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Fake Yamaha?    02:44 on Thursday, June 19, 2008 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

suzie
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Just found this and seems as though it may be a fake:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/YAMAHA-FLUTE_W0QQitemZ230261649827QQihZ013QQcategoryZ10183QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm a bit out of the loop on Yamaha's but as far as I know they ALL had an S or N after the model numbers (aside from the YAS-stamped vintage models). Anyone? Danke!

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Re: Fake Yamaha?    08:51 on Thursday, June 19, 2008 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

Micron
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YFL-211 is quite common (but not in USA, because it has a split E).

I have seldom if ever seen on this model a suffix "S" to denote silver plating.

A sufix "N" can denote nickle plating, which is not common.

A suffix SII in "YFL221 SII" denotes "series 2" which superceded the YFL-211.

So I don't think this is a fake.

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Re: Fake Yamaha?    08:58 on Thursday, June 19, 2008 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

Alieannie
(841 points)

I don't think it's a fake. I've seen them without additional letters. I used to own one, too! That case is different than what I'd expect, but it might be a British thing.

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Re: Fake Yamaha?    09:29 on Thursday, June 19, 2008 Vote for this post Vote against this post 0 votes

mark68
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Hi..

I've got the same flute,,i bought it new about 8-9 months ago from a yamaha dealer,,so its a real one.
The markings on the front say,, Yahama, 211, made in japan.
The serial number starts with a C then 5 numbers.
The case is the same,,hard black plastic, lined with a burgundy type "felt".

I was told that it was the new model which replaced the 211UK,, then this model the 211 was,,replaced by the 211ID, which is made in Indoneasea....so its the last model to come from Japan.

So, maybe it was done for the uk market..

Hope this helps a bit..

Mark.

   

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