The Yanagisawa team apply their loving care to each pad.

Air Tight Water proof Pad

So often on cheaper saxophones, one finds that in the interest of economy, the pads component of the saxophone do not receive much attention.

Yanagisawa in their pursuit of perfection and excellence add to the integrity of the saxophone by sealing the finish of the leather pad to ensure it's longevity by both protecting it from the attack of the bodily fluids (saliva) and at the same time providing just one more mark of excellence in terms the air tightness of the instrument.

The leveling of the Yanagisawa pads during the assembly, is a process requiring diligent attention. The Yanagisawa team apply their loving care to each pad on every Yanagisawa saxophone. The tightness of the seal is one key to the superb resonance of the Yanagisawa saxophone, earning the title ‘World's Finest Yanagisawa Saxophone’.