YVS-100 Venova - Casual Wind Instrument with Carrying Case, Reed, Mouthpiece and Guidebook, in White

Easy to carry around. Sounds not exactly like saxophone, but still got a little bit of it. People said change the mouthpiece and the reeds will make a difference. Got a jsax before this, reason to getting Venova is jsax can only play from C to high F ( high G is not always can play) Venova got a larger range. When first playing Venova, it is hard to make a sound. But because got jsax not long ago and know it is the same when first start, so just keep on trying and once getting used to it and it will be alright. Venova sounds louder than the jsax, So if you don’t like loud instruments then you have to think about it before getting it. Overall quite happy with the Venova. Try not to push the mouthpiece all the way in and leave a little gap in between the body and the mouthpiece will help the making sound.

Item arrived fast but the mouthpiece is chipped even with the cover. Can I get a mouthpiece replacement then I don't need to return the whole instrument? Thx.

Wow! I couldn’t be more pleased with this instrument! It requires some getting used to but once you’ve picked up the basics it’s fairly easy to make a good sound.

I was quite excited about getting this. I fully expected something from Yamaha to be excellent. Now, it could be just me, but I'm finding it to be (i) very difficult to play and (ii) not well intoned. In particular, the F# is way out no matter what adjustments I make to my embouchure.I had hoped that this was going to be an upgrade from my Nuvo J-Sax. It isn't. The J-Sax is much easier to play, is very well intoned and sounds nicer.Having said all that, there are plenty of YouTube videos showing people getting a decent sound; maybe it's just me. But I couldn't be bothered putting the time and effort into this when I have my J-Sax that is much more fun.

An unusual looking instrument but rather beautiful, a cross between a saxophone and clarinet, not so many keys as a clarinet, uses a Reed, seller provides a resin Reed with it. It is rather difficult to blow and get a consistent tone but obviously practice will make perfect, I hope! Some people may have difficulty with this.

Purchased for grand daughter now it’s just annoying listening to all the practice, needs head phones.

Insufficient tutelage and a total lack of useful literature. If I knew how to play it fine but this was something to learn with rather than leave on the shelf. Yamaha, you let yourself and me down with this.

Despite the ads, this is not an easy playing/easy listening instrument. It is quite hard to get a sound out of it, and even when you do get there, it is harder even to make it sound right. The volume is very high, meaning that your friends are more likely to cover their ears rather than hum along.