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Selmer Paris Saxophone Serial Numbers
| Year |
|
|
|
Model |
| 1922 |
750 |
- |
1400 |
Model 22 |
| 1923 |
1401 |
- |
2350 |
|
| 1924 |
2351 |
- |
3350 |
|
| 1925 |
3351 |
- |
4450 |
|
| 1926 |
4451 |
- |
5600 |
Model 26 |
| 1927 |
5601 |
- |
7850 |
|
| 1928 |
7851 |
- |
9700 |
|
| 1929 |
9701 |
- |
11950 |
|
| 1930 |
11951 |
- |
14000 |
Cigar Cutter (Super Sax) |
| 1931 |
14001 |
- |
15750 |
|
| 1932 |
15751 |
- |
17250 |
|
| 1933 |
17251 |
- |
18700 |
|
| 1934 |
18701 |
- |
20100 |
Radio Improved |
| 1935 |
20101 |
- |
21750 |
|
| 1936 |
21751 |
- |
22650 |
Balanced Action |
| 1937 |
22651 |
- |
25600 |
|
| 1938 |
25601 |
- |
27650 |
|
| 1939 |
27651 |
- |
29300 |
|
| 1940 |
29301 |
- |
29750 |
|
| 1941 |
29751 |
- |
30500 |
|
| 1942 |
30501 |
- |
31150 |
|
| 1943 |
31151 |
- |
31580 |
|
| 1944 |
31581 |
- |
31850 |
|
| 1945 |
31851 |
- |
32350 |
|
| 1946 |
32351 |
- |
33700 |
|
| 1947 |
33701 |
- |
35800 |
|
| 1948 |
35801 |
- |
38500 |
Super Action |
| 1949 |
38501 |
- |
41500 |
|
| 1950 |
41501 |
- |
45100 |
|
| 1951 |
45101 |
- |
48300 |
|
| 1952 |
48301 |
- |
51800 |
|
| 1953 |
51801 |
- |
55200 |
|
| 1954 |
55201 |
- |
59000 |
Mark VI |
| 1955 |
59001 |
- |
63400 |
|
| 1956 |
63401 |
- |
68900 |
|
| 1957 |
68901 |
- |
74500 |
|
| 1958 |
74501 |
- |
80400 |
|
| 1959 |
80401 |
- |
85200 |
|
| 1960 |
85201 |
- |
91300 |
|
| 1961 |
91301 |
- |
97300 |
|
| 1962 |
97301 |
- |
104500 |
|
| 1963 |
104501 |
- |
112500 |
|
| 1964 |
112501 |
- |
121600 |
|
| 1965 |
121601 |
- |
131800 |
|
| 1966 |
131801 |
- |
141500 |
|
| 1967 |
141501 |
- |
152400 |
|
| 1968 |
152401 |
- |
162500 |
|
| 1969 |
162501 |
- |
173800 |
|
| 1970 |
173801 |
- |
184900 |
|
| 1971 |
184901 |
- |
196000 |
|
| 1972 |
196001 |
- |
208700 |
|
| 1973 |
208701 |
- |
220800 |
|
| 1974 |
220801 |
- |
233900 |
Mark VII |
| 1975 |
233901 |
- |
246800 |
|
| 1976 |
246801 |
- |
261100 |
|
| 1977 |
261101 |
- |
276100 |
|
| 1978 |
276101 |
- |
289700 |
|
| 1979 |
289701 |
- |
303100 |
|
| 1980 |
303101 |
- |
315500 |
|
| 1981 |
315501 |
- |
327300 |
Super Action 80 |
| 1982 |
327301 |
- |
340200 |
|
| 1983 |
340200 |
- |
353300 |
|
| 1984 |
353300 |
- |
366400 |
|
| 1985 |
366400 |
- |
378800 |
|
| 1986 |
378801 |
- |
391000 |
Super Action 80 - Series II |
| 1987 |
391001 |
- |
406000 |
|
| 1988 |
406001 |
- |
422500 |
|
| 1989 |
422501 |
- |
439600 |
|
| 1990 |
439601 |
- |
457500 |
|
| 1991 |
457501 |
- |
473600 |
|
| 1992 |
473601 |
- |
490000 |
|
| 1993 |
Unavailable |
- |
Unavailable |
|
| 1994 |
Unavailable |
