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Is there any difference between a YEP321 and a Bach B1110 besides $800 and a different stamp on the bell and valve casings?

I haven't seen the B1110 in person but, from pix I have seen of them and their cases.. the resembelence is eerie. Also, many post have named Bach horns as Yamaha stencils.

I've played the YEP321, but to save about $800 bucks I'm willing to buy sight unseen for the Bach. I've had good luck buying a VMI 2301 stencil from Brook-Mays sight-unseen and saving about the same amount. (Just in time too, because either they got smart or the strong Euro kicked in.)

I guess any other horn suggestions would be fine too.

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One last question... Why would Yamaha make instruments for their biggest rival UMI who sells them for a third less (at least on MSR)? Boggles my mind. All the other horns I've seen this happen with (i.e. Conn International) generally mark up the horns.

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bloke wrote: As another example, let's say I owned a grocery store and always had pork chops advertised for 79¢/lb.

Mmmm....pork chops...

There are other people selling them as well 1800USABAND.com and there's a pretty good looking one on e-bay.

Who makes the Getzen horns and are they worth trying out?

Yamaha makes the Holton line of euphoniums, if you're looking for a YEP321 for less.

Now that Leblanc-Holton is member of the Conn-Selmer agglutination, I wonder when the Merker-matics will start sporting Eroica bells.