I did a little research, I found this clarinet was made in 1935. You never mentioned if this is a metal, wood or hard rubber instrument.

Just an update. I recently sold my less expensive Muramatsu when I picked a Jupiter. I've found that with my Muramatsu head joint the Jupiter actually plays easier than my expensive flute, with a tone that is really close, and the intonation is very good. I like it so much, I just bought a solid silver Jupiter (not to replace my Muramatsu). All of my flute are open hole with B foot and both of the Jupiters have a split E mechanism. Keep the faith and enjoy the trip.

I was the music coordinator for a large school district in Michigan. We bought many of the Vito clarinets each year for our beginning band program. There was a year or two (I'm guessing in the late 70s or early 80s) that we got several instruments that broke with little or no provocation. I'd guess you have one from that vintage. It is possible that a good repairman could epoxy the two pieces back together, if you're sentimentally attached to that instrument, but it would be cheaper to just buy another. The Vitos were, of course, the American "poor cousin" of the French Leblanc instruments (including Noblet and Normandy). I frequently sell completely refurbished wood Noblets and Normandys in the $150-$175 range. I actually have right now an early Leblanc (1950 +/-) professional instrument that I'm just getting ready to list on ebay.

Good luck and best wishes.

Hi,

Another option would be the oversized Normandy/Noblet cases. I think I have one. They would be a lot less expensive than the new ones.

Thanks for the update

Obviously I figured it out. So here are a couple more.

I'm thinking I'll repad it. Do you think I should do a full refurb? I have ordered a case for it.