Vito and Yamaha saxophone

After playing my rental saxophone for a few weeks, I decided to take the plunge and get one of my own. Many suggested Yamaha YTS (T for Tenor) series as a good starting point so I started looking for used ones on Ebay. Still, they were a bit over my budget. Then I came across discussion about "vintage" Vito's saxophone that were actually made by Yamaha. Those were the days that Japanese manufacturing were deemed inferior. It's the opposite today of course: Yamaha is way more famous than Vito and actually have their horns made else where! The Vito tenor sax I eventually bought was supposed to be the equivalent of a Yamaha YTS-23. Some histories about this brand: according to Wikipedia the name came from one of the founder

Vito is a brand name for Leblanc USA, now part of Conn-Selmer USA. The Vito name was used for student instruments. Leblanc USA was formed in 1946 by Vito Pascucci, and the French woodwind manufacturer, G. Leblanc Cie of France.