Vito Model 37 alto saxophone....Beaugnier!!!!

Okay so maybe you might say I'm excited about every instrument I write about here,  and you'd be right.   I have a real affinity towards the instruments I work on.   When it comes to instruments that I buy with the intention of repairing or keeping for personal use,  I really am mostly interested in vintage instruments.......what can I say,  I like old stuff!   

Here's another horn I dig.  Alot of other people do too.   I'm sure you've heard the name Vito, they've been around for some time and I won't go in to the history here but they've put out alot of instruments.......and sometimes they didn't make the instruments they were selling.   Here's a perfect example.

This is a Vito model 37 alto sax that was made by a tiny French firm called Beaugnier.  Its rare to find a horn that actually has the Beuagnier name,  but they made a number of instruments for other folks including Vito.    This horn is likely from the 60's although the serial numbers on these are not so accurate.   The deal with these is that they were sent from the Beaugnier factory in France to the Vito headquarters in Kenosha Wisconsin..........where they were assembled and set up by the folks there.  

So this is a pretty cool horn.  Pretty heavy,  very well made,  the keywork is solid,  it feels good under the fingers.   The sound is what you would call "French"............maybe a generic term but basically alot of the American horns have a wider spread to the overtones,  whereas the French sound is a little more focused........although in the case of the these horns there is plenty of sound to go around.   I really think you could pull off playing any music on one of these horns,  classical/legit, jazz, pop etc.

I'm not sure if these were originally intended to be student or intermediate horns.........really they're so well made that you could probably play one of these for life and not feel like you're missing out on much!   Seriously.  And they're criminally undervalued.  Which is good for you!  

This particular horn was stripped down, cleaned,  any bad pads/cork were replaced,  adjusted, regulated, swedged as needed.   Its looking for a good home.   Someone's gonna be happy!