Serial Number | Year Manufactured |
251 | 1931 |
265 | 1932 |
571 | 1933 |
785 | 1934 |
1177 | 1935 |
1459 | 1936 |
1633 | 1937 |
1979 | 1938 |
2472 | 1939 |
3146 | 1940 |
3350 | 1941 |
3380 | 1942 |
3939 | 1943 |
4160 | 1944 |
4308 | 1945 |
4700 | 1946 |
5409 | 1947 |
6441 | 1948 |
7477 | 1949 |
8521 | 1950 |
9641 | 1951 |
10569 | 1952 |
12200 | 1953 |
13600 | 1954 |
15000 | 1955 |
16990 | 1956 |
18402 | 1957 |
19839 | 1958 |
21223 | 1959 |
23038 | 1960 |
Clarinet
The first Henri SELMER Paris alto saxophone in space. THE NEW TENOR SAXOPHONE MOUTHPIECE. Prologue by SeleS. The student instrument. More information. Concept & Focus. THE NEW Bb CLARINET MOUTHPIECES. Henri Selmer. The new saxophone reeds. The new mouthpiece cushions by Henri SELMER Paris. Hi, i have a selmer usa alto saxophone, it was bought in the 80's, it is serial number 823255. I cannot seem to find reliable info on what model it is, or how much it is worth. It is in very good playable condition, no pads need to be replaced, no leaking, etc. There are some scratches, and one small ding on. Selmer Serial Number Ranges By Model Although, as the chart below illustrates, the Mark VI was produced until (roughly) serial #378000, this applies only to the Sopranino model. The Soprano, Baritone and Bass Mark VI saxophones were produced until serial #365000 in 1984, and Alto and Tenor Mark VI production ended (approximately) in 1975 at serial #239,595. Locate Henri Selmer Paris instrument serial numbers. Selmer (Paris) Sax Legend: Year: Model: Serial Number: 1922: Model 22: 750-1400: 1923. Jul 20, 2017 Selmer Serial Numbers – a Fresh Approach. Only 1537 saxophones within this range were shipped in 1927. An additional 404 were shipped in 1928 and 27 more were shipped even later than that. Dividing the actual number (1537) by the alleged number (2249) revealed that the serial number range for 1927 was only 68% correct.
Serial Number | Year Manufactured |
L Series: | |
L1000 | 12/1/31 |
L2100 | 1932 |
L3250 | 1933 |
L4300 | 1934 |
L5500 | 1935 |
L6600 | 1936 |
L7750 | 1937 |
L8800 | 1938 |
L9900 | 1939 |
M Series: | |
M1000 | 2/1/39 |
M2400 | 1940 |
M3400 | 1944 (during) |
M6000 | 1945 (during) |
M8000 | 1946 (during) |
N Series: | |
N100 | 10/1/46 |
N1000 | 2/1/47 |
N2800 | 1948 |
N4900 | 1949 |
N6600 | 1950 |
N8100 | 1951 |
P Series: | |
P1200 | 1952 |
P4200 | 1953 |
P7400 | 1954 |
Q Series: | |
Q1100 | 1955 |
Q4350 | 1956 |
Q7290 | 1957 |
R Series: | |
R1200 | 1958 |
R6100 | 1959 |
S Series: | |
S1150 | 1960 |
S4160 | 1961 |
S7390 | 1962 |
T Series: | |
T1400 | 1963 |
T5800 | 1964 |
U Series: | |
U1100 | 1965 |
U5700 | 1966 |
V Series: | |
V1000 | 1967 |
V4800 | 1968 |
V7900 | 1969 |
W Series: | |
W1700 | 1970 |
W5900 | 1971 |
X Series: | |
X1500 | 1972 |
X6400 | 1973 |
Y Series: | |
Y1200 | 1974 |
Y6300 | 1975 |
Z Series: | |
Z1100 | 1976 |
Z5200 | 1977 |
Serial Number | Year Manufactured |
Selmer Baritone Saxophone #969 | 4/1/27 |
Selmer C Melody #4000 | 4/1/27 |
Selmer Alto #4300 | 9/1/27 |
Selmer Soprano #5000 | 4/1/27 |
6,000 - Alto | 11/1/27 |
7,000 - Alto | 4/1/28 |
8,000 - Alto | 12/1/28 |
9,000 - Baritone | 11/2/28 |
9,000 - Soprano | 9/25/28 |
10,000 | 6/12/29 |
11,000 | 10/8/29 |
12,000 | 2/28/30 |
13,000 | 9/1/30 |
'CIGAR CUTTER' | |
14,000 | 4/1/31 |
15,000 | 10/1/31 |
16,000 | 4/7/31 |
17,000 | 11/15/32 |
18,000 | 7/15/33 |
19,000 | 4/1/34 |
20,000 | 3/27/35 |
21,000 | 11/15/35 |
'BALANCED ACTION' | |
22,000 | 4/10/36 |
23,000 | 12/18/36 |
24,000 | 5/1/37 |
25,000 | 1/27/38 |
26,000 | 10/10/38 |
27,000 | 5/15/39 |
28,000 | 9/8/39 |
29,000 | 12/15/39 |
30,000 | 10/15/40 |
33,000 | 6/1/47 |
34,000 | 10/6/47 |
'SUPER BALANCED ACTION' | |
35,000 | 1/30/48 |
36,000 | 11/1/48 |
