AMATI | |||
Serial Number from | Serial Number to | Year of Manuf. | Comments |
0 | 27200 | 1945-59 | TONEKING
(From #0 -
#20.000) : 1945-1955 / CLASSIC (From
#20.000) |
27200 | 55500 | 1960-64 | CLASSIC (Ends #37.000)
/ SUPER CLASSIC (From #37.000) |
55500 | 83700 | 1965-69 | SUPER
CLASSIC
/ CLASSIC DE LUXE |
83700 | 112000 | 1970-74 | ------------------------
"
-------------------------- |
112000 | 140200 | 1975-79 | ------------------------ " -------------------------- |
140200 | 168500 | 1980-84 | ------------------------ " -------------------------- |
168500 | 196700 | 1985-89 | ------------------------ " -------------------------- |
196700 | 326700 | 1990-94 | ------------------------ " -------------------------- |
BUESCHER | |||
|
|||
Serial Number from | Serial Number to | Year of Manuf. | Comments |
0 | 5000 | 1905 | TRUE TONE
Series I |
5001 | 5620 | 1906 | TRUE TONE
Series Ia |
5621 | 6610 | 1907 | ------------- "
-------------- |
6611 | 7808 | 1908 | ------------- " -------------- |
7809 | 8580 | 1909 | ------------- " -------------- |
8581 | 11250 | 1910 | ------------- " -------------- |
11251 | 13685 | 1911 | ------------- " -------------- |
13686 | 15870 | 1912 | ------------- " -------------- |
15871 | 18178 | 1913 | ------------- " -------------- |
18179 | 22860 | 1914 | ------------- " -------------- |
22861 | 25103 | 1915 | ------------- " -------------- |
25104 | 28875 | 1916 | ------------- " -------------- |
28876 | 32350 | 1917 | TRUE TONE Series II |
32351 | 37540 | 1918 | ------------- " -------------- |
37541 | 46975 | 1919 | ------------- " -------------- |
46976 | 61255 | 1920 | ------------- " -------------- |
61256 | 78525 | 1921 | ------------- " -------------- |
78526 | 99275 | 1922 | ------------- " -------------- |
99276 | 125750 | 1923 | ------------- " -------------- |
125751 | 150250 | 1924 | ------------- " -------------- |
150251 | 175275 | 1925 | ------------- " -------------- |
175276 | 202350 | 1926 | TRUE TONE
Series
II
(Ends #200.000)
/ TRUE TONE Series III (From #
200.000) |
202351 | 222175 | 1927 | TRUE TONE Series III (Ends # 220.000) / TRUE TONE Series IV (From # 220.000) |
222176 | 235250 | 1928 | TRUE TONE Series IV |
235251 | 245250 | 1929 | ------------- " -------------- |
245251 | 255275 | 1930 | ------------- " -------------- |
255276 | 260125 | 1931 | TRUE TONE Series IV (Ends #260.000) / THE NEW ARISTOCRAT (From #267.000) |
260126 | 264025 | 1932 | THE NEW ARISTOCRAT |
264026 | 265523 | 1933 | -------------- " ----------------- |
265524 | 267356 | 1934 | -------------- " ----------------- |
267357 | 268971 | 1935 | |
268972 | 272896 | 1936 | THE NEW ARISTOCRAT (Ends #270.000) / ARISTOCRAT Series I (From #270.000) / TRUE TONE Custom Built (From #270.000) |
272897 | 279300 | 1937 | ARISTOCRAT Series I / TRUE TONE Custom Built |
279301 | 284418 | 1938 | -----------------------------------
"
--------------------------------------- |
284419 | 288024 | 1939 | ----------------------------------- " --------------------------------------- |
288025 | 291336 | 1940 | ----------------------------------- " --------------------------------------- |
291337 | 294125 | 1941 | ARISTOCRAT Series I (Ends #294.000) / TRUE TONE Custom Built (Ends #294.000) / ARISTOCRAT "Big B" (From #294.000) |
294126 | 297527 | 1942 | 400 SERIES - "TOP HAT & CANE" (From# ~ 297.000) / ARISTOCRAT "Big B" |
- | - | 1943 | 400 SERIES - "TOP HAT & CANE" |
- | - | 1944 | --------------------
"
----------------------- |
- | - | 1945 | -------------------- " ----------------------- |
- | - | 1946 | -------------------- " ----------------------- |
- | - | 1947 | -------------------- " ----------------------- |
- | 312000 | 1948 | -------------------- " ----------------------- |
312001 | 316000 | 1949 | -------------------- " ----------------------- |
316001 | 326000 | 1950 | |
326001 | 337000 | 1951 | 400
SERIES - "TOP HAT & CANE" / ARISTOCRAT
Series
III (From #330.000) |
337001 | 347000 | 1952 | 400 SERIES - "TOP HAT & CANE" / ARISTOCRAT Series III |
- | - | 1953 | ----------------------------------------
"
----------------------------------------- |
- | - | 1954 | ---------------------------------------- " ----------------------------------------- |
- | 351000 | 1955 | 400 SERIES - "TOP HAT &
CANE" / ARISTOCRAT
Series
III (Ends #351.000) / 400
SERIES -
"SUPER 400" (From
#350.000) |
- | - | 1956 | 400 SERIES - "TOP HAT & CANE" (Ends #358.000) / 400 SERIES - "SUPER 400" / ARISTOCRAT Series IV (From #352.000) |
- | - | 1957 | 400 SERIES
"SUPER 400" / ARISTOCRAT
Series IV |
- | - | 1958 | -------------------------------- "
------------------------------------- |
- | - | 1959 | 400 SERIES
"SUPER 400" / ARISTOCRAT
Series
IV / 400 SERIES -
(Post Top Hat & Cane) (From #359.000) |
