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Yamaha YTR 915 Short Bell Piccolo S/n 1181 John Thomas Collection

The YTR-915 is a 4 valve short model, styled after the Selmer short model piccolo trumpets. The 915 is characterized by its 1st valve slide being straight or parallel to the lead pipe. Similarly, the 4th valve slide is located on the left-hand side of the instrument, differentiating it from the current “Professional” range model YTR-6810/S. This piccolo is reference in the catalogue marked as W-XX “Yamaha Custom Band Instruments” dating from the early 1970’s The YTR-915 was replaced by the YTR-981 in 1975 when Yamaha’s 2nd generation of “Custom” trumpets were introduced.