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YANIGASAWA ARTIST STENCIL SOPRANO SAXOPHONE 1975

Yanigasawa made stencils for other companies before they became justly famous in their own right, especially for their sopranos. This, their first soprano (S-6), was based very closely on the Selmer Mk VI design.

This is a typical example made wearing the badge "Artist". It was a successful buy from e-bay, arriving safely from California. I'm sure the latest Yanis must be superior, but this has all one could want from a straight soprano at what was a bargain price. In fact I've compared it directly with a vintage 1927 Buescher TT (so I sold it), which it excels in sound, and a Mk VI, from which it is hard to distinguish tonally.

I use it with a Morgan Vintage 5 mouthpiece and Consoli Ramplig ligature, and Vandoren V16 2 reeds.

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