Yanagisawa YANY BooStar Yana/Selmer UL

To be honest, I needed a silver plated screw for my selmer, and I couldn’t find one at all. It seems like they were all sold out around the world, so I broke down, and I bought this. To be honest, I never really put too much credence into the idea that a single screw around the neck would make any difference, particularly if your neck is fitted properly I’m not sure that it makes a world of difference to the audience, but to me, I could hear a difference. I did a/b this against another selmer screw that was made for the the horn and against another well-known Japanese manufacturer of aftermarket parts. Between the three I did think that the yanigasawa was slightly better. It was also significantly less expensive than the other Japanese aftermarket makers part. So, I am not going to tell people that this is a magical thing, but for me, I could tell the difference. Even though it was slight, it was apparent.
One last thing I would add, I did find a significant difference when you added the different tonal booster components to the screw. That surprised me more than anything. I did, from a practical perspective, like the size of it. It is very easy to clamp the screw down tightly without any issues.

Eigentlich sollte ein ToKo Klangbogen zur Verbesserung der Ansprache meines Tenorsaxophones angeschafft werden. Drei Materialvarianten wurden bestellt und geliefert. Leider hat nur die versprochene Funktion überzeugt, nicht jedoch die technische Ausführung bzgl. der Aufnahme anstelle der Marschgabel. Die Aufnahme der Marschgabel ist quadratisch (4mm), der Pin des Klangbogens nur D=3,2 mm. Die Masse des Klangbogens ist für den dünnen Pin nach meiner Ansicht zu groß. Wäre der analog der Marschgabel und rechteckig, dann hätte ich sicherlich den Klangbogen behalten. Der Klangbogen selbst erfüllt seinen Zweck. Leider ist der YANI Boostar nach meiner Meinung im Verhältnis zu Klangbogen zu teuer. Die Schraube ist problemlos einzusetzen und ergibt einen weicheren Sound gerade in den hohen Tönen.