I got a phone call from a friend who owns a pawn shop, asking if I was interested in a Japanese made Yamaha YTR 232, which had been in his inventory far too long and was just taking up space. When he quoted a price,$10.00, I went to look. It turns out to be very nice, but, all of the slides are seized. My question for you Yamaha mavens is; what is the reason for the drilled and tapped hole in the lower fron connector brace? It has a tiny knurled head screw with a long slim extension in the hole. I can find no rational reason for the hole or the screw, but I have never sen an example of Japanese manufacture that had anything that war unneeded. This little screw does NOTHING, therefore, it is unneeded. WIERD!!
YES, I did buy it for his quoted price of $10.00, including the sales tax. I don't know what I intend with it, except to add it to the pile of trumpet/cornet cases in the closet.
BTW, what is the consensus of opinion per the quality and performance of the YTR 232?
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OLDLOU
unusual design
I found out from my trumpet repair guy, ( who hand built the original American made Yamaha brass horns in the basement of a local guitar sales store, prior to building their new plant here in Grand Rapids, Mi.), that the little screw I was concerned about is actually a stop device to keep the third valve slide from falling out.
Ingenious!!
After looking at my new acquisition he stated that it was one that he had built from parts shipped in from Japan.
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david johnson
schilke also has that feature.
dj
TrumpetChat
I started out on a Yamaha 2320. It's a good horn for your first couple of yeas, but sometimes I had trouble with the valves. All in all it's a good beginner horn and well built. I still have my old one.
