Vito (saxophone)
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Vito is a brand name of Leblanc
Leblanc (musical instrument manufacturer)
Leblanc, Inc. is a musical instrument manufacturer based in Kenosha, Wisconsin.The company was purchased on 1 August 2004 by Steinway Musical Instrument Company, which now operates Leblanc as a division of its Conn-Selmer subsidiary.Leblanc inc...

 which was started in 1951.

History

The Vito name came from Vito Pascucci (Vito was the instrument repair man for Glenn Miller) who helped establish Leblanc's Kenosha, Wisconsin complex after World War II.
After the early 70's the Vito brand name was mostly used for Leblanc's student or intermediate models. From the 50's through the early 70's Vitos made many professional horns.
All Vito instruments are "stencilled" i.e. were manufactured for Vito by other companies. Vito flutes and clarinets were made along with saxophones. Entire instruments or component parts have been made for Vito by the following companies:
  • Beaugnier of Paris
    Paris
    Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

    , France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

     - 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
    Yanagisawa Wind Instruments
    Yanagisawa Wind Instruments is a Japanese woodwind company known for its range of professional grade saxophones. Along with Yamaha they are one of the leading manufacturers of saxophones in Japan....

     of Japan
    Japan
    Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

     - (VSP Soprano, Alto and Baritone Saxophones)
  • Yamaha
    Yamaha (manufacturer)
    is a multinational corporation and conglomerate based in Japan with a wide range of products and services, predominantly musical instruments, electronics, motorcycles and power sports equipment.-History:...

     of Japan
    Japan
    Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

     (7131 model Alto and also Tenor Saxophones)
  • KHS/Jupiter brand
    Jupiter Band Instruments
    Jupiter Band Instruments, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. Jupiter was established by its Taiwanese parent company KHS in 1980.-History:...

    (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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