Yamaha Purple Label YTS-62 Tenor Saxophone 0059xx

Description

For Your Consideration:
1 Yamaha YTS-62 Tenor Saxophone 0059xx.  This one was rescued from a pawn shop in Mississippi. It was a former school instrument.  It shows what I would consider far below normal wear for a school horn. The purple label is worn away The body will require about 30 minutes to 1 hour worth of dent work to take care of all the small stuff.  There are no big dents though. I see a couple of very well done key guard re-solders.  The plastic thumb hook is broken, a 10-15 dollar part, but all the hardware is there and it wasn't pushed into the horn. In my opinion, the pads are shot.  I know some could salvage about 1/2 of them, but the lower stack corks need attention.  I did clean the area close to the neck strap hook because I saw some orange crap on the missing lacquer in that area. It came right off. It didn't pit the surface beyond the lacquer.  I would estimate the lacquer at 85 percent, maybe 90.  I would recommend a premium re-pad or a major overhaul to bring it back to awesome. Since its a 4 digit 62, it will be worth it. This was Yamaha's top model when it was made and these are considered the horn and model that put Yamaha on the map. It comes in its original case with some repaired corners.  Its solid and will serve for a while before replacement is needed. It also comes with a generic strap and some cork grease.
I will start this auction at 9.99.  This horn is a builder and is being sold as is with no refunds or returns. US buyers only  I expect this horn to be expensive to ship due to size and insurance.  Shipping will be a flat 85.00 for fedex ground.  If it costs less minus box, packing materials and shipping, I will reimburse.