Now I want to see how the Better Sax horns are made! 🙂

It's so cool to see where my Yamaha sax was "born", thanks for sharing 🎷

Jay, I'd like to thank you : I played saxophone for many years as a kid and then stopped in my twenties because of many personal reasons. But I kept my Selmer Alto sax because it's a beautiful instrument and I just wanted to keep it in case I would want to play again. Your channel in a big part of me starting back to play again as a 35 year old man. And actually, my dream was to get a Baritone Sax, and I just achieved my dream last week ! I bought a baritone sax and I enjoy it so much that my neighbors even accompany me on percussions while banging the walls. So thank you for that (actually my bank account doesn't thank you, but you know, he is a bit emotional now...)

As a "Yamaha guy" I loved watching this. Thousands of gigs later, my 875 black/gold Custom tenor looks and plays exactly as it did when I first bought it in 1996.

That was quite a tour! I've played my YAS-62 since 1992 and so it was especially fun to (finally!) see this video! Hats off to the dedicated and talented Yamaha technicians/artists who make these great horns.

hopefully you are able to drop by the rampone factory in italy, i would really want to see that!

Great job Jay! Finally...an updated Yamaha saxophone factory tour in HD. You always do a great job. Thanks for all you do for our sax community! You are the best!

@bettersax

9 күн бұрын

My pleasure!

I bought a Yamaha alto sax last year. This video has increased my buying satisfaction. Thanks Jay!

i love you work and what you do for the saxophone community jay your the man 👍🏽💪🏽🎷

Many thanks!! I’m a proud owner of two Yamaha saxes; a YAS 62II( 2003) and a YTS62III(2014). They’re wonderful.

Thanks so much Jay! I exclusively play Yamaha saxes now (YTS 875, YAS 82Z, and YBS 480) and this video makes me appreciate them even more.🙏🏼❤️

@KonstaSedneff

6 күн бұрын

Great setup.

Just bought a Yamaha Custom Z alto. This is a great horn!

@timmoore7258

9 күн бұрын

I have the tenor and Play so much better then the super action 80 I had.

Thank you the only videos I can find on people creating these instruments is for guitars so I am glad you’re showing this video plus we don’t know how saxophones were made and I’m glad you are shining a light on that

I love these tour videos!

Very cool Jay! Great to see behind the scenes!

When I bought my custom sax , the dealer said he was ordering it from Japan because he trusted there work better, after seeing this video I’m glad I listened to him, my custom sax sounds and look nice, I’m still learning how to play it and started in grade school lol

very interesting video Jay, it's cool to see where our passion is in some way 'created'

Saxophone factory asmr😍😍😍

So cool to see this, Jay!

Got a baritone saxophone coming from Yamaha this month. Brand new 480!

Amazing ! Great video. Thanks Jay !

I’ve been waiting for this one. ☺️

I’m still playing on my YAS-62 I got in 8th grade and I’m 48 now. I have a Yamaha Soprano and Tenor as well. Great horns!

Loved this! My 1985 purple logo alto must have been made there. From the look of the chief designer, seems like they discovered the elixir for eternal youth along the way too! Great video Jay!

This was so interesting! Thanks for the opportunity to look inside the most famous saxophone factories and see how our instruments are making!

This was way cool to see since I grew up on a yas-23 and an fg-75 (first guitar, still have) and currently own a purple logo 62 tenor and alto and a yss+82zr and an old ae-1200 and sa2200 archtop guitar. They have always made incredible instruments. I'm also blessed to own two yanas... Nice work Jay

Great video! Thanx!

Yessss I 've been waiting for this video. Very cool to see how/where my YAS-62ii was made, but also loved seeing the process at Yanagisawa so much that it convinced me to choose them for a future investment

I still have my Yamaha YAS-52, just got it working again and playing on it, its cool seeing how my alto sax was made in japan, those guys are masters when it come to making music instruments of all types.

Love these factory tours

Great stuff!!! 👏👏

that vice at 3:40 is incredible! no energy lost there !

SSSOOOO excited!!! I have the original Yamaha Custom Saxophones. Thank you Jay, ANOTHER great video!!!❤❤❤❤

@bettersax

9 күн бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Love it Jay!!!!

