Italy · since 1985
Fossati serial numbers
An Italian oboe house without a public chart.
Fossati builds oboes in Italy. No public serial chart exists; the maker answers dating requests directly.
The numbering
- fossati-no-table
Oboe
Fossati publishes no serial-number table or lookup: the official pages present the models (FX3, MB, S, A, E, J, D oboe and the Amilly workshop) without any serial section, and no community chart exists (checked fossati-paris official pages, adams-music index, oboes.us maker commentary, dcsax and Stohrer on 2026-10-15). Date a Fossati by the model, the badge style and the keywork generation; the firm itself can be asked about an individual instrument.
Questions
Can this archive date Fossati instruments from the serial number?
Not from the number — no public serial chart exists for this maker, and the archive does not guess dates.
Where is the serial number on a Fossati instrument?
For Oboes the common location is on the upper joint or the bell — Lorée letters sit low on the upper joint.
What if my Fossati serial number is not found?
Recheck the characters exactly as marked, including any letters. Letter prefixes often belong to student or stencil lines. Some periods may not be covered yet — every refusal here says why.