Yamaha Saxophone Serial Number Lookup

Posted By admin On 23.04.21

BUESCHER
Serial#	Year
5000	1905
11250	1910
25103	1915
61255	1920
175275	1925
255250	1930
269000	1935
291000	1940
303000	1945
332000	1950
350000	1955
360000	1960
381000	1963
Bought out by Selmer
408818	1965
520000	1970
630000	1975
785000	1980
875000	1983

SELMER (PARIS)
Serial#	Year
10000	1929
12000	1930
Cigar Cutter
14000	1931
17000	1932
18000	1933
19000	1934
20000	1935
Balanced Action
22000	1936
24000	1937
25000	1938
27000	1939
30000	1940
33000	1947
Super Balanced Action
35000	1948
37000	1949
40000	1950
43000	1951
Low A Baritone
46000	1952
50000	1953
52000	1954
Mark VI
57000	1955
62000	1956
66000	1957
71000	1958
76000	1959
81000	1960
90000	1961
94000	1962
103000	1963
110000	1964
120000	1965
129000	1966
137000	1967
149000	1968
160000	1969
171000	1970
182000	1971
192000	1972
204000	1973
218000	1974
231000	1975
Mark VII
243000	1976
256000	1977
272000	1978
282000	1979
300000	1980
327300	1981
Super Action 80
340200	1982
353800	1983
366400	1984
378800	1985
391000	1986
Super Action 80 II
406000	1987

An Index to Serial Number Lists. The following is presented to assist in locating serial number lists and/or other information useful in dating Brass Instruments. Tell us, If you know of listings not presented here.

YANIGASAWA SAXOPHONES: During the 1970′s, the 3rd and 4th digit of the serial number indicate the year of manufacture. 1972 – 127 – 127 – 12745400.
In the 1990's, Keilwerth stenciled a saxophone for Buffet called the 'Expression' and that model has a Keilwerth serial number. The modern Buffet 400 (and similar) are Asian-made and do not follow these serial number charts. The Bundy in question here is from approximately 1950 to date.
Item model number YTS-475 Best Sellers Rank #500,215 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #1,389 in Saxophones (Musical Instruments) Date First Available December 1, 2013 Body Material Metal Musical Style World-music.

CONN
Serial#	Year
9600	1905
10800	1906
12000	1907
13000	1908
15400	1909
17800	1910
21200	1911
22500	1912
25000	1913
30000	1914
35000	1916
40000	1917
50000	1919
58000	1920
64000	1921
83000	1922
101775	1923
124600	1924
145400	1925
167900	1926
193450	1927
209250	1928
224600	1929
237800	1930
244700	1931
249230	1932
256501	1933
260000	1934
263500	1935
271000	1936
278000	1937
284000	1938
285000	1939
288300	1940
295250	1941
304500	1942
309250	1943
309300	1944
310200	1945
314000	1946
320000	1947
327150	1948
332150	1949
337250	1950
341850	1951
341851	1952
354742	1953
359251	1954
500001	1955
571750	1956
652002	1957
718626	1958
779657	1959
834200	1960
898556	1961
949465	1962
C00501	1963
C73854	1964
E54106	1965
H31247	1966
K35274	1967
L20454	1968

BUFFET
Serial#	Year
2925	1952
3115	1953
3390	1954
3763	1955
4226	1956
4817	1957
5392	1958
6172	1959
6808	1960
7416	1961
8656	1962
9669	1963
10064	1964
11749	1965
12778	1966
13766	1967
14487	1968
15347	1969
16323	1970
17319	1971
18445	1972
19787	1973
21441	1974
22687	1975
24417	1976
26151	1977
27280	1978
28733	1979
30190	1980
31539	1981
32961	1982
33924	1983
34664	1984
35733	1985

KING
Serial#	Year
5000	1915
78000	1925
126000	1930
161000	1935
220000	1940
275000	1945
305000	1950
340000	1955
370000	1960
406500	1965
457600	1970
511750	1975

Yamaha Saxophone Serial Number Lookup

MARTIN
Serial#	Year
17221	1919
19482	1920
19933	1921
23781	1921
29942	1922
34838	1923
40644	1924
48489	152342	1925
54853
67852	162852	1926
172051
79254	1927
86687	1928
*192536	1027	1929
*first digit dropped on most serial numbers
98324	2982	1930
101622	7119	1931
105096	1932
106546	1933
108301	1934
10758	111253	1935
14526	116551	1936
15396	118038	1937
18861	126998	1938
20563	132070	1939
23231	136040	1940
24572	140199	1941
26643	144455	1942
145322	1943
1944
145352	1945
154289	1946
161520	1947
165326	1948
170395	1949
172215	1950
172449 first Imperial
175140	1951
41693	179317	1952
45824 Indiana	183125	1953
49586 Indiana	187614	1954
193747	1955
56162	196213	1956
66719	203809	1957
66727	201917	1958
70988	205377	1959
76224	209089	1960
81885	211675	1961
87850	213999	1962
218855	1963

