I have had the same Vito sax since 5th grade when I started playing and recently noticed how rare of a piece it is. We were told by the people we bought it from that it was manufactured around 1960 - 1965, but it seems older than that because some of the Vitos older than that I have seen advertised as older have higher SN#`s. It has a dull laquer finish and a high F# key, and the B and Bb valves are on the player`s left. I am wondering if anyone could help me on finding a manufacture date. None of the sites I have visited so far have a SN# listing of Vito manufacture dates. The SN# is 1483 A. If anyone can help me it would be very....... helpful. And here`s a webpage w/ pics of the sax if you would like to check it out. Thanks!!!
http://www.angelfire.com/freak/dafrootloop/vs_pics.html