YAS-82Z: Outstanding sound and playability
The Yamaha YAS-82Z alto saxophone is a top-tier professional instrument, renowned for its exceptional craftsmanship, expressive tone, and outstanding versatility. As part of Yamaha’s Custom Z series, the YAS-82Z is designed for serious musicians who require precision, flexibility, and a rich, dynamic sound. With its advanced features and meticulous construction, this saxophone is a top choice for professionals across jazz, classical, and contemporary genres.
The beautiful vintage appearance combined with Yamaha's legendary sound and playability gives saxophonists an instrument that can perfectly reflect their musical personality.
- Sound Quality: The YAS-82Z produces a powerful, resonant tone with exceptional projection. Its free-blowing nature enables a distinct, expressive sound, making it an excellent and ideal choice for musicians looking to develop and play with greater expression and adaptability. Whether producing a warm, velvety tone for classical settings or a bright, cutting edge for jazz improvisation, the YAS-82Z adapts fluently to various musical styles.
- Neck Design: The V1 neck features a wide bore taper, delivering an open, free-blowing feel with maximum flexibility. The custom-style nickel silver neck receiver offers a focused tone and excellent responsiveness due to its high rigidity.
- Premium Build Quality: Crafted from premium brass with Yamaha’s signature hand-engraved bell and Mother of Pearl key buttons, the YAS-82Z combines stunning aesthetics with exceptional durability. Its lightweight yet sturdy design provides the perfect balance of strength and agility, making it a reliable choice for demanding performances.
- Superior Intonation & Stability: The YAS-82Z offers precise tuning, smooth octave transitions, and improved tonal consistency with its advanced octave key system. An enhanced low B-C# connection ensures smooth, stable transitions as well as a clear low range from the One-piece bell. A lighter thumb rest and adjustable Front F mechanism enhance response and resistance in the altissimo range, with a high F# key for added range.
- Professional Features: The YAS-82Z is designed for professionals, featuring high-end elements such as a high F# key, metal resonators for enhanced projection, and a customisable setup for various styles. With its powerful sound, flexibility, and precision, it excels in jazz, orchestral, and solo settings, offering the dynamic range and expressive capability needed to push musical boundaries. Powerful sound and the ability to play fast passages without difficulty, the Z is crafted to meet the highest expectations.
Feature
Unique bell engraving method
The hand engraving is done by craftsmen after lacquering to enhance the contrast with the brass.The beautiful engraving design further enhances the luxurious feel of the YAS-82ZA. A special technology topcoat for Amber finish enables the product to maintain its beautiful condition for a long period of time.
YAS-82Z Neck
The wide bore taper of the V1 neck provides a free-blowing feel and the greatest possible flexibility.
YAS-82Z Neck receiver
The nickel silver custom style neck receiver provides a condensed tone and good response with a high rigidity. It has the flexibility to choose between the necks designed for the Custom Z and Custom EX Yamaha saxophones (sold separately).
Octave key with a ball joint to realize utmost smoothness
The octave key has a unique new ball joint design for smoother, quicker action. The new neck receiver improves the tonal resonance.
62 shape with custom brass
Traditional body shape is adopted which makes the sound brighter and playing feel lighter. The material is optimized for custom models.
Ergonomic key layout
Key layout is designed to fit to humans' hands. This helps players concentrate on their performance without feeling stress.
Integrated key posts
This style of key posts adds a moderate resistance and makes the instrument sound as you blow into it.
Adjustable tear drop front F key
The unique tear-drop shaped F key improves playability. It is adjustable to players' preferences.
Mother of pearl key button
Mother of pearl is used as key buttons. It improves playability by making it easier to hold with soft but not slippery surface.
Metal resonator pad
The metal resonators offer an outstanding response and deliver a wider dynamic range. The entire range of the instrument has a clearer pronunciation, providing effortless playability all around.
Seesaw key
The left-hand seesaw key has been designed to increase playability as well as provide a more comfortable feel.
Two-point contact
Two-point contact is adopted for enhanced projection and a free-blowing response.
One-piece bell
Crafsmen shape the bell from a sheet of brass with a hammer. This adds a unity to the body and makes the intonation in middle to lower range smoother. It also has a solid tone.
82Z style (AS, TS)
The Custom Z saxophone features a ‘anemone’ engraving design which is hand engraved on every instrument. Custom Z logo is the proof of craftmanship.
Bell-ring
Bell rings supports the instrument to vibrate well when players blow into it.
Separate style key guard
The separate key guards feature adjustable screw cap stoppers for professional-style technical adjustments.
Without Reinforcing Plate attached to the Bow
Improve the response due to lightweight and lower blowing resistance.
Improved low B-C# connection
An improved mechanism from low B-C# connection ensures the consistent closing of the low C# key and promotes a clear response from notes in the low range of the instrument.
Without F# key (WOF option)
High F# key is a standard equipment of modern saxphones. Wihout F# key option removes F# key, which produces the sound similar to the vintage saxophones.
Specifications
- Key: Eb
- Bell Type: One-piece
- Bell Decoration: Hand engraved
- Key Buttons: Mother of pearl
- Auxiliary Keys: High F#, Front F
- Thumb Hook: Adjustable
- Finish: Gold lacquer
- Neck: AV1
- Mouthpiece: 4CM
- Case: Included
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