Klarinet Archive - Posting 000415.txt from 1998/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Sax
Date: Sat, 9 May 1998 12:41:54 -0400

We have numerous Vito saxophones for our ww tech students, and I have had
many students arrive at the university with a Vito saxophone. While they
serve the needs of the beginning student, they are mechanically
substandard, the tone is uneven throughout the registers, and the pitch is
really pretty poor.

The instrument people look for is one that has a minimum number of pitch
related problems (so adjustments in embouchure and voiceing don't have to
be so severe on so many notes), an even tone (the quality is subjective to
the person, but the tone should remain the same throughout the horn), and
a design that allows for excellent technique to occur without extra work
on the part of the performer. Yes, the instrument is subjective - it is
just that there are many professional instruments that are much better
than the Vito.

Roger Garrett
IWU

On Sat, 9 May 1998, 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.
>
> Richard Hays
> Canton, SD
>
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