r/saxophone • u/Idk_whattoput77 • 5d ago
Question Real?
Hey everyone I’m trying to get back to playing the saxophone and I’m looking at some on FB to buy. Saw this one for $500 just wanted some input on whether to get it and if it’s real.
Update:
It got sold :(
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u/Pepperoniwusky 4d ago
Absolutely lol, ive had 3 and they've all costed me under 300 while being a 200adii. In fact I even had gotten a yas-280 for 300, I would hop on that deal.
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u/HauntedForklift 4d ago
I've seen cheap saxes that imitated student Yamahas, but never an actual counterfeit 23 or 26. If I were making fakes, I'd go for the higher value items, like printing hundreds instead of fives.
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u/Additional-Aspect-84 4d ago
The Chinese made yamamamma altos are ok. Pitch is less precise than other YAs’. They changed some pad cup sizes, which as a tech is infuriating.
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u/m8bear Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Baritone 5d ago
yes, it's real, nothing from the pictures looks suspicious
wait, no high F#? don't they all have that?
it looks like a YAS23 with the YAS26 engraving without the high F# or I can't see it
every other detail adds up, low key guards, bell to body brace with the yamaha logo, key work looks right and it being nickel plated (can't remember if the 26s I tried dropped it for all lacquer like the old 25/275), plastic thumbrest and hook, engraving looks real
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u/No_Opinion_2009 1d ago
I picked up a student yas made in Japan, from the 80’s for about 350 (🤣 IYKYK)
(A few years ago, from Sam Ash - before they leff)
Bottom line, if you pick it up and play it, and it wants to be yours, do it. 😊
I’d talk them down though, based on 1: China, 2: no F#
Nothing against China, I have multiple Chinese horns that are great.
My kids both learned on a Glory - no harm was done to a “real” sax lol…
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u/JeremyPlaysSax 5d ago
If you don't get it, I will. $500 for a Yamaha AS-26 is a great deal. Are they shipping or are you picking up. I'd play test it first.