| 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 |
| 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: These serial numbers are probably only for the Vito labeled YAS-21/23/25 stencils. However, these serials might apply to all Yamsaha instruments. The standard info on Yamaha serial numbers is that they are not sequential and you need to contact Yamaha directly for information. Saxquest is fortunate to have received a matching pair of original pair of first series, “purple logo” stamped Yamaha 62 horns. Here's the tenor, a YTS-62, with serial number 010897. This tenor is as perfect as I've ever seen a purple logo 62.
| 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 |
| 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 |
Yamaha Yas 62 Iii Serial Number
| 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 |
| 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 |
Saxquest is fortunate to have received a matching pair of original pair of first series, “purple logo” stamped Yamaha 62 horns. Here's the tenor, a YTS-62, with serial number 010897. This tenor is as perfect as I've ever seen a purple logo 62. Despite its age, it shows only surface scratching of the original lacquer, and no real lacquer wear to speak of.
Yamaha Yas-62 Serial Numbers
The photos almost don't do this horn justice. It looks fantastic in person, with no dents and no previous repairs, including no resolders. The original neck has never been pulled down or damaged. Honestly, it looks like the previous owner only played it with kid gloves.
Yamaha Yts 23 Review
This tenor was recently completely repadded by Ken Beason, using firm leather pads and oversized, machined brass resonators. It is sealing up perfectly and has a excellent action under your fingers. Sonically, this is an impressive tenor. It plays with the big open feel and fast response you'd expect of a quality pro level Yamaha, but has more color and more depth than I typically find on the newer 62's or Custom Z's. A great all-around horn, it can fit in well in any setting you find yourself. Ships with original purple case, which is also in pristine shape as seen in the photos.