Yamaha YVS-120 Alto Venova Casual Wind Instrument

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Yamaha YVS-120 Alto Venova Casual Wind Instrument

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Lots of people ask if the instrument is chromatic. The mouthpiece and reed can be cleaned with the use of a gauze pad.

Buy from amazon using prime. The other sellers that offer free shipping often use fedex smartpost. Have fun.

The venova (especially the yvs-100) is for the collector/enthusiast who likes to try/experiment with strange and new instruments. I hope yamaha and other companies continue to experiment with unique and non-traditional instrument designs, despite the ... Read More

Fingerings are a mix between a recorder/clarinet/sax. It plays like a recorder, with either baroque or german *.

The venova has great potential for what it is marketed as --- a casual wind instrument--appropriate for jam sessions with friends, busking on the street, playing in church. It's portability and survivability in harsher conditions make it very intrigui... Read More

Cons

This is a chromatic instrument, or so it claims to be in the manual. It's far more difficult to play than a recorder, and more difficult than a sax.

It's so unfortunate because the venova is a really interesting idea. My conclusion is the instrument is a prototype and not ready for prime-time. It’s definitely not a “casual wind instrument” as advertised.

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Quality

I am really enjoying the learning experience with the venova.

I started with the yvs-100 because of the lower price, but i'd recommend to anyone to skip the 100 and go right to the alto or ... Read More

While stating it is not a serious instrument is slightly misleading, because i believe beautiful and engaging music can be crea... Read More

I could not get a decent sound with the plastic reed that comes with the venova by default (although i was able to work with th... Read More

Price

And being so portable and a low price, i think the tone are quite good enough for non-professionals.

Competitiveness

Easy to play,for a beginner or professional.

Overview

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alto, easy, better, good and great.

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Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.

This product had a total of 771 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 12 2022.