I've worked them on a number of projects and I've been at the factory a number of times. (By the way, if you're wondering where I got my info, it's straight from Yamaha, not someone that "claims" to be someone important there. All Yamaha saxes, regardless of where they are made, are made by the same methods and processes (thus the outstanding consistency that they're known for), so the tour you saw is exactly what happens, whether it's a Custom or a 23. The "virtual tour" that you saw on their website is also correct. didn't tell you (or maybe doesn't know) is that ALL saxes sold in the US, regardless of their point of production, are tracked by serial number (that is, they keep a record of which dealer bought which specific horn-they obviously can't keep track of resales).
As for W.'s comments, he's correct only in that the Pro and Custom saxes are made in Japan. Your experience with Stacy when you called the Grand Rapids plant is extremely accurate.that's how every serial number inquiry is handled. Minier only has about 40% of his story right. When you're investing 3 grand in a horn and accessories, it would behoove you to know the history of the horn. I believe this will help someone's inquiry. I called the Grand Rapids store, was transferred to customer care and I gave her my serial number, and was told " I cannot give you the exact date your horn was completed, but I can tell you when we sent it out to the store which will probably be the same week that we finished it on assembly and packaging." It ended up being the middle of February of 2002 which was good enough for me. I just bought a new YSS-875 from "" with a serial number of 005020 and I wanted to know the production date. If I remember right, you will be connected with a lady named Stacy. The picture below is an overview of our saxophone assembly line." This should suffice your inquiry ~ if not, please call Tel: (1) 61 and ask for customer support. The instrument components are shipped to the Grand Rapids, Michigan factory for final assembly.
The following is a quote from the tour "The processes of bell forming, tube bending, and post application occur in Japan. You can take the virtual tour and watch the assembly at the Grand Rapidsplant by going to "" and there you will see a drop down menu please select "Saxophone" and it will guide you through the entire assembly of the horns at the Grand Rapids plant.
I do believe they come from Japan, but they are assembled at the Grand Rapids plant.
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