YTS 23A) but this would only appear on the box, for warehouse purposes, not on the horn. There can be, however, an A suffix to the model number (i.e. ![]() He says that the "A" is simply part of the serial number, and DOES NOT denote made in American or anything!! Any letters as a prefix might denote country of origin, especially on modern horns, but not so on the A suffix. Very nice, enthusiastic, and free with his time. Tried again yesterday, and got "Jon" as he answers. Later I left another than I had found the A. When I pressed a little she said I should talk to Jonathan, (ext 9445 btw) where I had to leave a message. She worked on it for a bit, then put me on hold for a long bit, then came back and very unconvincingly told me our horn was made in Japan. ![]() Getting to a nice, helpful Linda, I gave her the serial number, but turning the horn in poor light I stopped short of the A. A call to the number I saw on SOTW, for the American Yamaha guys in Anneheim, 71, works if you select a non-listed option of "0" as the long menu curiously doesn't have a Band and Orchestra prompt. An "A" suffix a bit to the right of the serial number seemed to denote "America". ![]() After seeing this thread and another dealing with the previously unknown to me plant in Grand Rapids, MI, I was astonished to think my daughter's YAS 52 "purple logo" (on semi-permanent loan until I die) was "made" in the US.
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