Underslung octave, sway-free F-aux key |
| Origin | Japan |
The history of the Yanagisawa T-WO2
The T-WO2 sits within Yanagisawa's professional WO tenor series, sharing the line's core engineering in a brass-bodied configuration with hand-engraved detailing.
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