Klarinet Archive - Posting 000376.txt from 1999/11

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Plastic Horns
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:06:47 -0500

Vito and Yamaha soprano clarinets are not the same. Yamaha makes the Yamaha and
Vito makes the Vito. Yamaha BASS CLARINETS are Vito stencils. Many of the Vito
saxophones are Yamaha stencils. Some of the student level Holton brass are
Yamaha stencils.

Shouryu Nohe wrote:

> I notice that people try to compare the Yamaha plastic models with the
> Vitos...correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding was that these horns
> are actually one and the same due to some partnership between LeBlanc and
> Yamaha.
>
> Yamaha Plastic Clarinet = Vito clarinet stamped with Yamaha name
> Vito Saxophone = Yamaha YS-2x series stamped with Vito name
>
> Or is this not the case at all?
>
> J. Shouryu Nohe
> http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe
> Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
> "If I wanted a 'job,' I'd have gone music ED, thank you very much!"
>
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