Back in the early 1980s I was working at Osmun Brass. At the time the shop was a Yamaha dealer and one of the perks of my job there was that I got to play a LOT of horns. When Yamaha debuted the 861 I tried the first one that came into the shop, and I immediately bought it. It was my main horn for almost 10 years. Jamie Sommerville (former principal of the BSO) still has and uses his! This horn is made of unlacquered yellow brass.
This one is SO freakin' rare - it sat unplayed for a LONG time and thus it's in amazing condition. The compression is perfect with a 0.1 reading, the overall condition is stunning. It's all original. Basically it's almost new, despite being 40 years old.
These horns are noted for being extremely free blowing. I truly can't say enough good things about this model. I still rue selling mine (I purchased a triple horn in it's stead).
The original Yamaha case is included if desired.
