Serial Numbers
If you have any questions about an instrument's manufacturing date or serial number, please consult the following tables for clarification.
| Serial Number | Date |
|---|---|
| 18,000 - 67,000 | 1949-1965 |
| Prefix A,B,C (minus H, I, O, Q, W, Y, & Z) | 1965 |
| Prefix "R" Series | 1970 |
| Prefix 1,2,3, etc. | mid-1972 |
| Prefix "V" Series | 1972 |
| Prefix "3" to "9" Series | 1973 |
| Prefix "24" Series | 1974 |
| From 1974 to present - The prefix number plus 50 will give you the date manufactured. For example: Serial# 24-58637 = 24 + 50 = 1974 | |
| Artley Flutes and Metal Piccolos (1952 - Present) | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| 10000 | 1952 |
| 12000 | 1953 |
| 15000 | 1954 |
| 19000 | 1955 |
| 25000 | 1956 |
| 34000 | 1957 |
| 45000 | 1958 |
| 56000 | 1959 |
| 68000 | 1960 |
| 80000 | 1961 |
| 92000 | 1962 |
| 104000 | 1963 |
| 118000 | 1964 |
| 134000 | 1965 |
| 153000 | 1966 |
| 186000 | 1967 |
| 214000 | 1968 |
| Artley Bass Flutes 0043-0059 (1952 - Present) | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| 237000 | 1969 |
| 26400 | 1970 |
| 295325-322854 | 1971 |
| 322855-356526 | 1972 |
| 356527-396152 | 1973 |
| 396153-438130 | 1974 |
| 438131-472995 | 1975 |
| 472996-498126 | 1976 |
| 498127-523041 | 1977 |
| 523042-553155 | 1978 |
| 553156-587764 | 1979 |
| 587765-618788 | 1980 |
| 618789-643979 | 1981 |
| 643980-656814 | 1982 |
| 656815-677772 & Prefix "33" | 1983 |
| 677773-687751 & Prefix "34" | 1984 |
| From 1983 to present, add 50 to the serial number prefix to calculate to year of manufacture. | |
| Artley Plastic and Wood Piccolos (1961 - Present) | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| 100 - 137 | 1961 |
| 138-277 | 1962 |
| 278-327 | 1963 |
| 328-417 | 1964 |
| 418-466 | 1965 |
| 467-584 | 1966 |
| 585-727 | 1967 |
| 728-847 | 1968 |
| 848-979 | 1969 |
| 980-1081 | 1970 |
| 1082-1135 | 1971 |
| 1136-1425 | 1973 |
| 2057-2573 | 1974 |
| 2574-3702 | 1975 |
| 3703-4456 | 1976 |
| 4457-4703 | 1977 |
| 4704-5304 | 1978 |
| 5305-5782 | 1979 |
| 5783-6191 | 1980 |
| 6192- | 1981 |
| Prefix "33" | 1982 |
| From 1983 to present, add 50 to the serial number prefix to calculate to year of manufacture. | |
| Artley Clarinets (1971 - Present) | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| 1000 | 1971 |
| 7901 | 1972 |
| 20001 | 1973 |
| 38001 | 1974 |
| 51701 | 1975 |
| 64701-75587 | 1976 |
| 75588-86511 | 1977 |
| 86512-100130 | 1978 |
| 100131-117758 | 1979 |
| 117759-135153 | 1980 |
| 135154-147454 | 1981 |
| 147455-165582 | 1982 |
| 165583-179967 | 1983 |
| 179968-199870 | 1984 |
| 199871-211588 | 1985 |
| 211589-231553 | 1986 |
| 231554-253170 | 1987 |
| 253171-265112 3811988-3821777 |
1988 |
| 3900001-3930368 | 1989 |
