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Author: dmorit
Date: 2005-08-30 18:36
Hey, does anybody know anything about VSP clarinets? I have a wooden one with, I think, nickel plated keys... and I believe it's an intermediate model. How much do/did these retail for?
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Author: CPW
Date: 2005-08-30 19:13
VSP is variant of VSOP
Very Special Old Preserve..
what? oops.....sorry, I thought this was the Brandy/Cognac Board
my bad.
bye.
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Author: Kel
Date: 2005-08-30 19:49
From what I have seen, the Vito VSP saxophones were Yanagisawa stencils, identical to the Yani branded ones except for the engraving. Very high quality. Were the VSP clarinets made by Leblanc, or were they stencils made by someone else?
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2005-08-30 20:45
The Vito VSP is the Paris made version of the Vito, but a much better instrument than the plastic models. It is a very good intermediate instrument with excellent intonation--similar to the Paris Leblanc pro models. It is one of the best intermediate clarinets around, but I'm not sure they're still made. I've recommended this particular model to many students who wanted to step-up but couldn't afford a really pricey instrument. I can't remember what their retail price was a few years ago, but I bought several from International Musical Suppliers for around $800.00.
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Author: dmorit
Date: 2005-08-30 21:25
I don't think it's Leblanc... I'm not sure though. It was purchased around 1996-97. Didn't Leblanc buy out Vito or something? Thanks for the help!
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2005-08-30 22:32
"Vito" is and always has been a product line of the Leblanc Corporation, named after the late president of Leblanc USA, Vito Pascucci. Check the Leblanc website for their history.
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