Klarinet Archive - Posting 000413.txt from 1998/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Sax
Date: Sat, 9 May 1998 12:41:52 -0400

At 10:21 AM 5/9/98 -0500, Richard Hays wrote:
>I would like to ask a question. Why is everyone omitting other sax
>brands? Everyone talks about Selmar, Bundy, Buescher, Yamaha, etc. but
>no one has spoken of the Vito. I purchased a Leblanc Vito alto sax four
>years ago brand new. It has the sweetest sound of any sax I have ever
>heard. Don't you think that it is not the instrument entirely but the
>player? Granted that I am still learning, but I feel that in the proper
>hands the Vito is comparable to any brand.
>
I believe it is no longer true, but for a number of years Vito saxes were
made by Yamaha, and were virtually identical to the YAS-23 student model,
but with a fixed thumbhook. I think the Yamaha's are about the best of the
student saxes, although Selmer has just replaced the Bundy II with the AS
300 which will give it a run for the money.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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