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<blockquote data-quote="ghostler" data-source="post: 559350" data-attributes="member: 9204">When I think Vito, I think Zebras because their stripes are pretty. <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2064%2064%22%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2250%25%22%20y%3D%2250%25%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22central%22%20font-size%3D%2254%22%3E%F0%9F%98%89%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="22" height="22" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Actually I enjoyed your detailed explanation. 👍[SPOILER=&quot;Actually Zebras&quot;]are related to donkeys. Neighbour across our street was a bit ecentric. He has a stable in the back of his house. (We all live on one acre lots.) He kept a zebra and a camel. In the morning we would hear the braying of a donkey from that zebra. During the various county fairs throughout the area, he would put both animals on display.[/SPOILER]Thinking of profitability, to not hurt Yamaha&#039;s brand line, it would be understandable in these very large production contracts into the 10&#039;s of thousands to make various minor tooling alterations to help disguise / distance the Vito from Yamaha.Thus there were changes to the cutouts in the lower pad guards, the Le Blanc or Le Blanc Holton symbols stamped into the neck keywork and bell brace.But as you allude to, it plays and feels like a Yamaha. My Vito feels and plays like a Jupiter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ghostler, post: 559350, member: 9204"] When I think Vito, I think Zebras because their stripes are pretty. ;) Actually I enjoyed your detailed explanation. 👍 [SPOILER="Actually Zebras"]are related to donkeys. Neighbour across our street was a bit ecentric. He has a stable in the back of his house. (We all live on one acre lots.) He kept a zebra and a camel. In the morning we would hear the braying of a donkey from that zebra. During the various county fairs throughout the area, he would put both animals on display.[/SPOILER] Thinking of profitability, to not hurt Yamaha's brand line, it would be understandable in these very large production contracts into the 10's of thousands to make various minor tooling alterations to help disguise / distance the Vito from Yamaha. Thus there were changes to the cutouts in the lower pad guards, the Le Blanc or Le Blanc Holton symbols stamped into the neck keywork and bell brace. But as you allude to, it plays and feels like a Yamaha. My Vito feels and plays like a Jupiter. [/QUOTE]

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