YAMAHA 666N

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£1,450.00

 

 

 

Maker:  YAMAHA

 

Model:  YHR-666N

 

Type:  F/Bb full double

 

Bell throat profile: ML (medium-large)

 

Alloy: nickel silver

 

Bell flare: fixed

 

Weight: 2.45 kg


 

Visual/cosmetic condition: 'has seen much use'; this

description applies mainly to the lacquer, which is very worn

or missing in several places. There  is one patch, near the

thumb valve lever, and there are some small,

inconsequential dings, but no blemishes that have any

effect on the playing.

 

Valve compression: excellent

 

Case: Paxman, in much-used condition, very protective but

very heavy (3.6 kg even when empty!)


 

Further details: very free-blowing and generally 'easy to

play', with a crisply defined high register, the Yamaha 666

is considered by many players to be a superior horn to

its successors, the 668 and 668-2. 


 

Although a professional-quality instrument, its very

reasonable price accounts for its parallel listing in the

'Intermediate' category.

 

The low price is due to its 'cosmetic' condition,

and its rather impractically heavy case,

rather than due any mechanical or acoustical shortcomings.

Its owner reports that it was fully serviced very recently.


 

Overall, an excellent player with an even response over

the entire range. 

 

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YAMAHA 666N