@bettersax

9 күн бұрын

Thanks Bob!

Thanks so much! You gived me the passion to start my channel :)

Fascinating, I love these saxophone factory tours. I had a career in manufacturing and seeing the factory floor, the workers, and the processes is very relatable. The Yamaha factory is just as I would imagine it to be: squeaky clean, well laid out and lots safety and control built in. One thing that struck me in all the factory tours, and in this video in particular was the physical toll hand hammering bells can take on the workers. My thinking is that hand hammering will slowly over time be replaced by robots. It seems Yamaha has already started. I love these tours, thanks Jay.

Such an amazing video! Great content!

@bettersax

9 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Loved this video. I play a Yamaha, so that was fun to watch. I'm going to look at the other videos on Selmer and Yani next! Thanks for sharing.

Fantastic ! 2 thumbs up !👍👍

@bettersax

2 күн бұрын

Many thanks

I love this!!!!

Many thanks for Yamaha video , Yamaha is my passion. Great horns.

So different! That custom made tone hole drawing machine was no joke! I don’t know about anyone else, but I want to see Keilwerth and some Taiwan factories too. I’ll bet Keilwerth is also totally different.

Very interesting video!

Of the three so far, Yamaha appears to be the most refined in terms of the manufacturing process. Based on that video, I would expect Yamaha has the most consistency from horn to horn (although you should get the same level of consistency with the other two as well). Would love to see a Keilwerth tour…perhaps the most unique sax on the market outside of the big three…would also like some exploration into the whole “warped tone hole” thing

Great videos. What about doing this in Keilwerth and Ishimori factories?

I've always wondered how saxophones were made. Check out the Gibson Guitar plant in Nashville. I used to buff the Les Paul, SGS, EXP, Flying-Vs, and more. It's a long detailed process from beginning to end. Watching this is bringing back endless memories of the hard work that goes into production.🎷🎸🎶

Great video i am a new player I am enjoying every step of the way…

I always wondered if they put lacquer on over the engraving. Nice to know that they do!

Gracias por el video y todo lo que haces mostrando el Saxofón.

Yamaha saxes are without doubt, the best built saxes of the big 4. Yanagisawa 2nd, Keilwerth 3rd and Selmer trailing well behind.

So, so interesting, and I'm a drummer!

Gostei muito lindo o trabalho desses profissionais é uma obra de arte Pena que não tenha fábrica no Brasil pois íam vender muito instrumento Deus abençoe sempre vcs,

The tone hole pull was invented by Hayne. The patent on saxes for 1915 is hayne’s patent to pull flute tone holes.

Jay are you going to do a video about Ishimori?

Any plans to visit the factory in China, where they make the lower-end instruments? I’d love to see how the student-level instruments compare to the pro horns.

@bettersax

7 күн бұрын

Yes I’m working on a video.

Cool

AFAIK, yas-62 and upwards (in price) are the ones made in this factory. Where are the student/intermediate ones made? //Yas-62 owner 😊

@bettersax

9 күн бұрын

The other models are made in Yamahas Indonesian factory.

Very cool...I wish I had kept my Yamaha saxophones

Got a silver alt yamaha yts 62 great horn

I’m locked in with Yanagisawa saxes(I have 6), but if I wanted or needed to get a brand new sax, I’d go Yamaha. I’ve played beginner and pro Yamahas, they’re fine instruments.

@TheGewidener

9 күн бұрын

The Yanagisawa video still shows the best production quality in my opinion. It was amazing.

Maybe the Better Sax series 2 will be made in the yamaha factory?

Which brand do you recommend for a bass sax?

You managed to watch into these factories and now you have Bettersax Saxophon yourself. How’s that

That makes me shure, that my next Saxophone will be a Yamaha Custom Baritone. I already tested a Z80…

What type of Sorter do they use? sorry for the Miss Spelling.

3:00 This background music is great. Who is it?

Surprisingly (or maybe not too much), Yamaha engineers used that knowhow in brass instruments to design more efficient and reliable 2-stroke exhaust systems for their racing motorcycles back in the 1960s.

So who does it best in your opinion?

Uah!! ⭐✨⭐✨🌟✨⭐✨⭐ ... And nice music too! 😉💫😉

Can you imagine doing that engraving all day every day, ouch!, tennis elbow anyone?

