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Key Features
The Yamaha YSS82ZR Custom soprano saxophone is a sax with unmatched tonal flexibility. Known for playing evenly across all ranges, you'll feel confident as you perform in every style. Not only this, but the YSS82ZR also allows a huge dynamic range, so you'll have no fears about reaching your audience.
Experience exceptional playability. This professional sax is designed to be a pleasure to play with new, more ergonomic key designs. With reduced noise on lower vent key action as well as a revised rib plate, your playing will be smooth and seamless. You get all this with the visual beauty of an engraved bell and mother of pearl buttons too.
Please note: All unlacquered saxophones arrive looking identical to lacquered saxophones. The body will change over time dependent on the environment for a truly vintage look.
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Play with a classic touch. The YSS82ZR Customs were designed to capture the essence of vintage Yamaha soprano saxophones. Thanks to a similar scale and design, the 82 range is based on the classic '62' models. These instruments were a favourite amongst Soprano saxophonists, known for their amazing ability to stay in tune. Such intonation can be hard to find in a soprano. The YSS82ZR, the newest addition for the soprano sax range, continues this quality with outstanding response and tonal flexibility too. Play rich tonal colours with this distinctive design.
This sax has the sound you need for any concert. With a huge dynamic range, you can give your performance a full-bodied power, or a soft delicacy. The YSS82ZR soprano is perfect for any genre too, so you'll be ready for jazz clubs or classical music halls. This is thanks to its unparalleled tonal flexibility, playing evenly across all ranges for confidence in every musical style. Any performer knows the importance of a good mouthpiece for their sound, and with the YSS82ZR you're all ready to go with a high-quality Ebonite 4CM mouthpiece. With a Yamaha case included too, you'll look smart and your instrument will be protected on the move.
Yamaha's mechanisms are second to none. The YSS82ZR is equipped with new key designs, for greater comfort with enhanced ergonomics. A lower vent tubing design too adds to your playability, reducing the noise on lower vent key action for more seamless playing. Then, its revised rib plate provides a solid feel under your fingers whilst improving your resonance too.
This sax is a pleasure to play. You'll enjoy a new level of flexibility as you perform thanks to the lightweight nature of this special brass alloy in a one-piece neck-through-bell design. Make sure it fits your hands perfectly with an adjustable thumb hook for the perfect fingering position. In fact, Yamaha are careful to make sure that their key layout is very similar to their alto and tenor saxophones, so making the transition to soprano is seamless.
The beauty of this saxophone matches its tone. Its seamless body with a one-piece neck-through-bell design is an impressive design. The hand-engraving on the bell is a painstaking touch of class, demonstrating the true quality of this instrument. The addition of the mother of pearl buttons adds extra flair.
Yamaha are universally acknowledged as a leader in the musical world. They are known for their attention to detail and precision, which has earned the respect of students as well as professional musicians from around the world. Yamaha's combination of craftsmanship and leading technology are transferred into the production of every instrument.
As a premium brand, Yamaha are proud to offer a free five-year extended warranty when the purchase of your instrument is registered within six months of purchase. Please visit the Yamaha website for the full terms and conditions and to register your warranty.
When you register your instrument you can get a three-month premium subscription to Tomplay where you can access over 40,000 scores with backing tracks. You are able to filter by musical style, composer, difficulty and accompaniment type and interact with the scores. The pieces are all recorded by professional musicians and you can control the tempo and even record yourself playing. If you wish, you can also print and annotate your score and create loops to focus on those more difficult passages. For more information, please see the Yamaha/Tomplay website.