Tenor Sax Comparison: Kessler Custom Handmade vs. Yanagisawa T991

Tenor Sax Comparison
Yanagisawa T991 vs. Kessler Custom Handmade
Both saxophones were played by the same player using a DG Laser Trimmed MBII mouthpiece. Identical recording and editing settings were used.
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[@pauls3423]

I really would like to hear the player's opinion because certain playing issues don't come through listening. In terms of sound, I give a slight edge to the T991 but they are both 85% red brass and todays TWO10 has been improved over the earlier T991. In terms of cost, I can handle $2200 vs $4900 so much easier that I'll make the Kessler smile.

[@morocco1274]

David Kessler‘s handmade Custom tenor saxophone... Best bang for the buck!!!!!

[@tcphll]

I'd like to see a blind comparison between these two. I see comments saying the the yani has "something" the Kessler doesn't, or that they can't be compared, but I'm 99% sure it's confirmation bias. I have my doubts that most of these same people would be able to reliably tell the difference between the two if they didn't know which one was being played.

[@barskuleli8612]

Kessler has very close sound and Yanni is very open and bright also much much richer...

[@morocco1274]

For me it’s pretty easy to figure out... I thousand dollars or $3000

[@clarence569]

the kessler is just missing something that the yani had

[@johnruffin3291]

You can’t compare that to a yani