King serial numbers. Conn king musical instrument serial number info this list is not correct for conn saxophones see conn woodwind serial numbers or conn bugles see pan american brass serial numbers. White in 1918 the company was incorporated and co was added to the engraving in 1926 1928 the sterling silver bells first used. In 1948 1950 silver tone was changed to silversonic. Year manufactured serial number.
Please note that there are a few stencils with the king name on them that were not made by the hn white company. Serial number ranges by model full serial number chart. 1954 has a 6 58 or 34 barrel and the serial number is 394xxx. Before 1918 the engraving read simply as h.
Early instruments have a lions head near the serial numbers and marked the king. Early instruments will have a lion head by the serial numbers and are engraved the king. 2 oct 2018. Locate king instrument serial numbers.
Please keep in mind that most catalogs were dated on the back and should be trusted more than the serial number list. I just got a high standard sport king and am wondering about its value. Frequently thomas king went from the theatre to whites shop to the the model trombone in its various stages of development. The record is much less complete after 1936.
Compare your findings to the serial number list. The king tempo is a keilwerth stencil. Pre 1916 kings are kohlert or evette schaeffer stencils. The king lemaire is a kohlert or amati stencil probably kohlert.
Even so its possible from this record to assemble a basic serial number chart for these instruments. King serial number ranges by model. The log book shows the serial numbers jumping around quite a bit for the selmeradolphe sax saxophones. Instruments manufactured after 1936 range in serial number from 1350 3600.
The g prefix serial numbers included the 103 series sport king the 103.