YAMAHA MODEL HISTORY for TRUMPETS, CORNETS, FLUGELHORNS
{Originally
posted at www.trumpetmaster.com by
board user Glennx in January of 2011 based on material gleaned from other web
postings and reprinted here with that author’s permission}
LETTER CODES
Y refers to Yamaha
TR is trumpet
CR is cornet
FH is Flugelhorn
GRADE (BUILD QUALITY)
1, 2 = Beginner
3 = Step-up
4, 5 = Intermediate
6, 7 = Professional
8, 9 =
Artist/custom
KEY
3 = Bb
4 = C
5 = D
6 = Eb (Eb-D)
7 = FG
8 = A-HighBb (Picc.)
SERIAL NUMBERING: Four-digits utilized since 1982.
BORE
1 = M bore, 127mm
2 = ML bore bell design, 127mm bell design
3 = ML bore, 123mm
4 = L level specification bore, 123mm bell design
SERIAL LETTERING
Z = (unknown)
H = Xeno heavy type (2001 onwards)
F = fanfare trumpet
R = reverse leadpipe (Zeno only) NOTE: verify this
S = silver-plate
T = trigger
II = improved version
BORE
S = 10.50mm
MS = 11.00mm (0.433”)
M = 11.30mm (0.445”)
ML = 11.68mm (0.460”)
L = 11.73mm (0.462”) (of 2001)
BELL
A: 127mm diameter (5”), equivalent to L bore; Bb pipe only; M is used in
combination with the bore.
B: 127mm diameter, equivalent to ML bore; Bb pipe & C pipe; originally the
standard level.
D: 120mm diameter, D tube only.
YL , YL-II: 123mm diameter, 37 Bell model; Bb pipe only; current standards.
YR: 123mm diameter, GB often in combination with L bore material. Bb pipe only.
YS, YS-II, YS-III: 126mm diameter, C tube only. II, III is an improved version
of its 123mm diameter, rather thin.
YM: 123mm diameter, C tube only.
YQ: 121mm diameter, C tube only.
E: 110mm diameter, Eb tube only.
YK, YK: 95mm diameter for piccolo; G101mm diameter pipe, for piccolo.
CR2: 119mm diameter pipe, only Bb cornet Short.
CR3: 119mm diameter pipe, only Bb cornet Short.
CR4: 119mm diameter pipe, only Eb cornet Short.
CR5: 125.5mm diameter, short Xeno cornet only.
FH1: 152mm diameter for flugelhorn.
FINISH
NP = nickel plate & gold lacquer
SP = silver-plate
GP = gold plate
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Model Key Bore Bell Bell Finish Price Sales
Period
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YTR-135 Bb M B YB NP 26.5 1972-1977
YTR-136 M B YB NP 32.5 1977-1982
YTR-1310 M B YB NP 40 1982-1991
YTR-1310S M B YB SP 52 1987-1991
YTR-1320 ML B YB NP 45 1991-1998
YTR-1320S ML B YB SP 55 1991-1998
YTR-1335 ML YL-II YB LQ 45 1998-
YTR-1335S ML YL-II YB SP 55 1998-
YTR-233 M B YB LQ 36 1972-1977
YTR-234 ML B YB LQ 40 1972-1977
YTR-235 M B YB LQ 45 1977-1982
YTR-236 ML B YB LQ 47 1977-1982
YTR-2310 M B YB LQ 54 1982-1991
YTR-2321 ML B YB LQ 69 1982-1991
YTR-2320S ML B YB LQ 69 1987-1991
YTR-2320E ML B YB LQ 58 1991-1998
YTR-2320ES ML B YB SP 70 1991-1998
YTR-2335 ML YL-II YB LQ 60 1998-
YTR-2335S ML YL-II YB SP 72 1998-
Model Key Bore Bell Bell Finish Price Sales
Period
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YTR-332 Bb M B RB LQ 55 1972-1977
YTR-333 ML B RB LQ 70 1977-1982
YTR-334S ML B YB SP 86 1977-1982
YTR-3320 ML B RB LQ 79 1982-1991
YTR-3320S ML B YB SP 94 1982-1991
YTR-3325 ML B RB LQ 86 1991-1994
YTR-3325S ML B YB SP 98 1991-1994
YTR-4325G ML B GB LQ 95 1994-1998
YTR-4325GS ML B GB SP 107 1994-1998
YTR-4335G ML YL-II GB LQ 95 1998-
YTR-4335GS ML YL-II GB SP 107 1998-
Model Key Bore Bell Bell Finish Price Sales
Period Schilke
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YTR-1 Bb M - RB2P LQ - 1968-1971?
