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<blockquote data-quote="ghostler" data-source="post: 558814" data-attributes="member: 9204">I&#039;ve now been able to get a better mental picture in my mind how Le Blanc USA did these Vitos. The confusing part was also coming up with a true Yamaha YAS-23 in of all things, a Vito case on EBay. Some did a bit of post manufacturing creative mixing and matching. (Case went bad and got a got Vito one?)I gather that Yamaha continued with the molded rounded long edges case with ends wrapped with the aluminum edge guards with inset upholstery. My YAS-61 was that way.Le Blanc used the same sewn plastic edge upholstered plywood square edged case for both the Yamaha Vitos and Jupiter Vitos.My tenor appears to be possibly and earlier Jupiter Vito as it came with a brown case instead of the later black case. But compartment wise, the inside is shaped like the Yamaha case, so if the exterior is not shown, resembles Yamaha.Thus far it seems the Yamaha Vitos on EBay and Reverb are more plentious than the Jupiter ones.As the mystery unravels, those who stumble upon a Vito sax in good condition, in reality have a good intermediate, and can obtain them at a lesser cost. I know I did.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ghostler, post: 558814, member: 9204"] I've now been able to get a better mental picture in my mind how Le Blanc USA did these Vitos. The confusing part was also coming up with a true Yamaha YAS-23 in of all things, a Vito case on EBay. Some did a bit of post manufacturing creative mixing and matching. (Case went bad and got a got Vito one?) I gather that Yamaha continued with the molded rounded long edges case with ends wrapped with the aluminum edge guards with inset upholstery. My YAS-61 was that way. Le Blanc used the same sewn plastic edge upholstered plywood square edged case for both the Yamaha Vitos and Jupiter Vitos. My tenor appears to be possibly and earlier Jupiter Vito as it came with a brown case instead of the later black case. But compartment wise, the inside is shaped like the Yamaha case, so if the exterior is not shown, resembles Yamaha. Thus far it seems the Yamaha Vitos on EBay and Reverb are more plentious than the Jupiter ones. As the mystery unravels, those who stumble upon a Vito sax in good condition, in reality have a good intermediate, and can obtain them at a lesser cost. I know I did. [/QUOTE]

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