- |
Unavailable |
|
| 1995 |
Unavailable |
- |
Unavailable |
Series III (Soprano) |
| 1996 |
Unavailable |
- |
Unavailable |
|
| 1997 |
Unavailable |
- |
Unavailable |
Series III (Ténor) |
| 1998 |
Unavailable |
- |
Unavailable |
|
| 1999 |
Unavailable |
- |
Unavailable |
Series III (Altor) |
| 2000 |
Unavailable |
- |
Unavailable |
|
Conn Saxophone Serial Numbers
| Year |
|
|
|
Notes |
| 1895 |
1 |
- |
1999 |
|
| 1896 |
2000 |
- |
2499 |
|
| 1897 |
2500 |
- |
2999 |
|
| 1898 |
3000 |
- |
3499 |
|
| 1899 |
3500 |
- |
3899 |
|
| 1900 |
3900 |
- |
4399 |
|
| 1901 |
4400 |
- |
5099 |
|
| 1902 |
5100 |
- |
6699 |
|
| 1903 |
6700 |
- |
8499 |
|
| 1904 |
8500 |
- |
9599 |
|
| 1905 |
9600 |
- |
10799 |
|
| 1906 |
10800 |
- |
11999 |
|
| 1907 |
12000 |
- |
12999 |
|
| 1908 |
13000 |
- |
15399 |
|
| 1909 |
15400 |
- |
17799 |
|
| 1910 |
17800 |
- |
21199 |
|
| 1911 |
21200 |
- |
22499 |
|
| 1912 |
22500 |
- |
24999 |
|
| 1913 |
25000 |
- |
29999 |
|
| 1914 |
30000 |
- |
Unavailable |
|
| 1915 |
Unavailable |
- |
34999 |
|
| 1916 |
35000 |
- |
39999 |
|
| 1917 |
40000 |
- |
Unavailable |
|
| 1918 |
Unavailable |
- |
49999 |
|
| 1919 |
50000 |
- |
57999 |
|
| 1920 |
58000 |
- |
63999 |
|
| 1921 |
64000 |
- |
82999 |
|
| 1922 |
83000 |
- |
101774 |
|
| 1923 |
101775 |
- |
124599 |
|
| 1924 |
124600 |
- |
145399 |
|
| 1925 |
145400 |
- |
167899 |
|
| 1926 |
167900 |
- |
193449 |
|
| 1927 |
193450 |
- |
209249 |
|
| 1928 |
209250 |
- |
224599 |
|
| 1929 |
224600 |
- |
237799 |
|
| 1930 |
237800 |
- |
244699 |
|
| 1931 |
244700 |
- |
249229 |
|
| 1932 |
249230 |
- |
256500 |
|
| 1933 |
256501 |
- |
259999 |
|
| 1934 |
260000 |
- |
263499 |
|
| 1935 |
263500 |
- |
270999 |
|
| 1936 |
271000 |
- |
277999 |
|
| 1937 |
278000 |
- |
283999 |
|
| 1938 |
284000 |
- |
284999 |
|
| 1939 |
285000 |
- |
288299 |
|
| 1940 |
288300 |
- |
295249 |
|
| 1941 |
295250 |
- |
304499 |
|
| 1942 |
304500 |
- |
309249 |
|
| 1943 |
309250 |
- |
309299 |
|
| 1944 |
309300 |
- |
310199 |
|
| 1945 |
310200 |
- |
313999 |
|
| 1946 |
314000 |
- |
319999 |
|
| 1947 |
320000 |
- |
327149 |
|
| 1948 |
327150 |
- |
332149 |
|
| 1949 |
332150 |
- |
337249 |
|
| 1950 |
337250 |
- |
241849 |
|
| 1951 |
341850 |
- |
Unavailable |
|
| 1952 |
Unavailable |
- |
354741 |
|
| 1953 |
354742 |
- |
359250 |
|
| 1954 |
359251 |
- |
500000 |
|
| 1955 |
500001 |
- |
571749 |
|
| 1956 |
571750 |
- |
652001 |
|
| 1957 |
652002 |
- |
718625 |
|
| 1958 |
718626 |
- |
779656 |
|
| 1959 |
779657 |
- |
834199 |
|
| 1960 |
834200 |
- |
898555 |
|
| 1961 |
898556 |
- |
949464 |
|
| 1962 |
