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I'm currently planning ahead for instrument purchases, such as what I'm likely to end up spending minimum regardless of situation, said things being purchased and other factors. Looking at some Yam 611/612 and wondering how much people payed with their techs to get triggers split dependents? I'm not for certain buying these, but I figured its something to consider also for overall price.

I wonder if you can get the split trigger parts from Yamaha, though part of me thinks that would be way more expensive than having a tech fabricate everything.

Other option would be to find the ones that came stock with split triggers, which were made after 1993.

Couple hundred bucks.

Yeah, I would budget $200. I had them done on a Yamaha 612 and we only replaced the second valve lever. The stock F lever was perfect for me. Nice horn.

Burgerbob wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:44 pm Couple hundred bucks.

Yup. You get to this value either direction. If they make something from raw stock, you are paying for time. If you have them use existing parts, they have to charge you for parts that are really expensive for what they are.

Cheers,
Andy

As commented above, budget a couple hundred bucks. It is an extremely worthwhile investment, as many of those old dependent basses play great once you can fix the horrendous stock ergonomics.

spencercarran wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:09 am As commented above, budget a couple hundred bucks. It is an extremely worthwhile investment, as many of those old dependent basses play great once you can fix the horrendous stock ergonomics.

I''ve always loved the way the wrap on the YBL 611 and 612 looks, even though it's not conventional. It's like they took the Conn 62H / 73H but decided to switch the valves, making a lovely shepherd's crook bend in the F tubing.