Yanagisawa TWO1 Professional Tenor Saxophone
$3,699.00 – $4,109.00
Financing Starting @ $84.14 per month
United Midwest Financing - Based on 60 months and 12.99% annual percentage rate
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Yanagisawa WO Series Professional Tenor Saxophone
(TWO1 Replaced T901)
Yanagisawa makes the highest quality professional saxophones on the market today! They are a specialty manufacture of professional handmade saxophones. They are a small factory blending old world craftsmanship with modern design and performance. The TWO1 is a flat out amazing professional sax that is affordable.
The Yanagisawa WO Series!
Following the release of the WO Series altos in 2014, Yanagisawa continues the WO Series with new tenor saxophones for 2015. The new WO Series saxophones represent the first major redesign of the Yanagisawa tenor sax in over 20 years! Building on the outstanding platform of the T9 series, the new WO Series tenors improve on the excellence of Yanagisawa! Impeccable intonation & build quality are a staple of the Yanagisawa line. The WO series bore has been further refined for a richer tone with several enhancements to the mechanical purity that is Yanagisawa!
The TWO1 replaces the T901 series. It features single post to body construction for quick response and lighter overall weight. The TWO1 also adds the full palm key plate mount previously only available on the T99x series as well as a neck plate. While many might think these additions to be small, in the end, they add to the mass of the sax at the top of the horn adding a richer tone throughout the whole instrument. The TWO1 offers the customer an outstanding professional level saxophone at an affordable price. These saxophones give you the highest quality in all levels without sacrificing anything.
For more detailed information on the changes in the WO Series from the previous T9 based models, please check out Dave Kessler’s blog post by clicking here (opens in a new window). The TWO1 features all of the same WO Series improvements as the higher end “Elite Series” horns such as the new front F key design, new right hand side keys and a redesigned right hand pinky cluster. A new case and engraving pattern have also been added.
Additional Information
Intermediate or Professional?
In the past (and still to this day), companies did advertise the T901 (the predecessor to the TWO1) as an “Intermediate” model which would then lead people to think that the replacement TWO1 should be too. However, the truth is that the T901 was NEVER an “Intermediate” sax and neither is the TWO1! This is all due to MANY years ago when the Yanagisawa distribution was handled by Leblanc (Yanagisawa is now distributed by Conn-Selmer, Inc. in North America). They would list all of the 90x series instruments (alto, tenor, soprano & bari) as “Intermediate” models to help justify the price difference for the more expensive 99x series models. This was one of the worst marketing flubs we have ever seen.
The Yanagisawa T901 and the current TWO1 are Handmade Professional Saxophones! Anyone who tells you different simply doesn’t know their Yanagisawa saxes!!! This is one of the reasons why Yanagisawa adopted the new “Professional Model” and “Elite Model” branding in the WO Series. You will find that the single post models (TWO1 & TWO2) are the “Professional Model” and the heavier ribbed model TWO10 and higher models are called “Elite Model”.
TWO1 vs. TWO10
The primary difference is in the weight of the construction. The TWO1 uses “Single Post to Body” construction whereas the TWO10 uses a heavier “Ribbed Body” construction. What this translates to is that the posts that suspend the keys up from the body are individually soldered directly to the body tube on the TWO1. On the ribbed body TWO10, large groups of posts are first silver soldered on to a brass plate, or “rib”, and then that entire rib is soldered on to the body tube.
The end result is that the body tubes of the TWO1 have less weight attached to them and this give quicker response. The heavier construction TWO10 has a thicker “core” to its sound due to the extra weight, but it also requires more effort and power from the player in order to get quick response. For more advanced players, the TWO10 is the more complex tone and the overall more versatile saxophone.
Neither is truly “better” than the other but rather depends on the player. The TWO1 is the least resistant and easiest model to play. So especially for student musicians & hobby players, the TWO1 offers an exceptional combination of performance, quality and price value. There are of course other keywork differences in the TWO10 (mentioned in description tab) but the core difference between the horns is the construction.
Professional Setup
Every horn we send out to a customer is not released from us unless it has been completely setup in our shop first. This is because the setup on the horn is of the utmost importance! Sometimes, a saxophone (regardless of who the manufacturer) comes in needing 20 minutes of adjustments and then the very next one can require 2 hours! So if you were to get 5 of the same model right out of the box, they will all play different. This leads players to believe that they are “good” or “bad” saxes. The reality is that the one that was the best out of the 5 was likely the one that needed the least amount of work and the “bad” sax was the one that needed 2 hours worth of adjustments!
Once the same 5 saxophones are properly regulated and adjusted to perfection, they become near identical saxophones. Even the pickiest of players would be challenged to pick a true “favorite” horn. However, since most stores do not or even can not perform this setup, the player never knows this and is simply relying on the luck of the draw. This is why we perform our setup (in our www.SaxophoneRepairs.com ProShop) on them before delivering your new sax to you. You trust us with your purchase and we want to make sure that you are rewarded by giving you your ideal saxophone setup flawlessly!
Yanagisawa TWO1 Specifications
| Bore | New WO Series Professional Bore |
| Body Material | Yellow Brass, Gold Lacquered |
| Body Construction | Single Post to Body Construction with Full Seat Palm Key Mount |
| Country of Manufacture | Handmade in Japan |
| Octave Mechanism | Top Mount Octave Mechanism with New Neck Plate |
| Pads | Premium Leather with Domed Resonators |
| Mouthpiece | Yanagisawa Classical TC180 |
| Ligature | Yanagisawa Custom 4-Point Reed Contact Ligature |
| Case | New Deluxe Case |
Financing Available
Multiple Financing Options Available!
We have a myriad of different financing options available for your new instrument! From affordable monthly payments over a longer period of time to other options that can include 0% Interest or Deferred Interest options, we can help find a way to make the instrument of your dreams become the instrument of your reality! Give us a call!
United Midwest Savings Bank
UMWSB offers flexible, long term financing with term lengths of up to 60 months at an affordable 12.99% APR. Better yet, their financing has No Pre-Payment Penalty so you can pay off your balance at anytime and only pay for the interest for the length of time you had the loan!
Minimum of $850 required for UMWSB Financing
Synchrony
Synchrony Financial is one of the national leaders in consumer financing. With deferred interest options (Interest if waived if paid off in promotional term) and sometimes, they offer manufacturer partnered promotions to offer you an even better term length.
Minimum of $299 required for Synchrony Financing
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