- | 360000 | 1960 | 400 SERIES "SUPER 400" / ARISTOCRAT Series IV / 400 SERIES - (Post Top Hat & Cane) |
- | - | 1961 | ------------------------------------------------------------- " ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
- | - | 1962 | ------------------------------------------------------------- " ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
- | 382000 | 1963 | 400 SERIES "SUPER
400" / ARISTOCRAT
Series IV (Ends #382.000)
/ 400
SERIES -
(Post Top Hat & Cane) (Ends #381.000) |
Company acquired by Selmer 1964 | |||
0 | 408818 | 1965 | 400 SERIES -
(Selmer 1.gen)
(From# ~ 406.000) |
408819 | 520000 | 1970 | 400 SERIES - (Selmer 1.gen) |
520001 | 630000 | 1975 | 400 SERIES -
(Selmer 1.gen) (Ends ~ #556.000) |
630001 | 785000 | 1980 | 400 SERIES -
Selmer 2.gen (From ~ 638.000) |
785001 | 875000 | 1983 | 400 SERIES - Selmer 2.gen (Ends ~ 710.000) |
BUFFET | |||
Serial Number from | Serial Number to | Year of Manuf. | Comments |
1 |
244 |
1868 |
BUFFET-CRAMPON
MODEL |
245 |
792 |
1870 |
-----------------
"
-------------------- |
793 |
1060 |
1872 |
-----------------
"
-------------------- |
1061 |
1971 |
1875 |
-----------------
"
-------------------- |
1972 |
2493 |
1876 |
-----------------
"
-------------------- |
2494 |
2788 |
1877 |
-----------------
"
-------------------- |
2789 |
3444 |
1879 |
-----------------
"
-------------------- |
3445 |
3820 |
1880 |
-----------------
"
-------------------- |
3820 |
4119 |
1881 |
-----------------
"
-------------------- |
4120 |
4654 |
1882 |
-----------------
"
-------------------- |
4655 |
5224 |
1883 |
-----------------
"
-------------------- |
5225 |
5776 |
1884 |
-----------------
"
-------------------- |
5777 |
6227 |
1885 |
-----------------
"
-------------------- |
6228 |
8200 |
1889 |
EVETTE-SCHAEFFER
MODEL |
8200 |
8500 |
1890 |
------------------
"
-------------------- |
8501 |
9499 |
1892 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
9500 |
10500 |
1894 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
10501 |
11499 |
1896 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
11500 |
12000 |
1897 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
12001 |
12499 |
1898 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
12500 |
13500 |
1900 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
13501 |
13999 |
1901 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
14000 |
15000 |
1903 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
15001 |
15500 |
1904 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
15501 |
16500 |
1905 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
16501 |
17500 |
1907 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
17501 |
18500 |
1909 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
18501 |
19500 |
1910 |
EVETTE-SCHAEFFER
MODEL
/ APOGEE MODEL |
19501 | 20000 |
1911 | --------------------------------- " ----------------------------------- |
20001 |
20500 |
1912 |
--------------------------------- " ----------------------------------- |
20501 |
22000 |
1913 |
--------------------------------- " ----------------------------------- |
22000 |
22500 |
1914 |
---------------------------------
"
----------------------------------- |
22501 |
23000 |
1916 |
--------------------------------- " ----------------------------------- |
23001 |
23500 |
1917 |
---------------------------------
"
----------------------------------- |
23501 |
24000 |
1918 |
--------------------------------- " ----------------------------------- |
24000 |
24500 |
1920 |
--------------------------------- " ----------------------------------- |
24501 |
24500 |
1921 |
--------------------------------- " ----------------------------------- |
24501 |
26000 |
1922 |
--------------------------------- " ----------------------------------- |
26001 |
26500 |
1923 |
--------------------------------- " ----------------------------------- |
26501 |
27000 |
1924 |
--------------------------------- " ----------------------------------- |
27001 |
28000 |
1925 |
--------------------------------- " ----------------------------------- |
28001 |
28500 |
1926 |
--------------------------------- " ----------------------------------- |
28501 |
29424 |
1927 |
--------------------------------- " ----------------------------------- |
29425 |
30000 |
1928,29,30 |
|
30000 |
35999 |
1930-39 |
BUFFET-POWELL
MODEL |
1 |
2924 |
1950,51 |
DYNACTION
MODEL |
2925 |
3114 |
1952 |
------------ "
------------- |
3115 |
3389 |
1953 |
------------ " ------------- |
3390 |
3762 |
1954 |
------------ " ------------- |
3763 |
4225 |
1955 |
------------ " ------------- |
4226 |
4816 |
1956 |
------------ " ------------- |
4817 |
5391 |
1957 |
SUPER
DYNACTION MODEL |
5392 |
6171 |
1958 |
------------------
"
-------------------- |
6172 |
6807 |
