Saxophones New arrival of my Yamaha YTS 475

[Punchysax]

Today I took ownership of a YTS 475 , wow a bargain it’s immaculate and plays wonderful .
Any members own or played or have knowledge of these horns.

My metal link sound s great but surprisingly I own an original 1930,s Paris made Chedville , which sounds great on the 475. .
Here are some pics of my new horn which was bought new by previous owner in 2009 serial number is 259### so think is a later model gorgeous honey colour gold.

 

[dexdex]

Congratulations. These are great horns.

 

[lydian]

I only have a 475 soprano at the moment, but I've tried alto and tenor as well. These are excellent horns and the best bang for the buck out there. Sound and feel are on par with the 62. They look great too. Congrats!

 

[Tonehole]

I only have a 475 soprano at the moment, but I've tried alto and tenor as well. These are excellent horns and the best bang for the buck out there. Sound and feel are on par with the 62. They look great too. Congrats!

I strongly agree after recently snatching one from a resale site. I play a lot of soprano gigs and own 6 sopranos at the moment and the 475 is becoming a go to instrument for me. No worries about damage just play.

 

[dexdex]

I also have a 475 soprano, though it is ghosted in my signature. The easy (somehow) no-brainer soprano.

 

[JayeNM]

Good horns, these are Yamaha 52's with a few small differences. Nice key response. A little bright for my tastes but still a nice sounding horn.
I have serviced a good twenty of these Tenors.

It is not quite a 62, really. A few significant differences in body and neck geometry. I consider them 'evolved 23's' with the evolved traits significant.

Agree with other comment...these and 52's are relatively ignored or forgotten about on the market.

 

[DeSaxo]

I thought the ergos were great when I was handed one to try some mouthpieces. It was too early in my sax journey for me to assess the sound or consider swapping my 275.