YTR-632 Bb M A RB2P LQ 92 1972-1977 (B6
but LQ)
YTR-732 Bb M A YB2P SP 100 1972-1977 B7
YTR-634 Bb ML B RB2P LQ 92 1972-1977 (B5
but LQ)
YTR-734 Bb ML B YB2P SP 100 1972-1977 (B5
but YB)
YTR-641 C M RB2P LQ 93 1972-1975
YTR-741 C M YB2P SP 98 1972-1975
YTR-651 D M RB2P LQ 103 1972-1975
YTR-751 D M YB2P SP 108 1972-1975
YTR-661 Eb ML RB2P LQ 103 1972-1975
YTR-761 D/Eb M? YB2P SP 108 1972-1975
YTR-636 Bb M A YB2P GLQ 135 1977-1982
YTR-736 Bb M A YB2P SP 150 1977-1982 B7
YTR-637 Bb ML B YB2P GLQ 135 1977-1982
YTR-737 Bb ML B YB2P SP 150 1977-1982 (B5
but YB)
YTR-739T Bb L YR GB2P SP 167 1977-1982 1st
trigger
YTR-6310 Bb M A YB1P GLQ 155 1982-1987
YTR-6320 Bb ML B YB1P GLQ 155 1982-1994
YTR-6320S Bb ML B YB1P SP 170 1982-1994
YTR-6340ST Bb L YR GB1P SP 175 1987-1994 1st trigger
YTR-6321F Bb ML B YB1P GLQ 190 1987-1998
YTR-6310Z Bb M A YB1P GLQ 160 1994- B.Shew
YTR-6310ZS Bb M A YB1P SP 172 1994- B.Shew
YTR-6330F Bb ML YL-II YB1P GLQ 180 1998-
YTR-6610S Eb M YB1P SP 160 1994- D fittings
YTR-6810S Hi-Bb S YB1P SP 160 1994 -
Model
Key Bore Bell Bell Finish Price Sales Period Schilke
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YTR-901 Bb M YC YB LQ 150 1971-1975 (B2
but LQ)
YTR-902 M A RB SP 150 1971-1975 B6
YTR-903 ML B YB LQ 150 1971-1975
YTR-904 ML A YB SP 150 1971-1975 B1
YTR-905 L A RB LQ 150 1971-1975 (X3
but RB)
YTR-906 L B YB LQ 150 1971-1975
YTR-911 ML A,B YB SP 170 1971-1975
YTR-921 ML YL YB LQ 150 1971-1975
YTR-922 ML YN YB LQ 150 1971-1975
YTR-923 ML YO YB LQ 150 1971-1975
YTR-931M M A YB SP 195 1975-1981 B7
YTR-931ML ML A YB SP 195 1975-1981 B1
YTR-932ML ML A, B? YB SP 230 1975-1981
YTR-933ML ML YL YB CLQ 195 1975-1981
YTR-933L L YL YB CLQ 195 1975-1981
YTR-934ML ML YR YB CLQ 195 1975-1981
YTR-934L L YR YB SP 195 1975-1981
YTR-9310M M A YB1P SP 230 1981-1982 B7
YTR-9320ML ML B YB1P SP 230 1981-1982 (B5 but
YB)
YTR-9330ML ML YL YB1P SP 230 1981-1982
YTR-9335ML ML YL YB1P SP 230 1981-1982
YTR-9340L L YR GB1P SP 230 1981-1982
YTR-9345L L YR GB1P SP 230 1981-1982
YTR-8335 ML YL-II YB1P CLQ 205 1982-1994
YTR-8335S ML YL-II YB1P SP 220 1982-1994
YTR-8345S L YR GB1P SP 220 1982-1994
YTR-8330ST ML YL-II YB1P SP 230 1982-1987 (1st trigger)
YTR-8330S ML YL-II YB1P SP 220 1987-1994
YTR-8335H ML YL-II YB1P CLQ 213 1987-1994
YTR-8335HS ML YL-II YB1P SP 225 1987-1994
YTR-8335HG ML YL-II GB1P CLQ 218 1991-1994
YTR-8335HGS ML YL-II GB1P SP 230 1991-1994
