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Yanagisawa Saxophones

The Yanagisawa company started out as a Wind instrument repair business in 1894. Mr Tokutaro Yanagisawa began by repairing imported wind instruments for the military musicians in Japan. Throughout a period of national instability and war, Mr Yanagisawa developed the techniques to begin producing musical instruments for the first time on Japanese soil.

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Yanagisawa AWO1 - Alto Saxophone

Yanagisawa AWO1 - Alto Saxophone

£2,770.00
Yanagisawa AWO2 - Alto Saxophone

Yanagisawa AWO2 - Alto Saxophone

£3,480.00
Yanagisawa AWO20 - Alto Saxophone

Yanagisawa AWO20 - Alto Saxophone

£4,574.00
Yanagisawa TWO1 - Tenor Saxophone

Yanagisawa TWO1 - Tenor Saxophone

£3,273.00
Yanagisawa TWO2 - Tenor Saxophone

Yanagisawa TWO2 - Tenor Saxophone

£3,867.00
Yanagisawa SWO1 - Soprano Saxophone

Yanagisawa SWO1 - Soprano Saxophone

£3,284.00
Yanagisawa TWO20 - Tenor Saxophone

Yanagisawa TWO20 - Tenor Saxophone

£4,952.00
Yanagisawa TWO10 - Tenor Saxophone

Yanagisawa TWO10 - Tenor Saxophone

£4,064.00
Yanagisawa SWO10 - Soprano Saxophone

Yanagisawa SWO10 - Soprano Saxophone

£4,027.00
Yanagisawa SWO20 - Soprano Saxophone

Yanagisawa SWO20 - Soprano Saxophone

£4,952.00

In 1951, his son, Takanobu, made a prototype Saxophone after following in his father’s footsteps in the family business. To put this in context, although some instruments were already being produced in Japan they were of a very basic quality. Over in Europe and the US there were classics such as the Selmer Super (Balanced) Action, the King SilverSonic, Conn 10M already in production and being used by professional players.

International recognition and indeed sufficient quality don’t happen overnight with regards wind instrument production. Although they had a full range in place by the late 1960’s (15 models from Sopranino to Baritone) the first real impact internationally was with the Elimona Series (800 series) which were in production from 1978-1985 (see image below). We still see some of these Elimona models crop up on the second hand market and they are really great Saxophones, especially the Soprano S880 which was the world’s first Straight Soprano with a removable neck – and arguably the world’s first Soprano which is pretty much in tune top to bottom!

PREMIUM Set-Up: Information

Our PREMIUM Set-Up instruments have been chosen by our Workshop Technicians to receive an enhanced and customised pre-sale preparation.

This can include use of specialised materials and processes to enhance the feel, response and playability of the instrument.

A full list of the specific set-up materials and processes is offered on these selected instrument pages.