

Again- not 100% sure this is true (it seems that for bari sax, the 480 and the 62 have the same bore, but there has not been an 875 bari to my knowledge. The 62/82 bore is more vibrant, but needs to be tamed somewhat for the classical sound I prefer. As a classical player, I prefer the 875 bore, which is more resistant and a bit darker.

If true, this is (honestly) the biggest difference between the two. The 480 has the same bore as the 875, while the 62 has the same bore taper as the 82. One other difference I believe to be true (correct me, someone, if I'm wrong) is bore taper. Key action won't feel as nice on the 480. I can't tell if the 480 has blued steel, but I don't believe so. The springs on the 62 may be better (blued, hardened steel vs.

Professional style neck connector (whatever that means."professional style" necks these saxes come with) 62 neck (I'm not familiar with the 62 vs.Integrated key posts (Yamaha says this "makes the horn blow with moderate resistance while delivering a solid core with deep tone color"- I doubt there's really any noticeable difference).According to the Yamaha site, what you're missing from the 62 would be (with my comments):