YTR-800G ML YR GB1P CLQ 183 1991-
YTR-800GS ML YR GB1P SP 195 1991-
YTR-800 ML YR YB1P CLQ 192 1994-
YTR-800S ML YR YB1P SP 180 1994-
YTR-8335U ML YL-II YB1P CLQ 213 1991-1994
YTR-8335US ML YL-II YB1P SP 225 1991-1994
YTR-8335UII ML YL-II YB1P CLQ 213 1994-2001
YTR-8335USII ML YL-II YB1P SP 225 1994-2001
YTR-8335UGII ML YL-II GB1P CLQ 218 1994-2001
YTR-8335UGSII ML YL-II GB1P SP 230 1994-2001
YTR-8335UGRS ML YL-II GB1P SP 245 1998-2001
YTR-8335 (Xeno) ML YL-II YB1P CLQ 213 2001-
YTR-8335S (Xeno) ML YL-II YB1P SP 225 2001-
YTR-8335G ML YL-II GB1P CLQ 218 2001-
YTR-8335GS ML YL-II GB1P SP 230 2001-
YTR-8335RGS ML YL-II GB1P SP 245 2001-
YTR-907 C M A YB SP 150 1971-1975
YTR-908 ML B RB LQ 150 1971-1975
YTR-909 L A YB LQ 150 1971-1975
YTR-912 ML A, B YB SP 170 1971-1975
YTR-924 ML YM YB LQ 150 1971-1975
YTR-941ML ML CLQ 195 1975-1981
YTR-941L L CLQ 195 1975-1981
YTR-942ML ML SP 230 1975-1981
YTR-943L L SP 195 1975-1981
YTR-944L L CLQ 195 1975-1981
YTR-9410L L YM YB1P SP 230 1981-1991
YTR-9420L L B YB1P SP 230 1981-1991
YTR-9430L L YQ YB1P SP 230 1981-1991
YTR-9440L L YS YB1P SP 230 1981-1994
YTR-9445L L YS-II YB1P SP 280 1987-1991
YTR-8445HS L YS-III YB1P SP 240 1991-1994
YTR-8445HGS L YS-III GB1P SP 245 1991-1994
YTR-8445USII L YS-III YB1P SP 240 1994-2001
YTR-8445UGSII L YS-III GB1P SP 245 1994-2001
YTR-8445S L YS-III YB1P SP 240 2001-
YTR-8445GS L YS-III GB1P SP 245 2001-
YTR-910 D-Eb M B YB SP 150 1971-1975
YTR-913 M E YB SP 170 1971-1975
YTR-961 M M D / D SP 230 1975-1981
YTR-962M M SP 195 1975-1981
YTR-9610 M D / D YB SP 310 1981-
YTR-9620 M YB SP 260 1987-1994
YTR-914 FG M E YB SP 170 1971-1975
YTR-971M M YK/E SP 230 1975-1981
YTR-9710 M YK/ E YB SP 310 1981-
YTR-915 Hi-Bb S YK YB LQ 150 1971-1975 4-valve
YTR-916 M YB SP 1971-1975 3-valve
YTR-917 M RB LQ 1971-1975
4-valve, straight bell
YTR-981 S YK YB LQ 220 1975-1981
extra pipe w 4th valve
YTR-982 M YK Tai YB SP 195 1975-1981
extra pipe w 4th valve
YTR-983Long M YK Tai YB LQ 220 1975-1981
extra pipe w 4th valve
YTR-9810 S YK YB SP 295 1981-1998
extra pipe w 4th valve
YTR-9820C M YK Tai YB SP 310 1987 -
YTR-9830 M YK Tai YB SP 295 1981 -
extra pipe w 4th valve
YTR-9910 M YK Tai YB SP 305 1981-1998
extra pipe w 4th valve
Model Key Bore Bell Bell Finish Price Sales Period
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YCR-232 Bb L YB LQ 40.5 1972-1977 Long model
YCR-234 L YB LQ 53 1978-1982 Long model
