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Louis Scuderi · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:50 pm Post subject: Your Yamaha Set-Up

Post your Yamaha set-up here.

Model:
SATB:
Finish:
Mouthpieces and why you play them:
Reed:
Sound Concepts/music styl played:
Comments:
Age:

Model: YAS-23, YTS-34II
SATB: 23 Alto, 34 tenor
Finish: Lacquer
Mouthpieces and why you play them: Meyer 5M alto, Meyer 6M tenor, they just work for me
Reed: LaVoz medium on alto, Vandoren ZZ 3's on tenor
Sound Concepts/music styl played: Mostly Jazz, a little classical
Comments: Noob saxes, but all I can afford now, trying to buy a clarinet, then a pair of Z's. Smile

Age: 15

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BuffaloBariSax · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:43 pm Post subject:

Model: YBS-52
SATB: Baritone
Finish: Gold lacquer
Mouthpieces and why you play them: Selmer Paris C*- that's what our band director buys for the jazz bands, and I like it
Reed: Normally a La Voz Medium Hard, although I'm starting on a Hemke 4
Sound Concepts/music styl played: Primarily jazz, concert music, pep band stuff, marching band stuff
Comments: I know it's only an intermediate level sax, but I love playing on it. It's what I've considered buying more than even a pro model
Age: Not sure, but at least 4 years. Probably between 7 and 8
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mestre de saxofone · Joined: 18 Aug 2005 Posts: 5

Model: YAS 52
SATB: Alto
Finish: ?
Mouthpieces and why you play them: Selmer D sound I like
Reed: Rico
Sound Concepts/music styl played: jazz, concert classical
Comments:
Age: 42

JimMetcalf · Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 4

My YBS is an older horn--SN# 0025xx. Repadded with Music Medic Roo Pads(domed seamless resos). Mouthpiece : Lawton SS 6*BB with Bari* Med reeds. This is my big band setup-use Lawton goldplate 6*B for darker sound for quartet etc. YBS is a great playing bari! Stronger, more projection than Selmer 80. Keywork feels like my YTS-875 so easy to change horns.

Guest · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:45 pm Post subject:

Jim, how do the Roo pads hold up?

-Scott

alto-girl · Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 62 Location: Australia

Model: YAS-62
SATB: Alto
Finish: Lacquer
Mouthpieces and why you play them: Selmer C* ... my teacher told me to... but looking for a new one.
Reed: Vandoren 3s
Sound Concepts/music style played: mixture. Classical/jazz
Comments: First sax that I've actually owned. I've become quite attached to it. Smile

Others were rented.
Age: second-hand when I got it, so could be anywhere from 10-20+ years old, I think.

JimMetcalf · Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 4

Tenor YTS-875s(Silver plate) repadded with Music Medic Roo pads-domed seamless resos
Mouthpiece: Lawton 7*BB Icon- goldplate- full bright sound-great intonation-use Bari* Soft reeds-some trio/quartet jazz
Play mostly Big Band Jazz

JPSaxMan · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:55 pm Post subject:

Yamaha 52 bari
5C
Stock lig
LaVoz Med's

Cool

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Louis Scuderi · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject:

JPSaxMan · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:57 pm Post subject:

When it's free and through the school...certainly not Mr. Green

But of course, if it were a Serie II, I'd probably have a much niftier setup Cool

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altosax4ever · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:18 pm Post subject:

Model: 875 EX
SATB: Alto
Finish: Clear lacquer
Mouthpieces and why you play them: C*, with vandoren optimum. Good for classical.
Reed: 3 1/2 Vandoren Blue Box
Sound Concepts/music style played: Warm sound, but can be bright if used correctly. I use it for classical mostly, though I love jazz.
Comments: I like the Z better, but my teacher forced this on me
Age: 2

I thought I already posted this, like, a year ago. Oh well...

-Rick
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