| 4000000-4000600 4030001-4055555 |
1990 |
| 4100001-4129999 | 1991 |
| Artley Double Reeds (1983 - Present) |
|---|
| From 1983 to present, add 50 to the serial number prefix to calculate the year of manufacture. |
| Example: #33-42562, 33+50 = 1983 |
| Bach Trombones (1933 - Present) | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| 200 | 1933 |
| 400 | 1935 |
| 1600 | 1940 |
| 2200 | 1942 |
| 2500 | 1945 |
| 3450 | 1950 |
| 4500 | 1955 |
| 5700 | 1960 |
| 5950 | 1961 |
| 6900 | 1964 |
| 8000 | 1965 |
| 11000 | 1970 |
| 17500 | 1975 |
| 25000 | 1977 |
| 39000 | 1979 |
| 45000 | 1981 |
| 55000 | 1983 |
| 65000 | 1985 |
| 91000 | 1990 |
| 115000 | 1994 |
| Bach Trumpets and Cornets (1933 - Present) | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| 500 | 1926 |
| 600 | 1927 |
| 900 | 1928 |
| 1450 | 1930 |
| 2250 | 1935 |
| 4650 | 1940 |
| 5500 | 1941 |
Note: Vincent Bach used the trade names of Stradivarius, Mercedes, Mercury, Minerva, and Apollo. Because of this the serial numbers jumped around a little. For example, in 1928 the Apollo serial numbers were 8600 - 8700. In 1939 the Mercury models had serial numbers in the 10,000s. The first Minerva (#2722) was built in 1958. This can create some inconsistency in dating those instruments.
| Benge Instrument Serial Numbers | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| Up to 10000 | Before 1973 |
| 10000 | 1973 |
| 12000 | 1974 |
| 14000 | 1975 |
| 18000 | 1976 |
| 21000 | 1977 |
| 26000 | 1978 |
| 30000 | 1979 |
| 34000 | 1981 |
| C.G. Conn Cup Mouthpiece Instruments (1876 - 1916) | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| 1 | 1876 |
| 700 | 1877 |
| 1,700 | 1878 |
| 3,000 | 1879 |
| 5,000 | 1880 |
| 6,000 | 1881 |
| 7,000 | 1882 |
| 8,000 | 1883 |
| 9,000 | 1884 |
| 10,500 | 1885 |
| 12,000 | 1886 |
| 13,000 | 1887 |
| 14,000 | 1888 |
| 16,500 | 1889 |
| 18,000 | 1890 |
| 20,000 | 1891 |
| 22,500 | 1892 |
| 25,000 | 1893 |
| 27,500 | 1894 |
| 29,000 | 1895 |
| 34,000 | 1896 |
| 40,000 | 1897 |
| 46,700 | 1898 |
| 52,000 | 1899 |
| 58,000 | 1900 |
| 66,700 | 1901 |
| 71,000 | 1902 |
| 76,000 | 1903 |
| 82,000 | 1904 |
| 88,000 | 1905 |
| 94,000 | 1906 |
| 100,000 | 1907 |
| 106,000 | 1908 |
| 111,000 | 1909 |
| 116,000 | 1910 |
| 121,000 | 1911 |
| 126,000 | 1912 |
| 130,150 | 1913 |
| 132,400 | 1914 |
| 137,000 | 1915 |
| 142,575 | 1916 |
| C.G. Conn Cup Mouthpiece Instruments (1917 - 1956) | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| 146,600 | 1917 |
| 155,000 | 1918 |
| 165,900 | 1919 |
| 169,500 | 1920 |
| 175,500 | 1921 |
| 190,450 | 1922 |
| 198,475 | 1923 |
| 206,700 | 1924 |
| 219,850 | 1925 |
| 230,900 | 1926 |
| 239,500 | 1927 |
| 252,900 | 1928 |
| 263,200 | 1929 |
| 273,700 | 1930 |
| 280,130 | 1931 |
| 281,360 | 1932 |
