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This saxophone is sold! But click here to see our current selection of tenor saxophones.
Each of the Yamaha models has its strengths and weaknesses, but as far as I am concerned, the purple label 62’s are easily the best made so far. They have a vintage warmth and interest to the tone while keeping Yamaha’s excellent ergonomics and intonation. That makes these very hard horns to beat. For anyone who wants to go vintage but not too vintage, this horn is a no-brainer.
This particular 62 is in excellent condition. There is some light lacquer wear on the bell and a few other places, but it is overall very clean. This is not a beat up horn with 30 year-old pads, and hidden issues, like you would be likely to find on other sites! The pads are all new and have just been replaced by Matt Stohrer (updated 3/25/12).
So that’s a good deal on a horn, which is continuing to go up in value and which is also easy to re-sell, should you ever be so foolish as to want to.
Just a quick note – The original necks on these horns are already very good, but if you want to go more vintage in tone, here’s a great trick: If you can find a Boesken neck, or a Schucht neck, or an old VI neck, and put it on there, it makes the horn into more of a vintage SBA/early VI type tone. Depending on what you get, it can also slant the harmonics more towards altissimo, if that’s your thing. At that point, you are into some pretty amazing vintage tone with modern keywork and for a good price.
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