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Yamaha Bobby Shew Custom Z Trumpet

Description

This Bobby Shew YTR8310Z was played professionally throughout Canada and is free-blowing with smooth valve action. Over the years it developed some honest lacquer wear at the points where the hands contact the valve block, bell, and third slide. While the exterior has cosmetic wear and tear, the interior looks clean and well maintained. The previous owner also has made some modifications including custom valve top-caps and buttons.

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The Z was born of Yamaha’s long and close partnership with legendary trumpeter Bobby Shew. An incredibly versatile musician, Shew needed one efficient instrument that could scream out a powerful lead and play soft, mellow ballads. With the Z, he finally found an instrument that met all of his playing requirements. The handmade bell is one of the biggest Yamaha makes, and its tapering thickness gives players a very open and comfortable response as well as better feedback into their sound. The flat-dome bell rim helps players create their own personal tonal colors. With the newest Custom Z, Yamaha kept the same basic design concepts—the precise lead pipe taper and super-efficient step bore—that made the original Z so popular. But Yamaha has improved on it in many subtle ways, often using techniques learned in developing the heavyweight Xeno Trumpets. As a result, the Custom Z offers an unprecedented amount of tonal richness and depth.

Specs:

• One piece 5" yellow brass bell
• 0.445" Step bore
• Light weight
• Gold lacquer
• Includes Custom Z case and Shew-Jazz mouthpiece