I am only starting out so do not know anything much about the sax world. This Yamaha, made in Indonesia, looks well built, clean and precise, nice finish. Very well packed. Just one point for those who know nothing like me - the sax as delivered has about 10 small pieces of cork to block the mechanism during transport. A warning on this somewhere in the documentation would be very practical as not all the cork is easy to see and can be confused with tiny cork stops on lever ends that must not be removed. Otherwise, after lesson number 1, I am more than happy with this purchase.