Yamaha YFH8310ZS Custom Model Bb Flugel Horn, Silver Plated

Name: Yamaha YFH8310ZS Custom Model Bb Flugel Horn, Silver Plated
Brand: Yamaha
Price: 3621 EUR
Availability: BackOrder

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€3,621.00Price Includes
VAT @ 23%

Estimated delivery: 6th - 7th January

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Summary of returns policies and timescales

This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.

UK & Europe	EU Standard	Gear4music Standard	Gear4music Optional
Return Period	14 days	30 days	up to 180 days
Standard delivery charges refunded?	Yes	Yes	Yes, up to 30 days
Upgraded delivery charges refunded?	Standard costs only	Standard costs only	Standard costs only
Free collection on cancellation	No	No	Yes, up to 30 days
Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item	Yes, within 14 days	Yes, within 14 days	Yes, within 30 days

We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.

Key Features

Incredibly versatile jazz flugel horn
Developed in collaboration with horn legend Bobby Shew
New bell and valve casing designs for improved projection and playability
Includes Yamaha SHEW-FH mouthpiece and instrument case
Register for 5-year extended warranty and 3-months Tomplay Premium

Yamaha YFH8310ZS Custom Model Bb Flugel Horn, Silver Plated Overview

The Yamaha YFH-8310ZS Custom Model Bb Flugel Horn, Silver Plated is designed for balanced playing resistance, brilliant tone, and slick playability. Developed in collaboration with legendary horn player Bobby Shew, Yamaha designers worked tirelessly to meet the needs of a famously versatile musician - creating an instrument that can easily produce expressive tones all the way through a wide dynamic range.

With a litany of new design features devised to provide the performer with perfect playing resistance and unparalleled evenness of tone, combined with Yamaha's long-established pedigree in the production of high-grade brass instruments, the Custom Z makes for a fantastic jazz flugelhorn. A custom Malone-style leadpipe improves blowing resistance and gives effortless access to the upper registers for fluid playability. Developed by passionate musicians, for passionate musicians - the Yamaha YFH-8310ZS is the instrument for the horn player seeking ultimate expression.

Product Ref: 243520

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Updated features

New and improved developments improve playability and note production. Updated for the first time in 12 years, the new design offers a better tonal definition. The latest YFH-310Z flugel horns have hollow, barrel-shaped yellow brass leadpipe screws with altered screw threads for superior handling. Additionally, there are new one-piece valve casings, offering greater precision and stability.

Bobby Shew and Yamaha

The YFH-8310ZS is the result of a long partnership between Yamaha and American jazz legend Bobby Shew. Mr. Shew has been active on the jazz scene since the 1960s, having played the trumpet with the Woody Herman and Buddy Rich big bands. He went on to be an incredibly popular session musician in Los Angeles and led the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra.

Noted for his fluid and instinctive improvisational style, Mr. Shew sought a flugelhorn with slick playability and gutsy projection, but also a rich tone and expressive abilities at the soft end of the dynamic range. His unique input, paired with the know-how of Yamaha's best brass engineers, has resulted in a versatile, top-class flugelhorn.

Malone leadpipe

Bob Malone - originally a horn player himself - opened a custom brass shop in Los Angeles in 1983. His original leadpipe design was widely acclaimed and caused trumpeters at the time to throng his shop to have him customise their instruments personally. His designs now retain huge popularity amongst modern musicians due to their brilliant tone and projection.

After Malone joined Yamaha's Research and Development team in 2001, his leadpipe designs have made their way into a number of Custom series instruments and Xeno Artist models. Offering incredible responsiveness and intonation, this unique leadpipe design elevates the playability of the YFH-8310ZS enormously.

Custom features

Hand-lapped slides and pistons give a perfect seal between the pistons and casing. This snug fit gives the horn much smoother airflow whilst also improving the intonation and response of the instrument. The Monel pistons are corrosion resistant and so perfect for retaining a precise fit and perfect action for many years to come. The YFH-8310ZS also features a modified third valve trigger, making it far more ergonomic and accommodating of a wider range of hand sizes.

Included extras

The YFH-8310ZS comes included with a Yamaha SHEW-FH mouthpiece. This jazz-style mouthpiece has a deep, roomy cup that provides a big, warm sound. The back bore and throat are designed to provide enough "jump and snap" to be able to deftly negotiate quick jazz passages with rich, full tone. Also included is a professional-quality Yamaha flugelhorn case. This sturdy construction is designed to protect your instrument from bangs and scrapes. Its compact size is perfectly suited for carry-on luggage, making it ideal for a musician on the move.

Yamaha 5 Year Extended Warranty

As a premium brand, Yamaha are proud to offer a free five-year extended warranty when the purchase of your instrument is registered within six months of purchase. Please visit the Yamaha website for the full terms and conditions and to register your warranty.

3 Months Free Tomplay Premium Subscription

When you register your instrument you can get a three-month premium subscription to Tomplay where you can access over 40,000 scores with backing tracks. You are able to filter by musical style, composer, difficulty and accompaniment type and interact with the scores. The pieces are all recorded by professional musicians and you can control the tempo and even record yourself playing. If you wish, you can also print and annotate your score and create loops to focus on those more difficult passages. For more information, please see the Yamaha/Tomplay website.