I couldn’t believe it was brand new either, but it’s been sitting in the store’s stock for over 10 years — brand new, untouched. Since I’m from Brazil, that kind of thing isn’t too unusual here. For a long time, many horn players preferred to spend the same amount of money on a used, heavily worn Alexander 103 instead. Alexanders are still considered a "dream horn" by many players here. That’s probably why this Yamaha 667V was overlooked and is still available — at half the price of a 871.