YCR-261S Eb ML YB SP 88 1978-1982
YCR-2311 Bb L YB LQ 58 1982-1991 Long model
YCR-2310 L YB LQ 59 1991-1994 Long model
YCR-2610S Eb ML CR4 YB SP 96 1982-1998
YCR-2331 Bb L YB LQ 61 1987-1991 Tomo del Show
YCR-2330 L CR2 YB LQ 61 1991-1998 Tomo del Show
YCR-2330II L CR3 YB LQ 61 1998- Tomo del Show
YCR-2610SII Eb ML CR4 YB SP 96 1998-
Model Key Bore Bell Bell Finish Price Sales Period
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YCR-332 Bb L RB LQ 55 1972-1977 Long model
YCR-333S L YB SP 70 1972-1977 Tomo del Show
YCR-334 L RB LQ 75 1978-1982 Long model
YCR-335S L YB SP 94 1978-1982 Tomo del Show
YCR-3310 L RB LQ 89 1982-1994 Long model
YCR-3330S L CR2 YB SP 91 1982-1998 Tomo del Show
YCR-3330 L CR2 YB LQ 103 1987-1998 Tomo del Show
YCR-4330G L CR3 GB LQ 93 1998- Tomo del Show
YCR-4330GS L CR3 GB SP 105 1998- Tomo del Show
Model Key Bore Bell Bell Finish Price Sales Period
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YCR-631 Bb M RB LQ 92 1972-1977 Long model
YCR-731 M YB SP 100 1972-1977 Long model
YCR-732 M YB SP 148 1978-1982 Long model
YCR-733 L YB SP 152 1978-1982 Tomo del Show
YCR-6320S M YB SP 160 1982-1994 Long model
YCR-6330S L CR3 YB SP 162 1982-1998 Tomo del Show
YCR-6610S Eb ML CR4 YB SP 160 1994-1998
YCR-6330SII Bb L CR3 YB SP 162 1998- Tomo del Show
YCR-6610ST Eb ML CR4 YB SP 170 1998- with 3rd trigger
Model
Key Bore Bell Bell Finish Price Sales Period
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YCR-8335S Bb L CR3 YB SP 220 1985-1994
YCR-8610S Eb ML CR4 YB SP 230 1985-1994
YCR-8335U Bb L CR5 YB2P CLQ 230 1994- with 1st trigger
YCR-8335US L CR5 YB2P SP 245 1994- with 1st trigger
Model Key Bore Bell Bell Finish Price Sales Period
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YFH-231 Bb M YB LQ 75 1978-1982
YFH-2310 M FH1 YB LQ 89 1982-
YFH-631 Bb MS RB LQ 95 1972-1977
YFH-731 MS YB SP 124 1972-1985
YFH-6310S S FH1 YB SP 178 1985-1998
YFH-6310SII S FH1 YB SP 180 1998-2001
YFH-631GS M FH1 GB SP 195 2001- 3 rd trigger
YFH-8310ST Bb S FH1 YB SP 260 1985-1998 3 rd trigger
YFH-8310US S FH1 YB SP 270 1998- 3rd trigger
Model Key Bore Bell Bell Finish Price Sales Period
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YTR-8335HSGP Bb ML YL-II YB1P GP 360 1987 100thanniv.model
YTR-8335HSMVII ML YR? GB1P SP 218 2000 Mike Bucks model
YCR-9335H ML YB1P GP 800 1990 Terumasa Hino Model
YTR-83 M A YB1P GLQ 152 1993-?
