Yanagisawa | SCWO20U Curved Soprano Saxophone – Bronze Unlacquered S & C necks

£3,765.00

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Description

With a heritage of instrument-making in Japan that traces back to 1893, Yanagisawa is recognized today as a maker of the most carefully handcrafted family of artist-level saxophones in the world. In models ranging from sopranino to baritone, these superb instruments have won the praise of many celebrated musicians.

 

The Yanagisawa SCWO20U Curved Soprano Saxophone is a member of Yanagisawa’s ‘Elite’ model series are true player’s instruments that represent the pinnacle of saxophone craftsmanship. Delivering a moderate level of resistance, the accomplished player can discover a truly effortless tone with unrivalled depth and flexibility, and a genuinely unparalleled freedom of expression. SCWO Curved Sopranos feature improvements such as:

 
  • Right Finger Keys: Modified the angle of the right little finger keys for smoother fingering.
  • Left Palm Keys: Adapted the angle of the left palm keys to improve your fingering
  • G Key: Adopted the German silver rod on the key to increase strength.
  • Tone Holes: Redesigned tone holes to give an enhanced intonation .
  • Detachable Body: Introduction of a system that allows the bow to detach from the body.
The Yanagisawa SCWO20U Curved Soprano Saxophone:
  • Key of Bb
  • Range from low Bb to high F#
  • All hand engraved
  • Unlacquered Finish
The SCWO20U includes a ‘fully ribbed’ construction which means that there are strips of brass soldered on to the body of the sax, on to which the various pillars are then soft soldered themselves. This gives added ‘body’ to the tone, while offering even further solidarity of design. Secondly, the Elite series offers double arms on the lowest and most vulnerable keys, again adding stability to the set-up.
All Yanagisawa saxophones come complete with a durable back-pack case with front pocket case and include the professional Yanagisawa hard rubber mouthpiece.

Additional information

SKU 2100002610370
Weight 4000 g
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