949465 |
- |
|
|
| 1963 |
C00501 |
- |
|
|
| 1964 |
C73854 |
- |
|
|
| 1965 |
E54106 |
- |
|
|
| 1966 |
H31247 |
- |
|
|
| 1967 |
K35274 |
- |
|
|
| 1968 |
L20454 |
- |
|
|
| 1969 |
"M" prefix |
- |
|
|
| 1970 |
"N" prefix |
- |
|
|
| 1971 |
"P" prefix |
- |
|
|
| 1972 |
"R" prefix |
- |
|
|
| 1973 |
Unavailable |
- |
Unavailable |
|
| 1974 |
Unavailable |
- |
Unavailable |
|
| 1975 |
Unavailable |
- |
Unavailable |
|
| 1976 |
83000 |
- |
89496 |
|
| 1977 |
91314 |
- |
98992 |
|
| 1978 |
98993 |
- |
111820 |
|
| 1979 |
111821 |
- |
128691 |
|
| 1980 |
145001 |
- |
145001 |
|
| 1981 |
154753 |
- |
154953 |
|
| 1982 |
154954 |
- |
170073 |
|
| 1983 |
170074 |
- |
184336 |
|
| 1984 |
184337 |
- |
201207 |
|
| 1985 |
201208 |
- |
221243 |
|
| 1986 |
221244 |
- |
240141 |
|
| 1987 |
240142 |
- |
261465 |
From 1987 onwards, the two-digit prefix number plus 50 will give you the year of manufacture on all Conn Saxophones and products. |
| 1988 |
261466 |
- |
|
|
Buescher Saxophone Serial Numbers
| Year |
|
|
|
Notes |
| 1905 |
5000 |
- |
5619 |
|
| 1906 |
5620 |
- |
6609 |
|
| 1907 |
6610 |
- |
7807 |
|
| 1908 |
7808 |
- |
8579 |
|
| 1909 |
8580 |
- |
11249 |
|
| 1910 |
11250 |
- |
13684 |
|
| 1911 |
13685 |
- |
15869 |
|
| 1912 |
15870 |
- |
18177 |
|
| 1913 |
18178 |
- |
22859 |
|
| 1914 |
22860 |
- |
25102 |
|
| 1915 |
25103 |
- |
28874 |
|
| 1916 |
28875 |
- |
32349 |
|
| 1917 |
32350 |
- |
37539 |
|
| 1918 |
37540 |
- |
46974 |
|
| 1919 |
46975 |
- |
61254 |
|
| 1920 |
61255 |
- |
78524 |
The 'TrueTone' model was one of the most popular saxophones of the 1920's. |
| 1921 |
78525 |
- |
99274 |
|
| 1922 |
99275 |
- |
125749 |
|
| 1923 |
125750 |
- |
150249 |
|
| 1924 |
150250 |
- |
175274 |
|
| 1925 |
175275 |
- |
202349 |
|
| 1926 |
202350 |
- |
222174 |
The 'TrueTone' was updated in 1926 with the addition of a front F key. |
| 1927 |
222175 |
- |
235249 |
|
| 1928 |
235250 |
- |
245274 |
|
| 1929 |
245275 |
- |
255249 |
|
| 1930 |
255250 |
- |
260124 |
1930 marked the introduction of the 'New Aristocrat'. |
| 1931 |
260125 |
- |
264024 |
|
| 1932 |
264025 |
- |
265522 |
|
| 1933 |
265523 |
- |
267355 |
|
| 1934 |
267356 |
- |
268970 |
|
| 1935 |
268971 |
- |
272895 |
|
| 1936 |
272896 |
- |
279299 |
|
| 1937 |
279300 |
- |
284417 |
|
| 1938 |
284418 |
- |
288023 |
|
| 1939 |
288024 |
- |
291335 |
|
| 1940 |
291336 |
- |
294124 |
1940 marked the introduction of the Aristocrat commonly known as the 'Big B Aristocrat'. |
| 1941 |
294125 |
- |
297526 |
|
| 1942 |
297527 |
- |
302999 |
|
| 1945 |
303000 |
- |
311999 |
