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I am updating my Vito serial number reference ( ) on a couple of fronts: - adding additional information - reformatting - adding links to pictures. If you see a serial number that is underlined, you should be able to click on it. Not a lot at first, but I will add more. If I get the time I will change the ser. Number reference tables to a different color from grey (html #aaaaaa) If you've got pix of some cool Vitos I'd be happy to stick them up on my site. I am still hoping to work on LeBlanc, Noblet and Beaugnier branded serial number reference tables.

Leblanc Clarinets: Home > Equipment > Serial Numbers > Buffet from. Vito Clarinets; Models 7212,7213,7214,v40,cl612,cl614,7242; 1972: A80000.

1. Serial Numbers[edit]Vito Alto Saxophone Model 7. Japan Stamped Serial Numbers. These serial numbers ignore the leading zeros at the start of the serial numbers.
2. Vito Saxophone Serial Numbers. These student clarinets were named 'Vito'. There were also Vito saxes and flutes. Some saxes may have been assembled in the USA.

Regards, Kim. I've found the Vito (Yamaha) Alto 7131RK Japan stamped (YAS-21, YAS-23) serial numbers info that must have been released by Leblanc at some stage (Leblanc got them from Yamaha of course) on Leblanc clarinet serial sites. My Vito 7131 has a 031XXX serial number which dates it to 1977 from the serial number chart below and it's a YAS-21 Vito with a fixed thumbrest so for my Vito 7131 the serial chart seems to be correct. As far as I know the Yamaha YAS-21 changes to the YAS-23 around 1980 but for some reason the Vito YAS-21 seems to change to the Vito YAS-23 around 1989 with the 5xxxxx serial numbers. Maybe when Yamaha brought out the YAS-23 model in 1980 they did not want the Vitos based on YAS-23 models, as the Vitos might interfere with the initial Yamaha YAS-23 sales if both were the same, so Yamaha kept supplying YAS-21 parts to Vito up till 1989 and by that time it didn't concern Yamaha if the Vitos were based on the YAS-23 model or maybe around 1989 Yamaha couldn't make YAS-21 parts anymore due to factory tool changes.

These Vito Alto serials seem to also apply to Yamaha YAS-21 Altos made up to 1980 but not to the Yamaha YAS-23 Altos. Each different Yamaha instrument model line has it's own sequential serial number coding. The Vito YAS-23 serial numbers seem to start at 5XXXXX serial numbers in 1989 and the Yamaha YAS-23 starts in 1980. The differences between the Vito 7131 (Yamaha) and 7133 (KHS/Jupiter) are that the 7131 has Japan stamped near the serial number and the 7133 doesn't have Japan stamped on it and usually has Taiwan stamped on it. The KHS/Jupiter Vitos seem to use the Jupiter serial system where 1 is added to the first digit of the serial for the manufacturing year. The Yamaha Vito logo letters consist of single lines and the KHS/Jupiter Vito logo letters consist of 2 lines (outlined letters). The Yamaha Vito logo has a i letter dot that looks like a asterisk (.) and the KHS/Jupiter Vito logo has a i letter dot that looks like a flower with petals.

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There seems to be a lot of retailers getting the Vito 7131 and 7133 mixed up. Model 7131RK 19701500 19715012155 197221563529 197335304421 19744422 3 19767 19777 19784 19794 19805 19815 19826 19837 19844 19855 19869 19871 19888 198900 (Sudden Jump into 5XXXXX serials because the Vito YAS-21 changes to YAS-23. The Vito 5XXXXX serial number Altos are YAS-23 models. The YAS-21 has a removable bell, the YAS-23 has a soldered bell-bow connection.) 1990532 1991518 1992500 1993545 1994525 1995597 1996507 1997598 1998513 1999543 2000555 2001567 2002684.As far as associating dates with these French-made and Kenosha-made horns.I have very little information. It is rare to find the original owner of such a horn.what little information I get, I have put in the chart.

Armstrong Flute Serial Numbers

I would guess that TEAKE'S 18778 s/n horn (above) is from the early 70's? I guess it doesn't much matter when it was built. I've got pictures of some 4 or 5 dozen other Vito horns that I haven't found the time to put up on my website. If someone feels like subsidizing me to take a week off to just work on the Vito serial number chart page, I would be happy to do so.:-) I gotta check out Wordpress or something, rather than writing the HTML by 'hand'.