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Anyone heard of a "Vito" cornet?



 
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:25 am    Post subject: Anyone heard of a "Vito" cornet? Reply with quote

I've never heard of this brand. Chinese? Indian?
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Made in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Vito is the name of LeBlanc's student line of instruments from post WWII till recent times. Named for Vito Pascucci (1922-2003), who together with Léon Leblanc (1900-2000) founded the company, the Vito line, particularly the clarinets were the bulletproof workhorses of beginning bands for several decades.

I know little about Vito cornets specifically, as LeBlanc purchased Holton during the Vito's heyday, and that became the trumpet of choice for many in the LeBlanc line.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you are talking about an old instrument, it was made at the USA Holton factory for the LeBlanc Corporation. Caution: Conn-Selmer Inc. now has a new student line of "Vito" trumpet (T502) and trombone (TR502) made in Asia. However, there is no "Vito" cornet listed in the November 2004 Conn-Selmer price book. These "Vito" instrument list for about $200 less than their "USA" student models.
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