they come in two flavors - straight neck and curved neck. Both fixed. both apparently designs on the old 62 and 62R .. one of my favorite modern/vintage saxes.
Based on the scale and design of the classic '62' models, Custom Z saxes have bodies that are made of a special brass alloy for lighter weight, a great playing 'feel', and the kind of tonal flexibility you've always dreamed of.
The Z plays evenly in all ranges, and gives the player a huge dynamic range for as much - or as little - sound as you want. The Custom Z saxes have unparalleled tonal flexibility for confident performance in all styles of music, and there's no need to sacrifice comfort for sound.
Here's a review:
If theres one drawback with the 82Z, it might be the price. At $3,899.99 street, it runs a bit higher than some of its challengers. (Silver, black lacquer and unlacquered finishes make the horn cost a bit more.) Given the increasingly high quality of some of the horns now coming out of Taiwanmany of them considerably less expensive than this onea Yamaha doesn't provide the same bang for the buck that it once did.
Still, theres no getting around the fact that the 82Z is as good a soprano as there is on the market. Im not going to dump my still-beautiful partner of 20-odd years, but Id be happy to introduce her lovely and refined younger sister to a friend.