37,000 | 11/8/49 |
38,000 | 4/30/49 |
39,000 | 11/25/49 |
40,000 | 5/11/50 |
41,000 | 6/20/50 |
42,000 | 12/5/50 |
43,000 | 5/15/51 |
44,000 | 11/9/51 |
45,000 | 8/29/51 |
'LOW A BARI SAX' | |
46,000 | 3/1/52 |
47,000 | 7/7/52 |
48,000 | 8/28/52 |
49,000 | 12/9/52 |
50,000 | 7/24/53 |
51,000 | 11/23/53 |
52,000 | 2/10/54 |
53,000 | 4/1/54 |
54,000 | 7/30/54 |
55,000 | 10/1/54 |
56,000 | 11/11/54 |
'MARK VI' | |
57,000 | 1/7/55 |
58,000 | 4/27/55 |
59,000 | 8/1/55 |
60,000 | 10/21/55 |
61,000 | 12/19/55 |
62,000 | 2/25/56 |
63,000 | 5/22/56 |
64,000 | 9/20/56 |
65,000 | 11/1/56 |
66,000 | 2/21/57 |
67,000 | 4/8/57 |
68,000 | 6/20/57 |
69,000 | 10/9/57 |
70,000 | 12/3/57 |
71,000 | 2/11/58 |
72,000 | 4/10/58 |
73,000 | 6/24/58 |
74,000 | 8/20/58 |
75,000 | 11/3/58 |
76,000 | 2/1/59 |
77,000 | 5/1/59 |
78,000 | 7/1/59 |
79,000 | 9/1/59 |
80,000 | 11/1/59 |
81,000 | 1/25/60 |
82,000 | 2/10/60 |
83,000 | 3/1/60 |
84,000 | 4/10/60 |
85,000 | 5/5/60 |
86,000 | 6/28/60 |
87,000 | 7/10/60 |
88,000 | 8/1/60 |
89,000 | 10/5/60 |
90,000 | 3/16/61 |
91,000 | 4/10/61 |
92,000 | 7/20/61 |
93,000 | 11/1/61 |
94,000 | 1/2/62 |
95,000 | 2/1/62 |
96,000 | 3/2/62 |
97,000 | 4/1/62 |
98,000 | 5/1/62 |
99,000 | 6/10/62 |
100,000 | 7/14/62 |
101,000 | 10/25/62 |
102,000 | 11/18/62 |
103,000 | 1/1/63 |
104,000 | 3/1/63 |
105,000 | 4/1/63 |
106,000 | 7/1/63 |
107,000 | 9/10/63 |
108,000 | 10/15/63 |
109,000 | 11/1/63 |
110,000 | 1/2/64 |
111,000 | 2/10/64 |
112,000 | 4/1/64 |
113,000 | 5/1/64 |
114,000 | 6/1/64 |
115,000 | 8/1/64 |
116,000 | 9/28/64 |
117,000 | 10/15/644 |
118,000 | 11/17/64 |
119,000 | 12/15/64 |
120,000 | 4/23/65 |
129,000 | 1/2/66 |
137,000 | 1/2/67 |
149,000 | 1/2/68 |
160,000 | 1/2/69 |
171,000 | 1/2/70 |
182,000 | 1/2/71 |
192,000 | 1/2/72 |
204,000 | 1/2/73 |
218,000 | 1/2/74 |
231,000 | 1/2/75 |
'MARK VII' | |
243,000 | 1/2/76 |
256,000 | 1/2/77 |
272,000 | 1/2/78 |
282,000 | 1/2/79 |
300,000 | 1/2/80 |
327,300 | 1981 |
'SUPER ACTION 80' | |
340,200 | 1982 |
353,300 | 1983 |
366,400 | 1984 |
378,800 | 1985 |
391,000 | 1986 |
'SUPER ACTION 80 SERIES II' | |
406,000 | 1987 |
Important Dates:
1924 - Modele' 1924 Serial No. 957 shown in folder
1924 (late) - Modele' 22 Serial No. 980 known to exist
1930 - New 'Large Bore' models
1931 - First Super Models manufactured; often referred to as 'Cigar Cutter'
1935 - Balanced Action model
1947 - late 1954 - Super Action Saxophone
1951 (late) - First Low A Baritone Saxophone
1954 - Mark VI
1975 - Mark VII
1981 - Super Action 80
1986 - Super Action 80, Series II
1924 - Modele' 1924 Serial No. 957 shown in folder
1924 (late) - Modele' 22 Serial No. 980 known to exist
1930 - New 'Large Bore' models
1931 - First Super Models manufactured; often referred to as 'Cigar Cutter'
1935 - Balanced Action model
1947 - late 1954 - Super Action Saxophone
1951 (late) - First Low A Baritone Saxophone
1954 - Mark VI
1975 - Mark VII
1981 - Super Action 80
1986 - Super Action 80, Series II
Selmer Saxophone Serial Numbers
Selmer Alto Sax Serial Numbers
The first Selmer clarinets were made in 1890. By 1900 Selmer was also manufacturing Alto Clarinets, Bass Clarinets, Flutes, Oboes, and English Horns. In 1904 Henri joined with his brother Alexandre to form H. & A. Selmer. Alexandre was an accomplished clarinetist and was able to help Henri while a clarinetist with the Boston Symphony. Henri died in 1941; Alexandre in 1951. At about 1918, George Bundy retained the rights to American distribution.
While Selmer manufactured Mark VII Alto and Tenor saxes they continued to make Mark VI Soprano and Bari saxes for some time.
While Selmer manufactured Mark VII Alto and Tenor saxes they continued to make Mark VI Soprano and Bari saxes for some time.