1959 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
6808 |
7415 |
1960 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
7416 |
8655 |
1961 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
8656 |
9668 |
1962 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
9669 |
10063 |
1963 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
10064 |
11748 |
1964 |
------------------ " -------------------- |
11750 | 12778 | 1965 | ------------------ " -------------------- |
12779 | 13766 | 1966 | ------------------ " -------------------- |
13767 | 14487 | 1967 | ------------------ " -------------------- |
14488 | 15347 | 1968 | ------------------ " -------------------- |
15348 | 16323 | 1969 | ------------------ " -------------------- |
16324 | 17319 | 1970 | ------------------ " -------------------- |
17320 | 18445 | 1971 | ------------------ " -------------------- |
18446 | 19787 | 1972 | ------------------ " -------------------- |
19788 | 21441 | 1973 | S SERIES MODEL |
21442 | 22687 | 1974 | ---------- " ------------ |
22688 | 24417 | 1975 | ---------- " ------------ |
24418 | 26151 | 1976 | ---------- " ------------ |
26152 | 27280 | 1977 | ---------- " ------------ |
27281 | 28733 | 1978 | ---------- " ------------ |
28734 | 30190 | 1979 | ---------- " ------------ |
30191 | 31539 | 1980 | ---------- " ------------ |
31540 | 32961 | 1981 | ---------- " ------------ |
32962 | 33924 | 1982 | ---------- " ------------ |
33925 | 34664 | 1983 | ---------- " ------------ |
34665 | 35733 | 1984 | ---------- " ------------ |
CONN | |||
|
|||
Serial Number from | Serial Number to | Year of Manuf. | Comments |
0 |
1 |
1895 | WONDER IMPROVED High pitch
model (A=457
Hz) / WORCHESTER High pitch model (A=457 Hz) |
2 |
2000 | 1896 | -----------------------------------------------------------------
"
------------------------------------------------------------------ |
0 | 2500 | 1897 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- " ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
2501 | 3000 | 1898 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- " ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
3001 | 3500 | 1899 | WORCHESTER (Ends #3200) / WONDER IMPROVED |
3501 | 3900 | 1900 | WONDER IMPROVED |
3901 | 4400 | 1901 | -------------
"
-------------- |
4401 | 5100 | 1902 | ------------- " -------------- |
5101 | 6700 | 1903 | ------------- " -------------- |
6701 | 8500 | 1904 | ------------- " -------------- |
8501 | 9600 | 1905 | ------------- " -------------- |
9601 | 10800 | 1906 | ------------- " -------------- |
10801 | 12000 | 1907 | ------------- " -------------- |
12001 | 13000 | 1908 | ------------- " -------------- |
13001 | 15400 | 1909 | ------------- " -------------- |
15401 | 17800 | 1910 | NEW INVENTION (From
#16.000)
/ WONDER IMPROVED |
.17801 | 21200 | 1911 | NEW INVENTION /
WONDER IMPROVED |
21201 | 22500 | 1912 | --------------------------- " --------------------------- |
22501 | 25000 | 1913 | NEW INVENTION / WONDER IMPROVED High pitch model (A=457 Hz) (Ends# 25000) |
25001 | 30000 | 1914 | WONDER IMPROVED (Low pitch
model) |
- | - | 1915 | -------------------------- "
--------------------------- |
30001 | 35000 | 1916 | -------------------------- " --------------------------- |
35001 | 40000 | 1917 | NEW INVENTION (Ends #40.000) |
40001 | 50000 | 1919 | WONDER IMPROVED
(Ends #41.000) / NEW
WONDER Series I (From
#41.000) / NEW
WONDER
ARTIST SPECIAL (From # 41.000)
|
50001 | 58000 | 1920 | NEW WONDER Series I
/ NEW
WONDER ARTIST SPECIAL |
58001 | 64000 | 1921 | -------------------------------------
"
------------------------------------------- |
64001 | 83000 | 1922 | ------------------------------------- " ------------------------------------------- |
83001 | 101775 | 1923 | ------------------------------------- " ------------------------------------------- |
101776 | 124600 | 1924 | ------------------------------------- " ------------------------------------------- |
124601 | 145400 | 1925 | NEW
WONDER Series I (Ends #143.000)
/ NEW WONDER ARTIST SPECIAL
/
NEW WONDER VIRTUOSO DELUXE (From #
143.000) NEW WONDER Series II "CHU BERRY" (From #143.400) |
145401 | 167900 | 1926 | NEW
WONDER
ARTIST SPECIAL / NEW WONDER VIRTUOSO
DELUXE
/ NEW WONDER Series II "CHU BERRY" |
167901 | 193450 | 1927 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- " --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
193451 | 209250 | 1928 | NEW
WONDER
ARTIST SPECIAL / NEW WONDER VIRTUOSO
DELUXE
/ NEW WONDER Series II "CHU BERRY" /
22M - 24M (From
#209.000) |
209251 | 224600 | 1929 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- " --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
224601 | 237800 | 1930 | NEW WONDER ARTIST SPECIAL (Ends
#237.000) / NEW WONDER VIRTUOSO DELUXE (Ends
