Yamaha Trombones Out of Stock

[westla]

Does anyone have an idea of why Yamaha Pro line horns are out of stock almost everywhere. A student of mine has been looking for a new Yamaha YSL-640 (medium bore) since November, and no one has it in stock, and the wait time is another 3 or 4 months. I know there are global supply chain problems, just wondering if anyone has an idea of why this is affecting Yamaha trombones.

[Aznguyy]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175433209987?h ... d%3APL_CLK

Yamaha 640 but shipped from Japan

[JohnD]

@westla

This is true for many U.S. made trombones over here in Europe. Bach, King i.e. with massive price rise, ~ about 20% since 12/2022.

[TrryReynolds]

I don’t know, but I wanted to put the ysl-882gor into contention while shopping for a new instrument a few weeks back, and I simply couldn’t find one to try.

[EOlson9]

Most instrument manufacturers are facing some sort of issues with production, whether it's availability of materials, shortage of labor, or other assorted things. It really sucks.