Advantages over the old model:Bell: New lighter bell with optimised material thickness. Easy response and improved endurance. Valve material: Monel metal. Improved sound and durability. Valve cover and buttons: New design. The slightly more solid shape gives the player additional tone colours. Loosening to oil the valves is also easy for children to handle. Slide production: New multi-part slide production process. Provides more tone colours, improved playing feel and simplifies repairs. Concept: Lightweight. Fast response, easy to produce a beautiful sound.The YTR-2330 trumpet is the perfect entry-level instrument for students. The focus of development and design was to create a light and easy to play trumpet with a first-class sound and perfect intonation. Yamaha places particular emphasis on ergonomics in the design of instruments to provide beginners with the optimum support to facilitate learning the instrument and encourage creativity. To make the instrument lighter, the YTR-2330 was designed without a support on the main tuning slide and has a two-piece yellow brass bell with ideal material thickness. The monel metal valves are known for their good, durable operation and minimise the need for maintenance.

Advantages over the old model:S-bend mount type 475:Greater stability, screw is more resilient. Set-up offers more playing comfort.Improved deep H/C# connection with longer lever:Playing comfort is retained, while the new longer arm enables a more precise setting over the long term. Improved response of low notes.The YAS/YTS-280 saxophones provide a perfect start as they have been specially designed for young beginners.They are relatively light in weight and have a particularly ergonomic shape, making them easy to hold and play. As you would expect from Yamaha, the intonation is perfect and the sound is first class. Yamaha's design provides optimal support for beginners and encourages both the learning process and creativity of students.The YAS/YTS-280 saxophones are based on the popular 275 series, but with a few additional innovations.