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Introduced:<\/strong> Mid to late 1970s. <\/p>\n This is possibly the second-most difficult to find Yanagisawa, behind the A-600.<\/p>\n The A-2 was a “beginner” saxophone that Yanagisawa intended for young students: it had a reduced key range of low B to high C and had no “extra” or chromatic keywork. In other words, it was both functionally and structurally identical to the Buescher Academy line of saxophones<\/a> from the 1950s. I also think they were probably as short lived as the Buescher Academy — or even less short lived.<\/p>\n Everything I could say about reduced-keywork saxophones is laid out by Stephen Howard in his excellent review<\/a> of the current reduced-keywork saxophone, the Trevor Jones Alphasax<\/a>.<\/p>\n The main reason why the Alphasax is (or has been) more successful than the Buescher Academy or the Yanagisawa A-2 is because the horn isn’t only lighter, but the keywork is a better fit for folks with small hands. That’s a big plus. However, if the problem the student has is only<\/em> the horn’s weight, rather than keywork, it’s possible that the reintroduced plastic (polycarbonate, to be precise) saxophone, the Vibratosax<\/a>, might be a better idea.<\/p>\n The 2 Series horns have a five or six-digit serial number. The form is essentially …<\/p>\n mm<\/span>yy<\/span>nn<\/p>\n Examples: Further serial number research can be found in my thread on the Woodwind Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thesax.Info<\/a>
\nDiscontinued:<\/strong> Mid to late 1970s.
\nAvailable Pitches:<\/strong> Eb alto. Possibly Bb tenor.
\nAvailable Finishes:<\/strong> I’ve only seen lacquer.<\/p>\n
\nBrief Model Notes<\/h2>\n
\nSerial Number Information<\/h2>\n
\n475<\/span><\/span>23 = April<\/span>, 1975.<\/span>
\n12<\/span>75<\/span>13 = December<\/span>, 1975<\/span>.<\/p>\n
\nAdditional Pictures<\/h2>\n
\nSaxess Blog (1 example)<\/a>
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