#237.000)
NEW WONDER Series II "CHU BERRY" (Ends # 237.000) / 22M - 24M (Ends #237.000) |
237801 | 244700 | 1931 | NEW WONDER "CHU BERRY" (Ends #237.800) / NEW WONDER "TRANSITIONAL" (From #240.000) |
244701 | 249230 | 1932 | NEW WONDER "TRANSITIONAL" |
249231 | 256501 | 1933 | -------------------- "
---------------------- |
256502 | 260000 | 1934 | -------------------- " ---------------------- |
260001 | 263500 | 1935 | NEW WONDER "TRANSITIONAL" (Ends
#263.000) / ARTIST "NAKED LADY" (From
#263.000) /
CONNQUEROR 26M- 30M (From #263.000) |
263501 | 271000 | 1936 | ARTIST "NAKED LADY" / CONNQUEROR
26M-
30M |
271001 | 278000 | 1937 | ---------------------------------- "
--------------------------------------- |
278001 | 284000 | 1938 | ---------------------------------- " --------------------------------------- |
284001 | 285000 | 1939 | ---------------------------------- " --------------------------------------- |
285001 | 288300 | 1940 | ---------------------------------- " --------------------------------------- |
288301 | 295250 | 1941 | ---------------------------------- " --------------------------------------- |
295251 | 304500 | 1942 | ---------------------------------- " --------------------------------------- |
304501 | 309250 | 1943 | ---------------------------------- " --------------------------------------- |
309251 | 309300 | 1944 | ARTIST "NAKED LADY" / CONNQUEROR
26M-
30M (Ends #309.000) |
309301 | 310200 | 1945 | ARTIST "NAKED LADY" |
310201 | 314000 | 1946 | -------------- " ---------------- |
314001 | 320000 | 1947 | -------------- " ---------------- |
320001 | 327150 | 1948 | ARTIST "NAKED LADY" (Straight
tone hole introduced) |
327151 | 332150 | 1949 | CONNSTELLATION 28M (From
#330.000) |
332151 | 337250 | 1950 | ARTIST "NAKED LADY" / CONNSTELLATION 28M |
337251 | 341850 | 1951 | ---------------------------------- "
------------------------------------ |
341851 | 341851 | 1952 | ---------------------------------- " ------------------------------------ |
341852 | 354742 | 1953 | ARTIST "NAKED LADY" / CONNSTELLATION 28M (Ends #345.000) |
354743 | 359251 | 1954 | ARTIST "NAKED LADY" |
359252 | 500001 | 1955 | -------------- " ---------------- |
500002 | 571750 | 1956 | ARTIST "NAKED LADY" / DIRECTOR
14M
& 16M (From #500.000) |
571751 | 652002 | 1957 | ARTIST "NAKED LADY" / DIRECTOR 14M & 16M |
652003 | 718626 | 1958 | ----------------------------------- "
-------------------------------- |
718627 | 779657 | 1959 | ----------------------------------- " -------------------------------- |
0 | 834200 | 1960 | Production moved to Mexico 1960 ("Naked Lady" Redesigned model with wire keyguards) |
834201 | 898556 | 1961 | ARTIST "NAKED LADY" / DIRECTOR 14M & 16M |
898557 | 949465 | 1962 | ----------------------------------- " -------------------------------- |
C00501 | 1963 | ----------------------------------- " -------------------------------- | |
C73854 | 1964 | ----------------------------------- " -------------------------------- | |
E54106 | 1965 | ----------------------------------- " -------------------------------- | |
H31247 | 1966 | ----------------------------------- " -------------------------------- | |
K35274 | 1967 | ----------------------------------- " -------------------------------- | |
L20454 | 1968 | ----------------------------------- " -------------------------------- | |
1969 |
----------------------------------- " -------------------------------- | ||
1970 |
----------------------------------- " -------------------------------- | ||
1971 | The last saxophone is produced in Elkhart and the Conn-made "pro" horns are discontinued | ||
COUESNON | |||
For all
instruments
prior to appx. 1937, there is a grenade fruit
("pineapple") with a
number inside it stamped on the horn's bell. That number is the year of manufacture, For example "8" would mean "made in 1908". |
|||
DOLNET | |||
The last saxophone is produced in Elkhart and the Conn-made "pro" horns are discontinued | |||
Serial Number from | Serial Number to | Year of Manuf. | Comments |
1 | 1200 | 1935-40 | SERIES I : 1935-1940 (Ser# 1 - 1200) |
1200 | 34000 | 1940-50 | SERIES II : 1940-1950 (Ser# 1200 - 34K) |
34000 | 40000 | 1951-52 | BEL AIR : 1950-1970 (Ser# 34K - 80K) |
40000 | 45000 | 1952-53 | IMPERIAL : 1952-1953 (Ser# 40K - 45K) |
45000 | 80000 | 1953-70 | M70 : 1970-1980 (Ser# 80K - 100K) |
80000 | 100000 | 1970-80 | UNIVERSAL : 1980-1984 (Ser# UNKNOWN - UNKNOWN) |
HOLTON | |||
Serial Number from | Serial Number to | Year of Manuf. | Comments |
1 | 700 | 1917 | |
701 | 2170 | 1918 | |
2171 | 4302 | 1919 | |
4303 | 6460 | 1920 | |
6461 | 9320 | 1921 | |
9321 | 12336 | 1922 | |
12337 | 15482 | 1923 | |
15483 | 18690 | 1924 | |
18691 | 23386 | 1925 | |
23387 | 27788 | 1926 | |
27789 | 30981 | 1927 | |
30982 | 33895 | 1928 | |
