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DaveRicks
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Registered: September 2005
Location: Arlington, VA, USA
Posts: 3
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Review Date: 11/7/2005
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Broad vibrant "zah" sound fills a room.
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2nd-line G sits sharp for me.
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The YTR-6320S is the silver-plated version of the lacquered YTR-6320, both made in the 1980s-90s. These are very lightweight ML-bore trumpets with reversed leadpipes, minimal bracing, 5" bells, and step-bores where the tuning slide bows have larger bores than the valve casings. These features make them offspring of the original Schilke lightweight trumpets made by Schilke since the 1960s, although these Yamahas do not correspond exactly to any one Schilke model.
I've enjoyed playing a 6320S for about 15 years. Intonation seems fine, except 2nd-line G sits sharp for me. When I warm up, I set my chops to play higher harmonics, then I play the 2nd-line G and I remember how to pull it down. I also play 1st-line E with 3rd valve to help pull the pitch down.
The sound is broad, not like a symphonic wide body of sound, but instead a vibrant commercial "zah" that fills a room. Resistance feels approximately ML, but slightly more open because of the step-bore. Years ago, I had Jim Becker at Osmun make me a constant-bore tuning slide as an experiment; my attacks had less personality with the constant-bore slide, so I know the step-bore is part of the personality of this horn.
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Unregistered
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Review Date: 1/20/2008
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $675.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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lightweight,full sound
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valves
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The valves are made of a metal that turns black all the time and they then stick. I took it back to the dealer and he hand laped the valves in a special wood block and that took care of the problems.
They are now very tight and even to this day when you pull the slides you hear a pop.
If you like a very light weight horn this is the one. I use a Giradinelli 1V mouthpiece and that gives it the fantastic tone. Use anything else and it is another hohum yamaha.
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deuce
Junior Member
Registered: May 2008
Location: Gloucester, VA
Posts: 1
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Review Date: 5/18/2008
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $150.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Light and tight
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Cons:
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none
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Medium-Lightweight horn. This one was put to the test at College Marching Units by an individual who will remain nameless. For the amount of use it received, it is in great shape. The Silver finish has not been meticulously polished, yet there are no corresion spots. Perhaps gloves were used.
I use Al Cass oil, the previoius owner used a run-of-the-mill product. The valves are still tight, as well as the tubing.
Nice horn with a testimony of hard labor and very little wear-and-tear.
Has a nice resonance, plays low and plays loud equally well. Using a Bach 7c and a Blessing 3c, don't really care for either. I am thinking about a Schilke mp but need to research this a bit.
The price is what I paid for it. I think it was sitting around collecting dust and needed to be moved along. I was taken aback with the price, but that's what was exchanged. I made out, and the price is probably not representative of the real value. The previous owner was the first owner, still blows a good horn, and is sticking with Yamaha.
The "6" series Yamaha's are considered thier professional line.
This is my 2nd Yamaha, the first one was badly damaged years ago in a rear ender car accident. I have been playing Conn's and Bach's since, but I find them kind of "thick" sounding. The YTR 6320s seems more vibrant, more physically alive during a hard blowing driveby.
I'm diggin' it.
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