I point this out because it seems that you should be able to find a 62 for less than $2700. Of course, due to time constraints imposed by my better half, I was unable to give it a good inspection and play it. The horn looks really clean by visual inspection. That said, there's a beautiful 90s- early 2000s 62 on Canada eBay for $1900 $2400 CAD. Found a YTS 62 over here in Japan at a second-hand store for 169,092 yen, which works out to about 1493.95 USD. Again- not 100% sure this is true (it seems that for bari sax, the 480 and the 62 have the same bore, but there has not been an 875 bari to my knowledge. The 62/82 bore is more vibrant, but needs to be tamed somewhat for the classical sound I prefer. As a classical player, I prefer the 875 bore, which is more resistant and a bit darker. If true, this is (honestly) the biggest difference between the two. The 480 has the same bore as the 875, while the 62 has the same bore taper as the 82. One other difference I believe to be true (correct me, someone, if I'm wrong) is bore taper. Key action won't feel as nice on the 480. I can't tell if the 480 has blued steel, but I don't believe so. The springs on the 62 may be better (blued, hardened steel vs. Inquire Now Try this Instrument A favorite among band directors for decades, the 62 model saxophones (and their predecessor, the 61) have redefined the market by offering superior quality and durability at an affordable.
I think it's the same shape as the ones on the 875 and 82, but I can't see how this would make a difference. Yamahas 62 series saxes have become a modern classic and are used by leading professional players worldwide. Unfortunately buying used isn't really an option where I live and I can't play test as my local stores have to import the sax if I want to buy it. Professional style neck connector (whatever that means. So I've narrowed my choices to the Yanagisawa TW01/TWO10 or the Yamaha YTS-62 Mk III based on what is available to me and from lurking around on this site."professional style" necks these saxes come with) 62 neck (I'm not familiar with the 62 vs.Integrated key posts (Yamaha says this "makes the horn blow with moderate resistance while delivering a solid core with deep tone color"- I doubt there's really any noticeable difference).
According to the Yamaha site, what you're missing from the 62 would be (with my comments):