Members sunburstbasser Posted November 26, 2007 Members Share Posted November 26, 2007 One of the trumpet players in our section tells everyone who asks that Yamaha="Jap crap." Really pisses me off sometimes. Funny thing is, he said that after commenting that one other guy's Yammie was a nice horn, quipped that a school-owned Yamaha flugal was nicer than the Benge he had played, and owns a Yamaha Eb. I think I'll offer him $40 for his Eb, tell him I'll get that crap off of his hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundministries Posted November 26, 2007 Members Share Posted November 26, 2007 Yamaha used to be real junk. The story I was told, by a reputable source, was that after WWII the Japanese companies started using the metal from their war ships and planes for other uses including the Yamaha brand of instruments. They would rust and fall apart and were just absolute junk. Obviously we all know that thye fixed that problem and are now good instruments, for the most part of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkZ Posted November 26, 2007 Members Share Posted November 26, 2007 At the least, your sectionmate's comment was poorly informed. Though I don't know them personally, I'm guessing Wayne Bergeron, John Hagstrom, Bobby Shew, Al Vizzutti, and the Canadian Brass, to name a few, wouldn't have their names associated with crap. At the most, he has some serious race issues to work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Tweedbucket Posted November 26, 2007 Members Share Posted November 26, 2007 I like my R6 sportbike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danrothmusic Posted November 26, 2007 Members Share Posted November 26, 2007 yamaha makes beautiful drumsthe make beautiful high-quality hornsthe make crappy mid-range and student models, in my experience. not crappy assembly (they hold together great!), just crappy soundihng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted November 27, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 At the least, your sectionmate's comment was poorly informed. Though I don't know them personally, I'm guessing Wayne Bergeron, John Hagstrom, Bobby Shew, Al Vizzutti, and the Canadian Brass, to name a few, wouldn't have their names associated with crap. At the most, he has some serious race issues to work out. My guess is race issues as well, based on some of his other comments. The student horns stay together which, really, is about all you need to ask for at that point. Besides the Olds Ambassador, most student horns really don't sound that great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TimOBrien Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 I spent an entire day picking out a pro tenor sax last year. Played every brand available at a pro horn store. The Yamaha 82Z tenor came out on top of everything else for me, even over horns from Paris costing twice as much. ...but there are always people in horn sections willing to flap their lips without trying stuff out themselves first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dreamSailor Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 He is lucky that I don't know him. I would like to see how well he blows with a broken jaw and some teeth gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stegre Posted December 6, 2007 Members Share Posted December 6, 2007 Yamaha used to be real junk. The story I was told, by a reputable source, was that after WWII the Japanese companies started using the metal from their war ships and planes for other uses including the Yamaha brand of instruments. They would rust and fall apart and were just absolute junk.Obviously we all know that thye fixed that problem and are now good instruments, for the most part of course. Ahhhh... your reputable source is way off.... Yamaha didn't start making band instruments until 1965. And since then have made over 10 million. The student and intermediate models carry over a number of features from the professional models. The professional flagship models are all designed first and then features are removed to meet price points down to the student models. The intermediate models are often the same bodies as more pro models like the 62 sax. Someone mentioned the 82Z sax. Yamaha designs horns based on input from a lot of players. The 82 series was based on input from Phil Woods among others. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tats_dragon Posted December 6, 2007 Members Share Posted December 6, 2007 Now that I have read the thread, I understand the term wasn't used in a derogatory manner.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jap Jun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alwaysharp Posted December 7, 2007 Members Share Posted December 7, 2007 I don't know much about Yamaha horns but I worked as a piano tech for the last five years and Yamaha piano's are top notch. I'd take a Yamaha over a Steinway any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hugh Jazz Posted December 7, 2007 Members Share Posted December 7, 2007 Yamaha used to be real junk. The story I was told, by a reputable source, was that after WWII the Japanese companies started using the metal from their war ships and planes for other uses including the Yamaha brand of instruments. They would rust and fall apart and were just absolute junk.Obviously we all know that thye fixed that problem and are now good instruments, for the most part of course. nice bit of history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stan bach Posted December 12, 2007 Members Share Posted December 12, 2007 My yamaha classical guitar w/ a koa back is one of the best sounding I've played, not that I'm a big fan of the way they're set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Buzter Posted December 16, 2007 Members Share Posted December 16, 2007 I like my R6 sportbike haha, I like my 600r too. I don't know about the trumpets but, their drums are TOP notch. A lot of the best players in the world play yammys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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