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Congrats Colin !!, a miracle a bari got there even the right shape !! . I wish G4M would actually pack stuff, their Ebay is littered with broken stuff which wouldn`t have been if they actually bothered to make them fit for transit ..
 
My three G4M saxophones were very well packed and arrived undamaged. A lot of the saxophones on ebay look more like the product of poor soldering.
The amount they sell and their no quibble returns policy seems to be a successful business model but generates a lot of rejects. It's one of the reasons I wouldn't buy a used G4M horn.
If soldering were easier there'd be a business opportunity for someone.
Industrial functional soldering is a world away from doing a precision, strong and aesthetically pleasing job.
 
Looks like they improved it then, GOOD !! The sop I bought was in its simple shipping box (which had no packing in , just the case) in another with no packing between them, a miracle it came in one piece, that was a few years ago .. the E-bay stuff I`ve seen have been guitars and cellos etc with headstocks snapped clean off and E-Pianos in bits .
 
I've had a bit more of a tweak. Raised the palm keys and added thicker cork to the feet. It's almost under my fingers now.
The front F is still just a little bit in the way of my fat first finger. I tried taking it off but the screw won't budge, which bodes well for the future. At least it won't work loose for the forseeable future.
I'll leave it for now.
 
I was having a look round the site and noticed that the price has gone back up to £1111.00. 😳
Looks like it was a genuine sale then. Wow! It's like it was meant to be.
I've got my eye on the straight alto now, but I may have to wait till next year:w00t:
 
I'm still in love. 😉

The only thing I have found is that while E3 with side and palm plays in tune E3 using front F is very sharp.
I'm in the process of shimming the front F with cork to alter the venting. It's a balancing act between flatening E without affecting F.
Apart from that I have no complaints with it. It looks great. The action is much better than the Weltklang I've been used to and I'm getting much more exercise just by lifting it off the stand several times a day.
 
I noticed a post about a Chinese Baritone and thought I'd update this thread about mine.
I've nothing but good things to say.
It looks great. Plays great and I get lots of positive comments about how it sounds.
The sound is much more polite than my old Weltklang. That may be due to not blowing through the leaks.
8 months of practice and gigs and nothing has fallen off. No regulation needed.
I'm still very pleased.
 
I'm an happy owner of a 2013 G4M Tenor that sound good for me. About two year ago I suffered a terrible accident in my right arm. I was about to lose it. Now (as therapy also) I started playing my tenor sax again but the tenor weighs a little too much so I would like to buy a new or used alto. The choice falls on a used yas280 or a new Thomann TAS 380 or TAS580. I heard Colin got a Thomann sax. How did you find yourself? Thank you for your answer.
 
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Sorry, probably I wrong the thread. I'm a newby. The problem is with the right hand position also. The alto will be more comfortable. But I don't wont to spend a lot. G4M sax aren't no longer Yani copies ... And I don't know their actual built quality. They cost more than I payed for my tenor in 2013. I'm writing from Italy. Brexit had rised taxes and price for non UK customers.... so I was looking for a used YAS280 or a new one from Thomann....
 
The Thomann 580 is excellent. It's a yam 62 copy with all the adjusting screws.

The action is tight and slick and it played and still plays great.
It has punch for outdoor playing and subtlety for indoor ensembles. I can't fault it.
A little later on, I bought a yas25. It needed a little fettling.
I can't decide which one I like the best.

They both cost about the same. The action is very similar. Which speaks well for the yam, to be as slick as a new horn after 30ish years of student use. The yam still looks good after a clean.
If you want a good horn with nothing needing doing the Thomann 580 is a safe bet.
If you don't mind second hand and are willing to tweak, clean and maybe change a few pads go Yam.
Bear in mind though that alto isn't a small tenor. Completely different animal and doesn't suit all tenor players. The transposing is a little more complicated and it's less cool to look at. 😉
 
Colin the Bear said:
The Thomann 580 is excellent. It's a yam 62 copy with all the adjusting screws.

The action is tight and slick and it played and still plays great.
It has punch for outdoor playing and subtlety for indoor ensembles. I can't fault it.
A little later on, I bought a yas25. It needed a little fettling.
I can't decide which one I like the best.

They both cost about the same. The action is very similar. Which speaks well for the yam, to be as slick as a new horn after 30ish years of student use. The yam still looks good after a clean.
If you want a good horn with nothing needing doing the Thomann 580 is a safe bet.
If you don't mind second hand and are willing to tweak, clean and maybe change a few pads go Yam.
Bear in mind though that alto isn't a small tenor. Completely different animal and doesn't suit all tenor players. The transposing is a little more complicated and it's less cool to look at. 😉
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Thank you Colin. Yes I love the sound of tenors. But I need to play like before the accident to live and heal with the help of music! Every now and then I'll play my tenor. My first love! Probably I'll give TAS580 a chance! Thanks to everyone in this beautiful forum!
 

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