The 'Buescher 400' was their most advanced professional entry into the saxophone market and was the highlight of their resumption of production after World War 2. |
| 1948 |
312000 |
- |
315999 |
|
| 1949 |
316000 |
- |
325999 |
|
| 1950 |
326000 |
- |
336999 |
|
| 1951 |
337000 |
- |
346999 |
|
| 1952 |
347000 |
- |
349999 |
|
| 1955 |
350000 |
- |
359999 |
|
| 1960 |
360000 |
- |
380999 |
|
| 1963 |
381000 |
- |
408817 |
Buescher is purchased by Selmer USA |
| 1965 |
408818 |
- |
519999 |
After Buescher was purchased by Selmer, the '400' eventually became the 'Signet' and the 'Aristocrat' became the 'Bundy'. |
| 1970 |
520000 |
- |
629999 |
|
| 1975 |
630000 |
- |
784999 |
|
| 1980 |
785000 |
- |
874999 |
|
| 1983 |
875000 |
- |
|
|
Martin Saxophone Serial Numbers
| Year |
|
|
Notes |
| 1919 |
17221 |
|
|
| 1920 |
19482 |
|
|
| 1921 |
19933 |
|
|
| 1921 |
23781 |
|
|
| 1922 |
29942 |
|
|
| 1923 |
34838 |
|
|
| 1924 |
40644 |
|
|
| 1925 |
48489 |
152342 |
|
| |
54853 |
|
|
| 1926 |
67852 |
162852 |
|
| |
|
172051 |
|
| 1927 |
79254 |
|
|
| 1928 |
86687 |
|
|
| 1929 |
*192536 |
1027 |
*first digit dropped on most serial numbers |
| 1930 |
98324 |
2982 |
|
| 1931 |
101622 |
7119 |
|
| 1932 |
105096 |
|
|
| 1933 |
106546 |
|
|
| 1934 |
108301 |
|
|
| 1935 |
10758 |
111253 |
|
| 1936 |
14526 |
116551 |
|
| 1937 |
15396 |
118038 |
|
| 1938 |
18861 |
126998 |
|
| 1939 |
20563 |
132070 |
|
| 1940 |
23231 |
136040 |
|
| 1941 |
24572 |
140199 |
|
| 1942 |
26643 |
144455 |
|
| 1943 |
|
145322 |
|
| 1944 |
|
|
|
| 1945 |
|
145352 |
|
| 1946 |
|
154289 |
|
| 1947 |
|
161520 |
|
| 1948 |
|
165326 |
|
| 1949 |
|
170395 |
|
| 1950 |
|
172215 |
|
| |
|
172449 first Imperial |
|
| 1951 |
|
175140 |
|
| 1952 |
41693 |
179317 |
|
| 1953 |
45824 Indiana |
183125 |
|
| 1954 |
49586 Indiana |
187614 |
|
| 1955 |
|
193747 |
|
| 1956 |
56162 |
196213 |
|
| 1957 |
66719 |
203809 |
|
| 1958 |
66727 |
201917 |
|
| 1959 |
70988 |
205377 |
|
| 1960 |
76224 |
209089 |
|
| 1961 |
81885 |
211675 |
|
| 1962 |
87850 |
213999 |
|
| 1963 |
|
218855 |
|
Yanagisawa Saxophone Serial Numbers
| Year |
|
|
|
| 1980 |
0 |
- |
00102143 |
| 1981 |
00102144 |
- |
00106981 |
| 1982 |
00106982 |
- |
00111892 |
| 1983 |
00111893 |
- |
00117142 |
| 1984 |
00117143 |
- |
00122663 |
| 1985 |
00122664 |
- |
00128485 |
| 1986 |
00128486 |
- |
00134903 |
| 1987 |
00134904 |
- |
00141658 |
| 1988 |
00141659 |
- |
00148774 |
| 1989 |
00148775 |
- |
00156006 |
| 1990 |
00156007 |
- |
00162968 |
| 1991 |
00162969 |
- |
00170073 |
| 1992 |
00170074 |
- |
00177117 |
| 1993 |
00177118 |
- |
00184318 |