Yamaha Clarinet Serial Number Lookup

HOLTON
Serial#	Year
1	1901
254	1902
476	1903
526	1904
1151	1905
1872	1906
3345	1907
4630	1908
6071	1909
9474	1910
12,402	1911
15,950	1912
20,807	1913
21,100	1914
31,622	1915
33,671	1916
37,909	1917
41,070 – 43,972	1918
55,000 – 55,249	1918
43,973 – 47,600	1919
55,250 – 57,040	1919
47,601 – 49,817	1920
57,041 – 58,499	1920
70,000 – 70,549	1920
49,818 – 54,999	1921
58,500 – 59,499	1921
70,550 – 73,199	1921
59,500 – 60,599	1922
73,200 – 76,099	1922
60,600 – 61,649	1923
76,100 – 81,000	1923
61,650 – 62,199	1924
81,001 – 85,600	1924
62,200 – 62,899	1925
85,900 – 89,849	1925
62,900 – 63,149	1926
89,850 – 92,799	1926
63,150 – 63,299	1927
92,800 – 97,199	1927
63,300 – 63,549	1928
97,200 – 101,399	1928
63,550 – 63,849	1929
101,400 – 105,199	1929
63,850 – 64,049	1930
105,200 – 108,399	1930
64,050 – 64,149	1931
108,400 – 111,049	1931
111,099 – 113,899	1932
113,990 – 114,999	1933
115,000 – 117,299	1934
117,300 – 118,599	1935
118,600 – 120,599	1936
120,600 – 122,899	1937
122,900 – 125,849	1938
125,850 – 132,799	1939
132,800 – 140,099	1940
140,100 – 151,299	1941
151,300 – 154,199	1942
154,200 – 154,699	1943
154,700 – 154,899	1944
154,900 – 156,099	1945
156,100 – 165,599	1946
165,600 – 181,999	1947
182,000 – 198,299	1948
198,399 – 210,299	1949
210,300 – 220,499	1950
220,500 – 232,599	1951
232,600 – 243,349	1952
243,350 – 254,099	1953
254,100 – 268,999	1954
269,000 – 281,399	1955
281,400 – 293,699	1956
293,700 – 307,399	1957
307,400 – 315,699	1958
315,700 – 326,099	1959
326,100 – 337,599	1960
337,600 – 348,399	1961
348,400 – 358,499	1962
358,500 – 373,699	1963
373,700 – 388,949	1964
388,950 – 403,350	1965
403,351 – 435,999	1966
536,600 – 455,749	1967
455,750 – 467,099	1968
467,100 – 483,099	1969
483,100 – 496,799	1970
496,800 – 504,200	1971
504,201 – 519,299	1972
519,300 – 524,599	1973
524,600 – 529,899	1974
529,900 – 535,199	1975
535,200 – 541,999	1976
542,000 – 548,429	1977

CLEVELAND
Serial#	Year
1	1925
10,000	1930
30,000	1935
40,000	1940
45,000	1945
50,000	1950
56,000	1955
100,000	1960
160,000	1965
420,000	1970
600,000	1975

Yamaha Piano Serial Number Lookup

YANIGASAWASAXOPHONES

During the 1970′s, the 3rd and 4th digit of the serial number indicate the year of manufacture.1972 – 12729030
1973 – 12731254
1974 – 12745400
1975 – 12753382
1976 – 12764553
1977 – 12775790
1978 – 12781317
1979 – 12791801
1980 – 00102143
1981 – 00106981
1982 – 00111892
1983 – 00117142
1984 – 00122663
1985 – 00128485
1986 – 00134903
1987 – 00141658
1988 – 00148774
1989 – 00156006
1990 – 00162968
1991 – 00170073
1992 – 00177116
1993 – 00184318
1994 – 00189050
1995 – 00197400
1996 – 00205400
1997 – 00213000
1998 – 00219500
1999 – 00228250
2000 – 00235000

Yamaha Motor Serial Number Lookup

SML SAXOPHONES
Serial#	Year
1? – 3000	1934 to 1940
3000 – 5500	1940 to 1945
5500 – 8000	1945 to 1950
8000 – 12000	1950 to 1955
12000 – 16000	1955 to 1960
16000 – 19000	1960 to 1965
19000 – 22000	1965 to 1970
22000 – 24000	1970 to 1975
24000 – 26000	1975 to 1980
26000 – >27000	1980 to 1982