Saxophone History
Having decided to move into this highly specialist area of instrument production, Yamaha went about the task with typical enthusiasm and dedication. Three years later, in 1967, the first saxophones to bear the Yamaha logo were brought to market, the alto and tenor models; YAS/YTS-61 and the YAS/YTS-31.
In 1969, our first baritone sax, the YBS-61 was also launched closely followed by the YAS and YTS-21 in the next year. Yamaha has always been a company that values its relationships with musicians and the development of our professional instruments owes much to their involvement. We have enjoyed the benefits of intensive collaboration with Eugene Rousseau since 1973, Jean-Yves Fourmeau since 1987 and, from 1988, Nobuya Sugawa.
