Parts List Search You can refine your search by setting multiple search conditions. Jan 15, 2019 Hello, My saxophone was stolen from my house, and in order for me to be able to claim the money from the insurance I need to be identify as much details as possible on it. I bought it in 1990 (so calling all you Saxophone aficionados!) and I think I paid around £700 for it at the time.
- Yamaha Saxophone Serial Number List
- Yamaha Sax Serial Number
- Sax Serial Numbers
- Yamaha Saxophone Serial Number List Pdf
| 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 |
Here is a table of Vito Sax serial no.' S, manufacture dates, manufacturers, country of origin, etc. I haven't found any reference tables for Vitos out there, so I started this one for myself and decided to share it. 2007 - Use this CHART to date your Made-In-Japan 7131RK Vito Altos. More info re: Vito/Yamaha History, serial numbers, dates.
| 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 |
| 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 |
Yamaha Saxophone Serial Number List
| 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 |
Yamaha Sax Serial Number
Sax Serial Numbers
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 Saxophone Serial Number List Pdf
| 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 |