33896 | 36654 | 1929 | |
36655 | 38576 | 1930 | |
38577 | 40250 | 1931 | |
111099 | 113899 | 1932 | |
113990 | 114999 | 1933 | |
115000 | 117299 | 1934 | |
117300 | 118599 | 1935 | |
120600 | 120599 | 1936 | |
120600 | 122899 | 1937 | |
122900 | 125849 | 1938 | |
125850 | 132799 | 1939 | |
132800 | 140099 | 1940 | |
140100 | 151299 | 1941 | |
151300 | 154199 | 1942 | |
154200 | 154699 | 1943 | |
154900 | 154899 | 1944 | |
154900 | 156099 | 1945 | |
156100 | 165599 | 1946 | |
165600 | 181999 | 1947 | |
182000 | 198299 | 1948 | |
198300 | 210299 | 1949 | |
210300 | 220499 | 1950 | |
220500 | 232599 | 1951 | |
232600 | 243349 | 1952 | |
243350 | 254099 | 1953 | |
254100 | 268999 | 1954 | |
269000 | 281399 | 1955 | |
281400 | 293699 | 1956 | |
293700 | 307399 | 1957 | |
307400 | 315699 | 1958 | |
315700 | 326099 | 1959 | |
326100 | 337599 | 1960 | |
337600 | 348399 | 1961 | |
348400 | 358499 | 1962 | |
358500 | 373699 | 1963 | |
373700 | 388949 | 1964 | |
388950 | 403350 | 1965 | |
403351 | 435999 | 1966 | |
436000 | 455749 | 1967 | |
455750 | 467099 | 1968 | |
467100 | 483099 | 1969 | |
483100 | 496799 | 1970 | |
496800 | 504200 | 1971 | |
504201 | 519299 | 1972 | |
519300 | 524599 | 1973 | |
524600 | 529899 | 1974 | |
529900 | 535199 | 1975 | |
535200 | 541999 | 1976 | |
542000 | 548429 | 1977 | |
548430 | 553524 | 1978 | |
553525 | 558935 | 1979 | |
KEILWERTH | |||
Serial Number from | Serial Number to | Year of Manuf. | Comments |
1 | 1100 | 1930 | |
1101 | 1700 | 1931 | |
1701 | 2500 | 1932 | |
2501 | 3500 | 1933 | |
3501 | 5000 | 1934 | |
5001 | 7000 | 1935 | |
7001 | 9000 | 1936 | |
9001 | 11000 | 1937 | |
11001 | 13500 | 1938 | |
13501 | 16000 | 1939 | |
16001 | 17500 | 1940 | |
17501 | 18500 | 1941 | |
18501 | 19100 | 1942 | |
19101 | 19600 | 1943 | |
1944 | PRODUCTION ON HOLD 1944 | ||
19601 | 20000 | 1945 | |
1946 | PRODUCTION ON HOLD 1946 | ||
20001 | 20100 | 1947 | |
1948 | PRODUCTION ON HOLD 1948 | ||
20101 | 20350 | 1949 | |
20351 | 20750 | 1950 | |
20751 | 21350 | 1951 | |
21351 | 22150 | 1952 | |
22151 | 23150 | 1953 | |
23151 | 23350 | 1954 | |
23351 | 24750 | 1955 | |
24751 | 27750 | 1956 | |
27751 | 30750 | 1957 | |
30751 | 33750 | 1958 | |
33751 | 36750 | 1959 | |
36751 | 39750 | 1960 | |
39751 | 42750 | 1961 | |
42751 | 45750 | 1962 | |
45751 | 48750 | 1963 | |
48751 | 49800 | 1964 | |
49801 | 54750 | 1965 | |
54751 | 57750 | 1966 | |
57751 | 60750 | 1967 | |
60751 | 63750 | 1968 | |
63751 | 65600 | 1969 | |
65601 | 67450 | 1970 | |
67451 | 69300 | 1971 | |
69301 | 71150 | 1972 | |
71151 | 73000 | 1973 | |
73001 | 74450 | 1974 | |
74451 | 75900 | 1975 | |
75901 | 77350 | 1976 | |
77351 | 78800 | 1977 | |
78801 | 80250 | 1978 | |
80251 | 81700 | 1979 | |
81701 | 83150 | 1980 | |
83151 | 84600 | 1981 | |
84601 | 86050 | 1982 | |
86051 | 87500 | 1983 | |
87501 | 88950 | 1984 | |
88951 | 90400 | 1985 | |
90401 | 91425 | 1986 | |
91426 | 92450 | 1987 | |
92451 | 93475 | 1988 | |
93476 | 94500 | 1989 | |
94501 | 96000 | 1990 | |
KING | |||
Serial Number from | Serial Number to | Year of Manuf. | Comments |
0 | 50000 | 1915 | "KING" : Made 1916 - 1929 (Ser# 50K - 110K) |
50001 | 52799 | 1916 | VOLL-TRUE : Made 1929 - 1935 (Ser# 110K - 180K) |
52800 | 55599 | 1917 | ZEPHYR : Made 1935 - 1975 (Ser# 180K - 511K) |
55600 | 58399 | 1918 | SUPER 20 : Made 1945 - 1998 (Ser# 272K - 800K) |
58400 | 61199 | 1919 | |
61200 | 63999 | 1920 | |
64000 | 66799 | 1921 | |
66800 | 69599 | 1922 | |
69600 | 72399 | 1923 | |
72400 | 75199 | 1924 | |
50001 | 77999 | 1925 | |
78000 | 87599 | 1926 | |
87600 | 97199 | 1927 | |
97200 | 110000 | 1928 | |
110001 | 116399 | 1929 | |
78501 | 125999 | 1930 | |
126000 | 132999 | 1931 | |
133000 | 145200 | 1932 | |
145201 | 146999 | 1933 | |
147000 | 153999 | 1934 | |
154000 | 178999 | 1935 | |
179000 | 185999 | 1936 | |
186000 | 200000 | 1937 | |
200001 | 211999 | 1938 | |
212000 | 224999 | 1939 | |
225000 | 238999 | 1940 | |
239000 | 253999 | 1941 | |
254000 | 263999 | 1942 | |
- | - | 1943 | |
- | - | 1944 | |
- | - | 1945 | |
- | 272000 | 1945 | |
272001 | 276999 | 1946 | |
277000 | 286999 | 1947 | |
287000 | 296499 | 1948 | |
296500 | 301499 | 1949 | |
301500 | 307999 | 1950 | |
308000 | 316499 | 1951 | |
316500 | 321999 | 1952 | |
322000 | 329999 | 1953 | |
330000 | 336999 | 1954 | |
337000 | 339999 | 1955 | |
340000 | 345999 | 1956 | |
346000 | 351999 | 1957 | |
352000 | 357999 | 1958 | |
358000 | 363999 | 1959 | |
340001 | 369999 | 1960 | |
370000 | 377299 | 1961 | |
377300 | 384599 | 1962 | |
384600 | 391899 | 1963 | |
391900 | 399199 | 1964 | |
370001 | 406499 | 1965 | |
406500 | 416719 | 1966 | |
416720 | 426939 | 1967 | |
426940 | 437159 | 1968 | |
437160 | 447379 | 1969 | |
447380 | 457599 | 1970 | |
457600 | 468429 | 1971 | |
468430 | 479259 | 1972 | |
