Scam/Fake? Yanagisawa sop - real or fake?

[DavidUK]

Have a look at the model number. Does it look genuine?...

The remainder of the ad's photos are fuzzy. What d'you think?

 

[Alphorn]

I'd say it is a fake. I have no Yani soprano to compare it to, but a baritone BW01. Your serial number looks laser engraved. On my bari it is stamped and looks very different, the lines of the numbers being much thinner.

Alphorn

 

[jonf]

I'd say it is a fake. I have no Yani soprano to compare it to, but a baritone BW01. Your serial number looks laser engraved. On my bari it is stamped and looks very different, the lines of the numbers being much thinner.

Alphorn

I'd say the same, havig compared to my T992. @DavidUK where is it for sale, and how much are they asking?

 

[DavidUK]

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No original case. Left by departing partner. Maybe you'd leave a zero value counterfeit, perhaps not a £1,000 genuine one. However, the model number does look stamped whereas the fakes tend to have a flush to metal laser etching.

I offered £500 and currently have first dibs at £1,000. If anyone in Wales wants to go have a look they can take over my place. But other viewers due tomorrow. I'm not travelling to Cardiff unless it's real and £500.

 

[Tenor Viol]

Just looked at mine - the serial number is stamped into the metal

 

[DavidUK]

Some genuine ones...

...and one labelled a fake on SOTW...

Here's the seller's again...

 

[jonf]

Hmm, it's too cheap, 45 seconds of googling tells anyone this is a £3k sax. Non original case. Non-original mouthpiece is cheap crap - who plays a cheapo plastic mouthpice on a £3k Yanagisawa? Says she knows it's worth a lot but then posts pictures so blurred they look deliberately intended to mislead. It might be genuine, but the advert has all the hallmarks of a wrong'un. If it is genuine, it's the bargain of the year.

 

[QWales]

Hmmm, have the option to go and look after 6pm but not sure whether to bother now.

 

[DavidUK]

Depends how far it is from you? The very fact she knows it may be fake (I told her), knows you know, and is still letting you look suggests it's not a scam. It may still be a fake though, bought by her ex and left to disappoint her!

 

[Tenor Viol]

Very odd. New Yanis come with their own case and their own mpc. My WO10 did...

 

[Trigger]

Definitely fake , these are usually about £300 on aliexpress

 

[DavidUK]

That's what I told her, and why I'm not travelling. Cases and MP suggest fake.
But... when you can buy a genuine Selmer MkVII Bari for £200 and a '58 SDA for £25, stranger things have happened.
Mind you, who has ever seen those two faked?

 

[DavidUK]

It's down to Q being bothered...
She's expecting him.
If he can't tell, I suggested getting her to meet him at his tech with it.
Or to take it to a tech anyhow and if it's fake ask him/her to scrap it or to keep it as an ornament.

 

[Trigger]

 

[QWales]

I don't see any point in going. I don't know if it is fake or not so I'm not going to buy it.

 

[EdJ]

Here’s an easy one Yanagisawa 902 Soprano Saxophone With Case | eBay UK

 

[Ivan]

Here’s an easy one Yanagisawa 902 Soprano Saxophone With Case | eBay UK

"I am not a player, and this came to me with some other string instruments"...

..."and even though I don't know this isn't a string instrument, I do know this is a fake"

 

[PigSquealer]

How can you look up a Yani, copy and paste or AI description note. And come up with a price of £205.00 for opening bid and not know it’s a “copy”. That’s only £4k short.
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The Yanagisawa s-902 Soprano Saxophone is a high-quality musical instrument crafted in Japan with a sleek silver body. It comes with a mouthpiece, strap, and case, making it a complete set for saxophone players looking for a reliable and stylish instrument. The Yanagisawa brand is known for producing top-notch wind instruments, and this soprano saxophone is no exception, delivering excellent sound quality and performance for musicians in bands or orchestras.

I am not a player, and this came to me with some other string instruments.

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On 20-Jan-26 at 07:26:21 GMT, seller added the following information:
Hi some people are say it may be a copy of this make. I am not an expert, so please look at photos
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[Tenor Viol]

In which case isn't that 'passing off'?