I have been teaching for 16 years and have that students have the best luck withYamaha’s. The pitch is right, it is predictable and it fits in the hand really well. Neal, Yamaha is definitely the way to go. In the past I have seen him use a martin,an la sax and I noticed he started using a p mauriat a couple years ago.He can be heard on his myspace. I also have been courios and it is between the p mauriat alto and the 82z ul alto or 875ex.I can tell you that one of the best players in st petersburg/tampa fl uses a tenor by them. I also owned a yas 62 ll series great horn also. It plays much better than the yts 62 and yts 62ll series well worth the extra money. I want to tell you how happy I am with this horn. Hi neal, I play a yam yts 875ex tenor I got on ebay in mint condition for $2200.00. I have not had the chance but my friend in chitown who works at sam ash says they’re very nice. That list I should definitely include Yanagisawa! Narrowing down to Yamaha or P.Mauriat seems unneccesary limited anyway.
I, personally, found it to brightĪnd lacking the real pro character a Selmer or good vintage horns can get Represent the new quality coming from Taiwan. I have played one P.Mauriat sax and have read lots about it. That said, since you are really just getting your mojo workin again The Yamaha would be a better choice in my opinion. Also would you have a repair tech in your area because they are completely handmade. But the question I would have is that what is your price range, Mauriats are very expensive. That actually sounds exactly like me a couple of years ago. Ifi you can try the P.Mauriat horns, definitely try them.
Makes a beginner horn sound like a professional horn.I would say take your time and experiment with many horns. Have you tried upgrading your mouthpiece first? Try the Meyer 5. I usually play a Selmer Reference 54 Alto sax that I got when the currency rates were very favorable. I still have my YAS-23 that I use as a practice horn with my Meyer 5 mouthpiece. Yamahas are great overall horns and will take you far. For the price, they are great horns especially if you want the Selmer sound without shelling out the major bucks. Hey Neal,Yes, I’ve played a couple of P.Mauriat horns.