Vito is a brand name of Leblanc, started in 1951.

History

Vito is a brand name for Leblanc USA, now part of

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USA. The Vito name was used for student through professional (Yanagisawa baritone saxophone) instruments. Leblanc USA was formed in 1946 by

Vito Pascucci Vito Pascucci (October 22, 1922 – August 18, 2003) was an American businessman, the CEO and co-founder (with Leon Leblanc) of G. Leblanc Corp, an American musical instrument firm based in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The firm started out as the American ...

, and the French woodwind manufacturer, G. Leblanc Cie of France. To meet high demand, Leblanc USA started to manufacture clarinets in the US from plastic bodies and French keys. Eventually all of the parts were made in the US. These student clarinets were named "Vito". Many, if not all, Vito flutes were "stencil" instruments manufactured in Japan by Yamaha. They were roughly the equivalent of a Yamaha YFL-200 series student instrument. Some manufacturers of Vito instruments: {{cn, date=September 2021 * Beaugnier of

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- Beaugnier made saxophones as Beaugnier and stencils labeled Leblanc, Vito and Noblet for the French market and U.S. export and also Selmer for U.K. export. * Yanagisawa of

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- (Vito VSP: Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones). These Yanagisawa stencils are the most desirable saxophones sold under the Vito/Leblanc name and were marketed in the US as intermediate /professional model horns. *

Yamaha Yamaha may refer to: * Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below). ** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization estab ...

(7131 model Alto and also Tenor Saxophones) * KHS/ Jupiter brand (7133 model Alto and Tenor Saxophones).

Serial numbers

Vito Alto Saxophone Model 7131 Japan Stamped Serial Numbers. These serial numbers ignore the leading zeros at the start of the serial numbers. ;1970:1-500 ;1971:501-2155 ;1972:2156-3529 ;1973:3530-4421 ;1974:4422-12000 ;1975:12001-25603 ;1976:25604-30827 ;1977:30828-33947 ;1978:33948-38844 ;1979:38845-42434 ;1980:42435-47975 ;1981:47976-52455 ;1982:52456-58306 ;1983:58307-62177 ;1984:62178-68524 ;1985:68525-72535 ;1986:72536-78579 ;1987:78580-85091 ;1988:85092-89758 ;1989:89759-501000 ;1990:501098-510332 ;1991:510333-511518 ;1992:511519-515800 ;1993:515801-519845 ;1994:519846-526925 ;1995:526926-533097 ;1996:533098-537807 ;1997:537808-552998 ;1998:552999-560613 ;1999:560614-575843 ;2000:575842-587455 ;2001:587456-624567 ;2002:624568-654084

Vito Saxophone models

*Vito 7133SS Soprano Sax *Vito 7131R(K) Alto Sax *Vito 7133 Alto Sax *Vito 7131T(K) Tenor Sax *Vito 7133T Tenor Sax *Vito 7190BA Baritone Sax *Vito 7136 Alto Sax *Vito 7140 Alto Sax

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