YTR-83X M A YB1P GLQ 198 2000- non-resonant bell
YTR-83M M A? YB1P GLQ 158 2003- bell by Bob Malone
The ytr732 is one sweet sounding horn. I would characterize it as being a very compact sound compared to the ytr634, not necessarily a brighter tone, but a sweeter one. It is not as dark as the 634, and not as loud, which would make sense, being a smaller bore. The sound is more together than the 634, more surrounding, with less sense of projection. I felt like I was swimming in a warm trumpet sound - in the middle of the sound, whereas with the 634 it's more a feeling of projecting the sound forward. (At this stage I should point out that so far I've been limited to playing the horn in my bedroom, and that I use a Monette B2 mpc.) I'm still getting used to the blow, so overblowing to go loud, but I think it will bark if pushed.
I own a YTR-737 and you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between this horn and a B-5. I know I can't. Check out the serial #. If there is an "A" after the number, then it was made here in the states. I was also informed by a former Schilke employee from that era that some of these horns were put together by Schilke employees at the Schilke factory. Granted that these were Yamaha parts after Renold Shilke's design, they were still put together and adjusted by the master craftsmen at the Schilke factory. This fact has long been denied, but in his words, " Hell, man you're playin' a Schilke." IMHO they are some of the highest quality horns on the used market today.
Yamaha 3-Digit Bb Models
Lacquer
Bore = M – Schilke equivalent: B6
Model: YTR-632 Years: 1969-1976 Key: Bb Bore: .445" Bell Size: 5" Material: Red Brass Finish: Lacquer Weight: Light Current Model: YTR-6310Z
Model: YTR-636 Years: 1976-1984 Key: Bb Bore: .445" Bell Size: 5" Material: Yellow Brass Finish: Lacquer Weight: Light Current Model: YTR-6310Z
Bore = ML – Schilke equivalent: B5
Model: YTR-634 Years: 1969-1978 Key: Bb Bore: .460" Bell Size: 5" Material: Red Brass Finish: Lacquer Weight: Light Current Model: YTR-6335
Model: YTR-637 Years: 1976-1984 Key: Bb Bore: .460" Bell Size: 5" Material: Yellow Brass Finish: Lacquer Weight: Light Current Model: YTR-6335
Bore = L – Schilke equivalent: B3
Model: YTR-639 Years: 1976-1984 Key: Bb Bore: .463" Bell Size: 4-7/8" Material: Gold Brass Finish: Lacquer Weight: Light Current Model: YTR-6345
Silver
Bore = M – Schilke equivalent: B6
Model: YTR-732 Years: 1969-1978 Key: Bb Bore: .445" Bell Size: 5" Material: Yellow Brass Finish: Silver Weight: Light Current Model: YTR-6310ZS
Model: YTR-736 Years: 1976-1984 Key: Bb Bore: .445" Bell Size: 5" Material: Yellow Brass Finish: Silver Weight: Light Current Model: YTR-6310ZS
Bore = ML – Schilke equivalent: B5
Model: YTR-734 Years: 1969-1978 Key: Bb Bore: .460" Bell Size: 5" Material: Yellow Brass Finish: Silver Weight: Light Current Model: YTR-6335S
Model: YTR-737 Years: 1976-1984 Key: Bb Bore: .460" Bell Size: 5" Material: Yellow Brass Finish: Silver Weight: Light Current Model: YTR-6335S
Bore = L – Schilke equivalent: X3
Model: YTR-738 Years: 1974-1984 Key: Bb Bore: .463" Bell Size: 5" Material: Yellow Brass Finish: Silver Weight: Light Current Model: YTR-6345GS
Bore = L – Schilke equivalent: B3
Model: YTR-739T Years: 1976-1984 Key: Bb Bore: .463" Bell Size: 4-7/8" Material: Gold Brass Finish: Silver Weight: Light Current Model: YTR-6345GS
Last edited by Glennx; 01-14-2011 at 08:19 PM
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