Yamaha YFH-8315GS SILVER

A Yamaha Custom Bugle Designed for a New Generation of Playing

With the YFH-8315G, Yamaha offers a bugle firmly oriented toward performance, part of the Custom range and refined based on artist feedback. The goal is clear: to retain the typical warmth of the bugle while bringing more stability, projection, and comfort across all registers. The design choices (2-piece bell, specific leadpipe, more massive components) align with a "modern" instrument, ready for both stage and studio.

For Whom and in Which Styles?

This bugle is primarily aimed at advanced and professional musicians seeking an expressive, precise, and enduring instrument with controlled playing resistance. It excels in jazz, pop, film music, brass band, and solo contexts where a dense timbre and immediate presence are expected. In ensemble settings, it offers a natural blend while maintaining excellent clarity of attacks.

Sound and Design

The YFH-8315G focuses on a balance between roundness and projection. Its rose brass bell promotes a warm and singing color, while its two-piece construction contributes to a more structured sound diffusion. The longer and stiffer leadpipe provides a sense of stability, a clearer emission, and more stable intonation, especially when pushing the upper register.

The work on the piston block (the true heart of the bugle) was directed toward better airflow efficiency and ideal resistance: this results in a quick response, sharp centering, and appreciable homogeneity across registers. The phosphor bronze tightening screw on the leadpipe, heavier than standard, contributes to overall stability and a feeling of control, with deep midrange and a bright upper register.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

Delivered with a Yamaha FH-14F4 mouthpiece and an FHC-8310 case, this bugle is ready to play right out of the case. For routine maintenance, a brass cleaning kit (brushes + microfiber cloth) and piston oil are perfectly suited to preserve playing smoothness and mechanism longevity.

Technical specifications

Level	Professional	Color	Grey
Tone	Bb	Finishing	Silver
Body material	Silver-plated brass

Key	B♭	Bell	rose brass, 2-piece
Bore	S 10.5 mm	Bell diameter	151.8 mm
Weight	medium	Mouthpiece included	FH-14F4
Trigger	3rd tuning slide	Accessories included	FHC-8310 case