Yanagisawa T-WO2 Tenor Sax

I learned tenor saxophone on an old Rampone & Cazzani DeLuxe from 1990. Switching to the Yanagisawa TW02 was such a huge improvement! The lowest notes are incredibly easier to blow, the mechanics is super efficient and fluid (especially the left-hand pinky keys). But, above all, I love the kind of sound that the solid bronze body produces, it is warm and slightly darker than usual, with an occasional "scratch" in the tone that is just lovely. On top of that, this sax ships with an excellent metal ligature and a sturdy nice-looking bag. I feel like I could play on this sax forever...

As an intermediate player, still studying the ways of jazz specifically, I had a few doubts whether I should've bought a new or a vintage instrument.
I decided to give this one a go and was extremely surprised at the build quality and ergonomics. It's snappy, tonally rich and very responsive in every way. I should add that I play on a V16T7 mouthpiece and have yet to make the switch to metal ( will update review once that happens) but so far I'm very impressed ( it looks great as well, if I may add!) .
Other than that, the packaging was very very good and despite getting a notification that it may be delayed I still got the instrument within days of me paying for it.
Well worth trying if you're looking for an sax that is extremely well built and plays like a charm!