479260 | 490089 | 1973 | |
490090 | 500919 | 1974 | |
500920 | 511750 | 1975 | |
KOHLERT | |||
Serial Number from | Serial Number to | Year of Manuf. | Comments |
1 | 799 | 1901 | |
800 | 15999 | 1902 | |
16000 | 23999 | 1903 | |
24000 | 31999 | 1904 | |
32000 | 39999 | 1905 | |
40000 | 47999 | 1906 | |
48000 | 55999 | 1907 | |
56000 | 63999 | 1908 | |
64000 | 71999 | 1909 | Model
Introduced: HN White stencil (HN White stenciled Kohlert horns for a few years as their saxophone line before the King model was introduced. |
72000 | 79999 | 1910 | |
80000 | 87999 | 1911 | |
88000 | 95999 | 1912 | |
96000 | 103999 | 1913 | |
10400 | 111999 | 1914 | |
112000 | 119999 | 1915 | |
120000 | 127999 | 1916 | |
128000 | 135999 | 1917 | |
136000 | 143999 | 1918 | |
144000 | 151999 | 1919 | |
152000 | 159999 | 1920 | |
160000 | 167999 | 1921 | |
168000 | 175999 | 1922 | |
176000 | 183999 | 1923 | |
184000 | 191999 | 1924 | |
192000 | 199999 | 1925 | |
200000 | 209999 | 1926 | Model introduced : Model 1926 |
210000 | 214999 | 1927 | Model introduced : Model 1927 |
215000 | 221999 | 1928 | Model introduced : Model 1928 |
222000 | 229999 | 1929 | Model introduced : Model 1929 |
230000 | 234999 | 1930 | Model introduced : Model 1930-1934 |
235000 | 239999 | 1931 | |
240000 | 244999 | 1932 | |
245000 | 249999 | 1933 | |
250000 | 264999 | 1934 | |
265000 | 270249 | 1935 | Model introduced : VKS |
270250 | 275499 | 1936 | |
275500 | 280749 | 1937 | |
280750 | 286000 | 1938 | Model introduced : WWII |
286001 | 286019 | 1939 | |
286020 | 286029 | 1940 | |
286030 | 286039 | 1941 | |
286040 | 286049 | 1942 | |
286040 | 286049 | 1943 | |
286050 | 286059 | 1944 | Model introduced : Amati |
286060 | 286069 | 1945 | |
286070 | 286099 | 1946 | |
286100 | 1948 | A very small amount of
beveled-tone-hole
horns probably produced by/with Keilwerth. Keilwerth serial # probably used. |
|
1 | 1399 | 1949 | Model introduced : Winnenden |
1400 | 2799 | 1950 | |
2800 | 4199 | 1951 | |
4200 | 5599 | 1952 | |
5600 | 6999 | 1953 | |
7000 | 20999 | 1954 | |
21000 | 29899 | 1955 | Model introduced : 55 |
29900 | 34999 | 1956 | |
35000 | 54999 | 1957 | Model introduced : 57, Bixley (B&H Edgware/ Oxford stencils) |
55000 | 60999 | 1958 | |
61000 | 63999 | 1959 | Model introduced: 59 |
64000 | 66999 | 1960 | Model introduced : Kohlert |
67000 | 69999 | 1961 | |
70000 | 72999 | 1962 | |
73000 | 76999 | 1963 | |
77000 | 79999 | 1964 | |
80000 | 84999 | 1965 | |
85000 | 1966 | Official bankruptcy year / serial | |
85001 | 86499 | 1967 | |
86500 | 87999 | 1968 | |
88000 | 89499 | 1969 | |
89500 | 90999 | 1970 | |
91000 | 93999 | 1971 / 72 | |
94000 | 95499 | 1973 | |
95500 | 96999 | 1974 | |
97000 | 98499 | 1975 | |
98500 | 99999 | 1976 | |
100000 | - | 1977 | Approximate highets serial number |
MARTIN (Professional models) | |||
Serial Number from | Serial Number to | Year of Manuf. | Comments |
0 | 17221 | 1919 | HANDCRAFT
PHASE
I |
17222 | 19482 | 1920 | ------------- " ---------------- |
19482 | 23781 |
1921 | HANDCRAFT PHASE I (Ends at #20.000) - HANDCRAFT PHASE II (From #20.000) |
23782 | 29942 | 1922 | HANDCRAFT PHASE II |
29943 | 34838 | 1923 | -------------- " ---------------- |
34839 | 40644 | 1924 | -------------- " ---------------- |
40645 | 48489 | 1925 | -------------- " ---------------- |
48490 | 67852 | 1926 |
-------------- " ---------------- |
67853 | 79254 | 1927 |
-------------- " ---------------- |
79255 | 86687 | 1928 | HANDCRAFT PHASE II (Ends #81.000) & HANDCRAFT PHASE III (From #81.000) |
86688 | 92536 | 1929 | HANDCRAFT PHASE III |
92537 | 98324 | 1930 | HANDCRAFT PHASE III & MASTER "Typewriter" (From #94.000) |
98325 | 101622 | 1931 | ------------------------------- " --------------------------------- |
101623 | 105096 | 1932 | HANDCRAFT PHASE III
/ HANDCRAFT TROUBADOUR
(From
#102.000) / MASTER
"Typewriter"
(Ends at #102.000)
|
105097 | 106546 | 1933 | HANDCRAFT
PHASE III /
HANDCRAFT TROUBADOUR /
HANDCRAFT IMPERIAL (From #106.000) |
106547 | 108000 | 1934 | ------------------------------------------------------ " ------------------------------------------------------------ |
108000 |
108301 |
1934 |
HANDCRAFT
PHASE III (Ends #108.000) / HANDCRAFT
TROUBADOUR
(Ends #108.000) / HANDCRAFT IMPERIAL |
108302 | 111253 | 1935 | HANDCRAFT TROUBADOUR (Ends
#109.000) / HANDCRAFT IMPERIAL |
111254 | 116551 | 1936 | HANDCRAFT
IMPERIAL
(Ends #116.000) / HANDCRAFT COMMITEE I
"Searchlight" (From #114.000) / HANDCRAFT
STANDARD
(From #112.000) |
116552 | 118038 | 1937 | HANDCRAFT COMMITEE I "Searchlight" / HANDCRAFT STANDARD |
118039 | 126998 | 1938 | HANDCRAFT COMMITEE I "Searchlight" / HANDCRAFT STANDARD / HANDCRAFT STANDARD SPECIAL (From #122.000) |
126999 | 132070 | 1939 | HANDCRAFT COMMITEE I
"Searchlight"
(Ends #130.000) & HANDCRAFT COMMITEE II "Lion