| 289,743 | 1933 |
| 294,687 | 1934 |
| 300,690 | 1935 |
| 307,996 | 1936 |
| 315,575 | 1937 |
| 322,650 | 1938 |
| 324,859 | 1939 |
| 327,850 | 1940 |
| 338,500 | 1941 |
| 348,150 | 1942 |
| 354,600 | 1943 |
| 355,500 | 1944 |
| 355,750 | 1945 |
| 355,850 | 1946 |
| 366,650 | 1947 |
| 376,100 | 1948 |
| 383,650 | 1949 |
| 389,600 | 1950 |
| 396,300 | 1951 |
| 393,301 | 1952 |
| 420,057 | 1953 |
| 427,301 | 1954 |
| 1955 | 500,001 |
| 1956 | 571,850 |
| Reed Mouthpiece Instruments (1895 - 1925) | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| 1 | 1895 |
| 2,000 | 1896 |
| 2,500 | 1897 |
| 3,000 | 1898 |
| 3,500 | 1899 |
| 3,900 | 1900 |
| 4,400 | 1901 |
| 5,100 | 1902 |
| 6,700 | 1903 |
| 8,500 | 1904 |
| 9,600 | 1905 |
| 10,800 | 1906 |
| 12,000 | 1907 |
| 13,000 | 1908 |
| 15,400 | 1909 |
| 17,800 | 1910 |
| 21,200 | 1911 |
| 22,500 | 1912 |
| 25,000 | 1913 |
| 30,000 | 1914 |
| 35,000 | 1916 |
| 40,000 | 1917 |
| 50,000 | 1919 |
| 58,000 | 1920 |
| 64,000 | 1921 |
| 83,000 | 1922 |
| 101,775 | 1923 |
| 124,600 | 1924 |
| 145,400 | 1925 |
| Reed Mouthpiece Instruments (1926 - 1956) | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| 167,900 | 1926 |
| 193,450 | 1927 |
| 209,250 | 1928 |
| 224,600 | 1929 |
| 237,800 | 1930 |
| 244,700 | 1931 |
| 249,230 | 1932 |
| 256,501 | 1933 |
| 260,000 | 1934 |
| 263,500 | 1935 |
| 271,000 | 1936 |
| 278,000 | 1937 |
| 284,000 | 1938 |
| 285,000 | 1939 |
| 288,300 | 1940 |
| 295,250 | 1941 |
| 304,500 | 1942 |
| 309,250 | 1943 |
| 309,300 | 1944 |
| 310,200 | 1945 |
| 314,000 | 1946 |
| 320,000 | 1947 |
| 327,150 | 1948 |
| 332,150 | 1949 |
| 337,250 | 1950 |
| 341,850 | 1951 |
| 341,851 | 1952 |
| 354,742 | 1953 |
| 359,251 | 1954 |
| 500,001 | 1955 |
| 571,750 | 1956 |
| Conn Cup Mouthpiece and Reed Mouthpiece Instruments (1957 - 1972) | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| 652002 | 1957 |
| 718626 | 1958 |
| 779657 | 1959 |
| 834200 | 1960 |
| 898556 | 1961 |
| 949465 | 1962 |
| c00501 | 1963 |
| c73854 | 1964 |
| e54106 | 1965 |
| h31247 | 1966 |
| k35274 | 1967 |
| l20454 | 1968 |
| "m" prefix | 1969 |
| "n" prefix | 1970 |
| "p" prefix | 1971 |
| "r" prefix | 1972 |
| Conn Cup Mouthpiece Instruments (1973 - present) | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| ga30000 | 1973 |
| ga40000 | 1974 |
| ga50000 | 1975 |
| ga60000 | 1977 |
| ga70000 | 1978 |
| ga80000 | 1979 |
| * | 1980 & 1981 |
| 16500 - 23430* | 1982 |
| 23431 - 33388* | 1983 |
| 33389 - 45521* | 1984 |
| 45522 - 58991* | 1985 |
| 58992 - 68841* | 1986 |
| 68842 - 76617* & prefix "37" | 1987 |
| 76618 - 81115* & prefix "38" | 1988 |
| prefix "39" | 1989 |
| From 1987 to present, add 50 to the serial number prefix to calculate the year of manufacture. | |
