It may seem harsh, but it's true. Old man Schilke sold the M1 & MII models as an "intermediate" model. The feel is close to the B5 model, the MII does have a Schilke ML bell, however being a Schilke "guy" I know for a fact that those models were assembled with Yamaha parts. You can get a used B, X or S series Schilke for about $1,800.00.