& Crown"
(From #127.000) / HANDCRAFT STANDARD- &
SPEC. |
132071 | 136040 | 1940 | HANDCRAFT COMMITEE II "Lion
&
Crown" / HANDCRAFT STANDARD- & STANDARD
SPECIAL |
136041 | 140199 | 1941 | HANDCRAFT COMMITEE II "Lion
&
Crown" & CENTENNIAL (From #137.000)
/ HANDCRAFT
STANDARD- & STANDARD SPECIAL |
140200 | 144455 | 1942 | H. COMM. II "Lion & Crown"
(Ends #143.000) & THE MARTIN COMM. III (From
#144.000) / H. STD.- & SPEC. (Ends
#143.000) / CENTENNIAL (Ends #143.000) |
144456 | 145322 | 1943 | THE MARTIN COMMITEE III |
1944 | Production stop 1944 | ||
145352 | 1945 | THE MARTIN COMMITEE III | |
145353 | 154289 | 1946 | ---------------- " -------------------- |
154289 | 161520 | 1947 | ---------------- " -------------------- |
161521 | 165326 | 1948 | ---------------- " -------------------- |
165327 | 170395 | 1949 | ---------------- " -------------------- |
170396 | 172215 | 1950 | ---------------- " -------------------- |
172216 | 175140 | 1951 | ---------------- " -------------------- |
175141 | 179317 | 1952 | ---------------- " -------------------- |
179318 | 183125 | 1953 | ---------------- " -------------------- |
183126 | 187614 | 1954 | ---------------- " -------------------- |
187615 | 193747 | 1955 | ---------------- " -------------------- |
193748 | 196213 | 1956 | ---------------- " -------------------- |
196214 | 201917 | 1957 | THE MARTIN COMMITEE III
/
THE MARTIN MAGNA (From #200.000) |
201918 | 203809 | 1958 | -----------------------------------
"
------------------------------------- |
203810 | 205377 | 1959 | ----------------------------------- " ------------------------------------- |
205378 | 209089 | 1960 | ----------------------------------- " ------------------------------------- |
209090 | 211675 | 1961 | ----------------------------------- " ------------------------------------- |
211676 | 213999 | 1962 | THE MARTIN COMMITEE III / THE MARTIN MAGNA / MARTIN "The official music man model" (From #212.000) |
214000 | 218855 | 1963 | THE MARTIN COMMITEE III (Ends
#218.000)
/ THE MARTIN MAGNA (Ends #218.000)
/ MARTIN "The official music man model" (Ends
#218.000) |
1964 |
In 1964, Wurlitzer bought the rights of Martin. including registered trademarks, copyrights, patents, engineering records and tools. | ||
1971 | In 1971 Leblanc (The french company that markets Vito and Yanigasawa, took over the rights ,they used the Martin name to sell Yanigasawa build saxes. | ||
|
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MARTIN (Cont.) Student (S) / Intermediate models (I) | |||
|
|||
Serial Number from | Serial Number to | Year of Manuf. | Comments |
0 | 1027 | 1929 | |
1028 | 2982 | 1930 | |
2983 | 7119 | 1931 | |
1932 | |||
1933 | |||
1934 | |
||
10758 | 1935 | HOME | |
10759 | 14526 | 1936 | -- " -- |
14527 | 15396 | 1937 | -- " -- |
15397 | 18861 | 1938 | |
18862 | 20563 | 1939 | |
20564 | 23231 | 1940 | |
23232 | 24572 | 1941 | |
24573 | 26643 | 1942 | INDIANA (From #26.000) |
1943 | INDIANA | ||
1944 | Production stop 1944 | ||
1945 | INDIANA | ||
1946 | ------"------- | ||
1947 | ------"------- | ||
1948 | ------"------- | ||
1949 | ------"------- | ||
1950 | INDIANA / IMPERIAL |
||
1951 | -------------"--------------- | ||
41693 | 1952 | -------------"--------------- | |
41694 | 45824 | 1953 | -------------"--------------- |
45825 | 49586 | 1954 | -------------"--------------- |
49587 | 1955 | -------------"--------------- | |
56162 | 1956 | -------------"--------------- | |
56163 | 66719 | 1957 | -------------"--------------- |
66720 | 66727 | 1958 | -------------"--------------- |
66728 | 70988 | 1959 | -------------"--------------- |
70989 | 76224 | 1960 | -------------"--------------- |
76225 | 81885 | 1961 | INDIANA / MEDALIST (From
#81.000) |
81886 | 87850 | 1962 | -------------- "
---------------- |
1963 | INDIANA (Ends #90.000) / MEDALIST-
&
IMPERIAL (Continues under Wurlitzer until 1970) |
||
1964 | In 1964, Wurlitzer bought the rights of Martin. including registered trademarks, copyrights, patents, engineering records and tools. | ||
1971 |
In 1971 Leblanc (The french company that markets Vito and Yanigasawa, took over the rights ,they used the Martin name to sell Yanigasawa build saxes. | ||
SELMER PARIS | |||
Serial Number from | Serial Number to | Year of Manuf. | Comments |
750 | 1400 | 1922 | MODELE 22 |
1401 | 2350 | 1923 | ------- " ------- |
2351 | 3350 | 1924 | ------- " ------- |
3351 | 4450 | 1925 | ------- " ------- |
4451 | 5600 | 1926 | MODELE 26 |
5601 | 7850 | 1927 | ------- " ------- |
7851 | 9700 | 1928 | ------- " ------- |
9701 | 11950 | 1929 | ------- " ------- |
11951 | 14000 | 1930 | "CIGAR CUTTER" / "SUPER SAX" |
14001 | 15750 | 1931 | -------------------- "
----------------------- |
15751 | 17250 | 1932 | -------------------- " ----------------------- |