How is your day going?

👏👏👏👏👏

What is the name of the song playing at 3:30?

I am surprised by the technical playing abilities of the technicians!

why don't they cast the sax from molten brass instead of soldering and hammering sheet brass into its form? Can't imagine it's not possible or too difficult to use casting to make something as thin as the brass used for a sax.

saxophone factory

How about showing where and how better sax horns are made ?

@bettersax

8 күн бұрын

Working on that.

👍🏻

🎷👍🏼

Is that Wayne at 6:39 ish?

❤ Ufffffffffffffffffff ❤

I’m a huge Fan of Yamaha… I do like the other brands.. but Yamaha yas-23… I know it’s not much… but I’m simple…😎

Recently went to a yani after seeing the factory tour, haven’t sold my 875 tenor custom yet, glad I didn’t, two great brands making saxes in totally different ways, Yamaha issues much more machine work

Godzilla ....😂👍🦖🎷

Allá deben ser a un precio accesible en Costa Rica mi país es como comprar un auto.

can i have a bari sax pls

Hand engravers: I have the number of a good physiotherapist. I'll pass it along.

Best soprano?

We love AI selmer less handmade, more money ❤

Very good information.

Hehe

Wenn das A. Sax sehen könnte.

Yo compré un saxo alto yamaha yas 62 con casi 2 mil dólares y me llegó con muchas fallas , prácticamente no servía para nada . Desde entonces no quiero saber nada de la marca yamaha y puedo decirles con total seguridad que piensen muy bien antes de comprar algo de la marca yamaha .

@perpelle

9 күн бұрын

I would much rather complain to the shop you bought it from. A serious sax shop will inspect before shipping to the costumer. That being said, anything can happen from the sax shop to your house. Yamaha are one of the best brands when it comes to quality standards/inspections. A yas-62 (new I take for granted) is more like 3k usd but maybe it's cheaper in your region.

@saxxykv

9 күн бұрын

never buy a used one without someone to playtest it for you.

day 2 of asking for a bari sax

Since usually the very first comments get the answers. I have a few hot questions I’ve been thinking about for a long while as a businessman First and foremost. I want to say I’m a huge fan, but let’s move on because you’re just such a great man Jay and your videos have changed my life in many ways. But let’s move on.. Questions is: * so many great companies building sax and in a somewhat relative way, so many producers, especially the big ones. So in your opinion, how many true steady saxophone players are there out there globally ? How many serious companies can make a buck and break even ? We actually buy all this gear in terms of small stuff like mouthpiece, maybe necks and straps and gadgets. I’m talking about stuff like I’m a relatively well off middle-class man and passionnate about saxophone, but I will never buy, more than probably five in my life? Actually only bought three good ones and I am 47 and one was a vintage built in 1950 balanced action so no profit for existing companies So the question is, how is any of this viable according to you and did you ever try to assess demand vs. offer? I mean, ChadLebowski, Roberto, better sax,P.Mauriat, Selmer, Yamaha, etc. and I’m only talking about the relatively good ones Am I a cheap Charlie not buying enough in which case I should tell my wife ;) ? It seems off balance the amazing offer against demand I am only talking quality horns I get it there is a market for disposable marching bands (exaggerated but you get it) I started with a Chinese buffet crampon and held it for 5 years But when I got serious I could only afford a few which brings my question Are there enough people out there to buy this stuff What is the value of that “market “ I guess you have a lot of wealthy amateurs who can’t play but buy and thanks god they exist to sustain the quality builder economy I think I might buy a Selmer supreme and honestly if I do the instrument won’t ever be played by someone good enough (me…) Maybe the topic of some next video about the global economy and business of sax in an educated numbered way ? Cheers Jay You are the man Thomas

@bettersax

9 күн бұрын

Well nobody would go through all the effort of making saxophones if it wasn’t profitable. Factories cannot operate if they don’t make money. There are a lot more saxophone sales in the world than most people would think. Just look at how many are in production at any given moment in all three of these videos.

Good horns but on my tenor....high C on up was severely sharp....low F was muffled.....i liked my purple stamp Bari quiet compared to the Couf (keilwerth) I have now.

day 3 of asking for a bari sax