What money? I have asked some of the Yamaha Artists I know about what they get and they tell me
Big discount on horns.
If they do masterclasses Yamaha might chip in $$ to help out.
If their horn gets lost or stolen they will have one the next day.
Maybe some people are getting big bucks. Like those artists who have helped to design the horns. But I don't think any of the Yamaha Artists are making their living by being "artists"
In the past maybe Yamaha has thrown trumpets and some money at people just for names.
The thing is these days they are making some of the best trumpets out there. They have Bob Freaking Malone designing trumpets along with some of the best pros in the business. You can go to NYC and get your artist model tweaked by Wayne Tanabe.
Yamaha is killing Bach right now. IMHO This strike might be the nail in their coffin.
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Originally Posted by regularsopguy  Why, exactly, do players "join Yamaha"? for the money, of course. |