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Yanagisawa - T-WO1 - Tenor Saxophone

Description

The Yanagisawa are some of the finest sounding and built saxophones available on the market today. Renowned by players for their free blowing nature and resonant tone. They deliver superb performances across all musical genres.

The T-WO1s are hand-built by a small family company in Japan with focus on crafting exemplary professional instruments. While this instrument is marketed as Yanagisawas 'entry' model horn, make no mistake it plays on the same field as competitors pro-line horns. Here at L&M, are wind technicians are very vocal on their love of Yanagisawa instruments, as they require little maintenance and are easy to work on. In turn a benefit to the customer, having to spend less on pricey saxophone repairs.

Ideal for a saxophonist of any level, the student will find their own, unique voice on the instrument more easily due to the excellent build quality and ergonomic key design offering the path of least resistance to serious musical growth. Intermediate and professional players of any variety can be assured of a class-leading playing experience, driven by outstanding response and tone, and a slew of exciting features listed below.

*** This horn is housed in its original case, in great condition. It comes included with a Yanagisawa Steel Ebonite mouthpiece size 7. (NOT original to horn.)***

- Adjustable front-F key
Forefinger control of the palm-F key broadens the range of possibilities for altissimo harmonics. The ideal setting is possible because this mechanism allows the opening of the high-F key pad to be adjusted independently.

- C#-Bb table key linkage
The seesaw linkage between the C# and Bb table keys facilitates faster, smoother fingering technique.

- Genuine mother-of-pearl touches
Indented mother-of-pearl key touches are attractive, afford the fingertips a more natural fit and feel, and are less slippery than plastic touches when wet.

- Palm-key reinforcement plate; Integrated post-rib construction
Primarily intended to add strength to the soldered interface between key posts and the body, the palm-key reinforcement plate and stack-post ribs also protect the body from damage should a post receive an accidental blow. They also add mid-range resonance, acoustic depth and projection across all registers, and exceptional tonal stability.

- Metal thumb hook & rest
Designed to make minimal point contact with the body, the thumb hook enables the instrument to resonate more freely while the brass thumb rest allows for smoother response and improved tonal balance.

- Pointed pivot screws
For the utmost in precision and reliability, pointed pivot screw ensure that center arms or hinge rods are an exact fit.

- Sealed, waterproof pads
Airtight pads facilitate balanced, leak-free play while quality waterproofing extends pad service life.

- Tri-point brace
The tri-point bell-bow brace ensures structural stability and rigidity and enhances resonance even at fortissimo levels.