| C. G. C.G. Conn Saxophones (1976 - present) | |
|---|---|
| Serial Number | Date |
| 83000 - 89496 | 1976 |
| 91314 - 98992 | 1977 |
| 98993 - 111820 | 1978 |
| 111821 - 128691 | 1979 |
| 128692 - 145001 | 1980 |
| 145002 - 154753 | 1981 |
| 154954 - 170073 | 1982 |
| 170074 - 184336 | 1983 |
| 184337 - 201207 | 1984 |
| 201208 - 221243 | 1985 |
| 221244 - 240141 | 1986 |
| 240142 - 261465 | 1987 |
| 261466 - 273178 3811713 - 3821881 |
1988 |
| 3900000 | 1989 |
| 4000000 | 1990 |
| 4100000 | 1991 |
| From 1987 to present, add 50 to the serial number prefix to calculate the year of manufacture. | |
| *1980 - 1986 serial numbers are for student trumpet and cornets only. | |
| Other cup mouthpiece serial numbers are not available at this time. | |
| Serial Number | Date |
|---|---|
| 1 - 50,000 | 1883-1915 |
| 50,000 - 78,000 | 1915-1925 |
| 78,001 - 128,000 | 1925-1930 |
| 126,001 - 161,000 | 1930-1935 |
| 161,001 - 220,000 | 1935-1940 |
| 220,001 - 275,000 | 1940-1945 |
| 275,001 - 305,000 | 1945-1950 |
| 305,001 - 340,000 | 1950-1955 |
| 340,001 - 370,000 | 1955-1960 |
| 370,001 - 406,500 | 1960-1965 |
| 406,501 – 457,600 | 1965-1970 |
| 457,601 - 511,750 | 1970-1975 |
| 511,751 - 850,975 | 1975-1980 |
| 850,976 - 906,859 | 1981-1982 |
| 906,860 - 976,571 | 1983-1984 |
| 976,572 - 999,999 100,000 - 159,464 |
1985-1986 |
| Selmer (Paris) Sax Legend (1922 - present) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Model | Serial Numbers |
| 1922 | Model 22 | 750-1400 |
| 1923 | 1401-2350 | |
| 1924 | 2351-3350 | |
| 1925 | 3351-4450 | |
| 1926 | Model 26 | 4451-5600 |
| 1927 | 5601-7850 | |
| 1928 | 7851-9700 | |
| 1929 | 9701-11950 | |
| 1930 | Cigar Cutter/Super Sax | 11951-14000 |
| 1931 | 14001-15750 | |
| 1932 | 15751-17250 | |
| 1933 | 17251-18700 | |
| 1934 | Radio Improved | 18701-20100 |
| 1935 | 20101-21750 | |
| 1936 | Balanced Action | 21751-22650 |
| 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 | Super Action | 35801-38500 |
| 1949 | 38501-41500 | |
| 1950 | 41501-45100 | |
| 1951 | 45101-48300 | |
| 1952 | 48301-51800 | |
| 1953 | 51801-55200 | |
| 1954 | Mark VI | 55201-59000 |
| 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 | After 231,000/Mark VII | 220801-233900 |
| 1975 | 233901-246800 | |
| 1976 | 246801-261100 | |
| 1977 | 261101-276100 | |
| 1978 | 276101-289700 | |
| 1979 | 289701-303100 | |
| 1980 | 303101-315500 | |
| 1981 | Super Action 80 | 315501-327300 |
| 1982 | 327301-340200 | |
| 1983 | 340201-353300 | |
| 1984 | 353301-366400 | |
| 1985 | 366401-378800 | |
| 1986 | Super Action 80/Series II | 378801-391000 |
| 1987 | 391001-406000 | |
| 1988 | 406001-422500 | |
| 1989 | 422501-439600 | |
| 1990 | 439601-457500 | |
| 1991 | 457501-473600 | |
| 1992 | 473601-490000 | |