Vito (Leblanc)

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

Vito is a brand name for Leblanc USA, now part of Conn-Selmer USA. The Vito name was used for student through professional (Yanagisawa baritone saxophone) instruments. Leblanc USA was formed in 1946 by Vito Pascucci, 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.^{[citation needed]}

Some manufacturers of Vito instruments: ^{[citation needed]}

• Beaugnier of Paris, 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 of Japan - (Vito VSP: Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones). These Yanagisawa stencils were marketed in the US as intermediate /professional model horns.
• Yamaha of Japan (7131 model Alto and also Tenor Saxophones)
• KHS/Jupiter brand (7133 model Alto and Tenor Saxophones).

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 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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