I'm going to try real hard to update my Vito s/n list with any new stuff I've got. Who knows.maybe they are a mix of French-made and US-made components assembled in Kenosha? I don't think it explicitly says "Made in Kenosha" though. Another fellow asked for information about Vito-branded horns that have "Kenosha" engraved on them. I think I read somewhere that there are contemporary Vito-branded horns being made (or at least assembled) in the USA. The hardest part of all this is assigning dates to the s/n. I don't know.I have never owned a Yani.anybody else know? If I get the time (not) I will search for Yani s/n list. One fellow, 'Retread', asked if Yanagisawa Vitos follow the Yanagisawa s/n scheme. I also decided, for some odd reason to stick the pads in with shellac instead of the amber melt I have been using. I am repadding with regular flat metal reso pads from Ferees since I have those in stock. one pad is approx 45 mm diameter and the resonator is about 35 mm. When I get done repadding it I will post pix on my website The old pads, at least the larger ones, had huge flat metal resonators. It does not have the switchable G# articulation that appears on some Beaugniers and Vitos. I just bought a Vito 'Special' alto.s/n 200xx.RH bellkeys.
Seems like I only manage to log on to SOTW like once a month, if that. Seems like some of the Vitos that were assembled in Kenosha from parts fabricated in France were not marked with country of origin, being 'hybrids' of a sort.ĭo you have pictures of your horn available? If those indicators don't match up, then the likelihood increases that it is Taiwanese.
The only difference I've heard of is that the Vito lacquer is a darker gold color. I have some pictures of YAS-23 ( ) on my website. You could compare the bell brace and the keyguards and the shape of the octave keytouch, etc. I ASSUME the tenors are identical to the YTS-23. The Japanese Yamaha Vito altos are pretty much identical with the Yamaha YAS-23. The thing is that all the Japanese and Taiwanese Vitos I have come across actually have the country of origin stamped on them. Did you try to fit that serial number (000480) into the s/n charts I have on the web? When I do so, the best fit is either the Japan/Yamaha Low Serial # or the Taiwanese chart.
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