17251 | 18700 | 1933 | -------------------- " ----------------------- |
18701 | 20100 | 1934 | RADIO IMPROVED |
20101 | 21750 | 1935 | ------------ " ------------- |
21751 | 22650 | 1936 | BALANCED ACTION |
22651 | 25600 | 1937 | ----------- " ------------ |
25601 | 27650 | 1938 | ----------- " ------------ |
27651 | 29300 | 1939 | ----------- " ------------ |
29301 | 29750 | 1940 | ----------- " ------------ |
29751 | 30500 | 1941 | ----------- " ------------ |
30501 | 31150 | 1942 | ----------- " ------------ |
31151 | 31580 | 1943 | ----------- " ------------ |
31581 | 31850 | 1944 | ----------- " ------------ |
31851 | 32350 | 1945 | ----------- " ------------ |
32351 | 33700 | 1946 | ----------- " ------------ |
33701 | 38801 | 1947 | BALANCED ACTION (Ends
#35.800) / SUPER BALANCED ACTION (From
#35.801) |
38802 | 38500 | 1948 | SUPER BALANCED ACTION |
38501 | 41500 | 1949 | ---------------- "
------------------- |
41501 | 45100 | 1950 | ---------------- " ------------------- |
45101 | 48300 | 1951 | ---------------- " ------------------- |
48301 | 51800 | 1952 | ---------------- " ------------------- |
51801 | 55200 | 1953 | ---------------- " ------------------- |
55201 | 59000 | 1954 | MARK VI (*) |
59001 | 63400 | 1955 | ----- " ----- |
63401 | 68900 | 1956 | ----- " ----- |
68901 | 74500 | 1957 | ----- " ----- |
74501 | 80400 | 1958 | ----- " ----- |
80401 | 85200 | 1959 | ----- " ----- |
85201 | 91300 | 1960 | ----- " ----- |
91301 | 97300 | 1961 | ----- " ----- |
97301 | 104500 | 1962 | ----- " ----- |
104501 | 112500 | 1963 | ----- " ----- |
112501 | 121600 | 1964 | ----- " ----- |
121601 | 131800 | 1965 | ----- " ----- |
131801 | 141500 | 1966 | ----- " ----- |
141501 | 152400 | 1967 | ----- " ----- |
152401 | 162500 | 1968 | ----- " ----- |
162501 | 173800 | 1969 | ----- " ----- |
173801 | 184900 | 1970 | ----- " ----- |
184901 | 196000 | 1971 | ----- " ----- |
196001 | 208700 | 1972 | ----- " ----- |
208701 | 220800 | 1973 | ----- " ----- |
220801 | 233900 | 1974 | MARK VI (Ends
#231.000)
/ MARK VII (From #231.001) |
233901 | 246800 | 1975 | MARK VII |
246801 | 261100 | 1976 | ----- " ----- |
261101 | 276100 | 1977 | ----- " ----- |
276101 | 289700 | 1978 | ----- " ----- |
289701 | 303100 | 1979 | ----- " ----- |
303101 | 315500 | 1980 | ----- " ----- |
315501 | 327300 | 1981 | SUPER ACTION 80 |
327301 | 340200 | 1982 | ----------- " ------------ |
340201 | 353300 | 1983 | ----------- " ------------ |
353301 | 366400 | 1984 | ----------- " ------------ |
366401 | 378800 | 1985 | ----------- " ------------ |
NOTE (*) : The Mark VI Soprano, Baritone, and Bass models were produced from 1954-1981 | |||
It is possible to find confirmed examples of these instruments in the serial range of # 55201-365000. | |||
The Mark VI Sopranino model was produced from 1954-1985 (serial number range of # 55201-378000) | |||
SML (Strasser Marigaux & Lemaire) | |||
|
|||
Serial Number from | Serial Number to | Year of Manuf. | Comments |
0 | 649 | 1935 | REV A |
650 | 1299 | 1936 | ---- " ---- |
1300 | 1949 | 1937 | ---- " ---- |
1950 | 2599 | 1938 | ---- " ---- |
2600 | 3249 | 1939 | ---- " ---- |
3250 | 3899 | 1940 | ---- " ---- COLEMAN HAWKINS MODEL (From #35.801) |
3900 | 4499 | 1941 | ---- " ---- |
4500 | 5199 | 1942 | REV B |
5200 | 5399 | 1943 | ---- " ---- |
5400 | 5499 | 1944 | ---- " ---- |
5500 | 5999 | 1945 | ---- " ---- |
6000 | 6699 | 1946 | ---- " ---- |
6700 | 6999 | 1947 | |
7000 | 7299 | 1948 | |
7300 | 7999 | 1949 | |
8000 | 8299 | 1950 | |
8300 | 9599 | 1951 | |
9600 | 10399 | 1952 | |
10400 | 11199 | 1953 | |
11200 | 11999 | 1954 | |
12000 | 13499 | 1955 | |
13500 | 15499 | 1956 | |
15500 | 15999 | 1957 | |
16000 | 16399 | 1958 | |
16400 | 16799 | 1959 | |
16800 | 16999 | 1960 | |
17000 | 17649 | 1961 | |
17650 | 18299 | 1962 | |
18300 | 18949 | 1963 | |
18950 | 18999 | 1964 | |
19000 | 19499 | 1965 | |
19500 | 19999 | 1966 | |
20000 | 20199 | 1967 | |
20200 | 20999 | 1968 | |
21000 | 21499 | 1969 | |
21500 | 22299 | 1970 | |
22300 | 22699 | 1971 | REV A : Made 1935 - 1941 (Ser# 0K - 4499K) |
22700 | 23099 | 1972 | REV B : Made 1942 - 1945 (Ser# 4500K - 5999K) |
23100 | 23499 | 1973 | Coleman Hawkins model : Made 1940 - 1945 (Ser# ~ 3250K - 5999K) (rolled tone holes, slightly oversized bell) |
23500 | 24599 | 1974 | Super series : Made 1942 - 1948 (Ser# ~ 4500K - 7299K) (Improved G#/C#/B/Bb cluster) |
24600 | 24799 | 1975 | REV C : Made 1949 - 1950 (Ser# 7300K - 8299K) |
24800 | 25299 | 1976 | REV D : Made 1951 - 1956 (Ser# 8300K - 14999K) |
25300 | 25599 | 1977 | Gold Medal : Made 1956 - 1980 (Ser# 15000K - 26500K) |
25600 | 25999 | 1978 | Standard Models : Made 1968 - 1981 (Ser# 20200K - 27000K) |
26000 | 26299 | 1979 | |
26300 | 26599 | 1980 | |
26600 | 27000 | 1981 |