Saxophones Beaugnier Vito Duke

[Zed Hawthorne]

Hey I'm thinking of purchasing a Beaugnier Vito Duke Tenor from a seller I found on the internet. I'm going to have a look at it potentially this weekend. Does anyone know much about the model? From my research the serial number places it as manufactured sometime in the 1970s.

It needs a service as it has some leaks/pads need replacing which the seller has already told me about so I don't think I will be able to get a good idea of the sound due to its limited playability. If anyone can give me some information about that make/model it would be greatly appreciated .

 

[kevgermany]

Apart from saying that Beaugnier was a french maker, I know little.
Info on Vitos of any description is difficult to come by. However there are some useful threads here: http://forum.saxontheweb.net/forumdisplay.php?229-Beaugnier-G.-Leblanc-amp-Vito

But like all web info, take it with a pinch of salt.

 

[kevgermany]

This seems to be a particularly useful thread from the above link: http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?41544-Vito-Serial-Numbers-Country-of-Origin...

that horn sounds very promising. But budget carefully for repairs...