Yamaha YTS-62 Purple Label Tenor Saxophone Mint

Description

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 like new condition. I have never seen one this nice before. Everything is still perfect and all original, and it even includes the case keys, strap, cork grease, and owner’s manual. This is an early serial 62 and the silk screen Yamaha logo is still perfect as well. The case is also in mint condition. There is not so much as a scratch on this horn. It is as close as you will get to going back to 1980 and buying one new. And my asking price is less than the new price would have been back in 1980 dollars. That’s a great deal. This horn has just had ALL NEW PADS put in by Matt Stohrer, who is one of the best saxophone techs in the business. It spent its life in a low-humidity closet in California, so everything about it is still pristine. Someone is going to love this horn.

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 and put it on here (the one I used was the gold plated one in the necks section of this site) it makes the horn into more of a vintage SBA/early VI type tone. It also opens it up more and makes the altissimo unbelievably responsive. At that point, you are into some pretty amazing tone with not too much money invested.