King Serial Numbers Sax

1972 12729030 1973 12731254 1974 12745400. Amalgamated into umi and the super 20 is gone from all serial number charts that ive seen but you could still get super 20s up until about sn 800xxx sn 788xxx is the highest ive personally been able to verify and thatd be a horn made about 1998 extrapolating from how many horns king produced per year. The number of instruments produced in the early years 1893 1905 has been reduced.

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During the 1970s the 3rd and 4th digit of the serial number indicate the year of manufacture.

King serial numbers sax. In about 1981 king was purchased by excuse me. King serial number ranges by model. Instruments manufactured after 1936 range in serial number from 1350 3600. The log book shows the serial numbers jumping around quite a bit for the selmeradolphe sax saxophones.

Frequently thomas king went from the theatre to whites shop to the the model trombone in its various stages of development. After 1966 all instruments were manufactured in eastlake and engraved with king musical instruments 1012008 we have reevaluated the serial number list to reflect new information. Year manufactured serial number. Serial number ranges by model full serial number chart.

Click here to look at all saxophones by model types. Important facts to consider before you look up your serial number. The record is much less complete after 1936. I can only assume that these instruments were produced from left over parts inventories.

Even so its possible from this record to assemble a basic serial number chart for these instruments. The king lemaire is a kohlert or amati stencil probably kohlert. Pre 1916 kings are kohlert or evette schaeffer stencils. King serial numbers are difficult to track due to the different variations of product changes and the lack of official records.

There are quite a few saxophone serial number charts on the internet these ones have mostly been adapted from existing manufacturers and saxophone enthusiasts charts. Please note that there are a few stencils with the king name on them that were not made by the hn white company. Vintage buescher conn martin king selmer serial numbers. From 1960 until the mid 1980s king imported the marigaux line of saxophones from sml in france.

The king tempo is a keilwerth stencil. However there are reliable reports of super 20 horns with high serial numbers indicating later production dates. Described in the 1943 king 50 years of achievement in the band instrument industry for many months the two men collaborated pooling their experience as artist and mechanic.