Taiwan / Japan · since 1980
Jupiter serial numbers
The student and intermediate workhorse lines.
Jupiter built its wind lines in Taiwan and Japan and became the default student instrument of school bands worldwide. The maker answers date requests through its service network; no public serial chart exists, so the archive carries the model catalogue and dealer prices.
The numbering
- No public serial chart
Saxophone · Clarinet · Flute
Jupiter publishes no serial-to-year chart; the maker's service network answers date requests. The archive carries the model catalogue and prices.
Models in the archive
14 models catalogued, 14 with a basis-labeled price — Full catalogue assembled in chat-4 (chat-3 minimal rows preserved). Existing chat-3 rows keep their original confidence type; chat-4 rows use high/medium/low. Prices live in prices.json of the same brand.
Questions
Can this archive date Jupiter 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 Jupiter instrument?
For Saxophones the common location is on the lower body tube near the neck receiver, or at the bell bow — lightly engraved, sometimes two numbers on one horn.
What if my Jupiter 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.