Sources & method

The archive publishes only what a source shows. Official maker tables are marked as such; collector compilations keep their lower confidence; conflicting readings are shown side by side, never averaged. Every range carries its source.

85 sources cited across the archive.

8notes.com

1
https://www.8notes.com/f/28_247211.asp

www.8notes.com

adams-music.shop

1
https://www.adams-music.shop/en/repair-and-maintenance/serial-numbers/fox_renard

www.adams-music.shop

2
https://www.adams-music.shop/en/repair-and-maintenance/serial-numbers/wm_s_haynes

www.adams-music.shop

3
https://www.adams-music.shop/en/repair-and-maintenance/serial-numbers/f_loree

www.adams-music.shop

4
https://www.adams-music.shop/en/repair-and-maintenance/serial-numbers/marigaux

www.adams-music.shop

5
https://www.adams-music.shop/en/repair-and-maintenance/serial-numbers/g_pruefer_manf_company_inc

www.adams-music.shop

6
https://www.adams-music.shop/en/repair-and-maintenance/serial-numbers/puchner

www.adams-music.shop

7
https://www.adams-music.shop/en/repair-and-maintenance/serial-numbers/rigoutat

www.adams-music.shop

8
https://www.adams-music.shop/en/repair-and-maintenance/serial-numbers/rudall_rose

www.adams-music.shop

bassic-sax.info

1
https://bassic-sax.info/version5/vintage-saxes/european-made-saxes/julius-keilwerth/keilwerth-saxophone-serial-number-chart

bassic-sax.info

2
bassic-sax.info

www.bassic-sax.info

buescherloyalist.com

1
http://www.buescherloyalist.com/serial.html

www.buescherloyalist.com

cafesaxophone.com

1
https://www.cafesaxophone.com/community/threads/grassi-saxophones.889136e2/

www.cafesaxophone.com

2
https://www.cafesaxophone.com/threads/selmer-london.1/

www.cafesaxophone.com

clarinet.dk

1
https://clarinet.dk/pdf/article/instrument_number/LP%20InstNo%20Marigaux.pdf

clarinet.dk

connselmer.com

1
https://connselmer.com/serial-numbers

connselmer.com

dcsax.com

1
https://www.dcsax.com/pages/serial-number-sources

www.dcsax.com

2
https://www.dcsax.com/cdn/shop/t/15/assets/dcsax-tool-sax.js?v=57295169546728256961790685941

www.dcsax.com

drrick.com

1
https://drrick.com/leblanc.html

drrick.com

faq.yamaha.com

1
https://faq.yamaha.com/usa/s/article/000001218

faq.yamaha.com

flutes.com

1
https://www.flutes.com/louis-lot-flute-serial-numbers

www.flutes.com

2
flutes.com

www.flutes.com

3
https://www.flutes.com/powell-flute-serial-numbers

www.flutes.com

foxproducts.com

1
https://www.foxproducts.com/serial-number-lookup/

www.foxproducts.com

gemeinhardt.com

1
https://gemeinhardt.com/serial-number-lookup/

gemeinhardt.com

2
https://www.gemeinhardt.com/serial-number-lookup/

www.gemeinhardt.com

getasax.com

1
https://getasax.com/blogs/news/vintage-selmer-lacquer-and-engraving-part-2-identifying-euro-assembled-mark-vis-and-relacquered-mark-vis

getasax.com

granlundwoodwind.com

1
https://www.granlundwoodwind.com/buffet-serials.html

www.granlundwoodwind.com

heckelbassoons.info

1
http://www.heckelbassoons.info/bassoons.html

www.heckelbassoons.info

2
https://www.heckelbassoons.info/Contrabassoons.html

www.heckelbassoons.info

3
http://www.heckelbassoons.info/Heckelphones.html

www.heckelbassoons.info

4
http://www.heckelbassoons.info/CRESTs.html

www.heckelbassoons.info

hnwhite.com

1
https://www.hnwhite.com/serialnumbers

www.hnwhite.com

holtonloyalist.com

1
https://holtonloyalist.com/serial-numbers

holtonloyalist.com

2
https://www.holtonloyalist.com/serial-numbers

www.holtonloyalist.com

horn-u-copia.net

1
https://www.horn-u-copia.net/serial/martinlist.shtml

www.horn-u-copia.net

howarthlondon.com

1
https://www.howarthlondon.com/insight/history-howarth-of-london

www.howarthlondon.com

http:

1
https://web.archive.org/web/19970711114957/http://www.musictrader.com/loree.html

web.archive.org

mcgee-flutes.com

1
http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/Flutesales.htm

www.mcgee-flutes.com

mcwoboe.com

1
mcwoboe.com

www.mcwoboe.com

moennig-adler.de

1
moennig-adler.de

www.moennig-adler.de

muramatsu-america.com

1
https://www.muramatsu-america.com/faq

www.muramatsu-america.com

pearlflute.com

1
https://pearlflute.com/en/serial-search

pearlflute.com

powellflutes.com

1
https://www.powellflutes.com/en/search-serial/

www.powellflutes.com

2
https://www.powellflutes.com/en/search-serial/?serial=1&sender=true

www.powellflutes.com

3
https://www.powellflutes.com/en/search-serial/?serial=10&sender=true

www.powellflutes.com

4
https://www.powellflutes.com/en/search-serial/?serial=100&sender=true

www.powellflutes.com

5
https://www.powellflutes.com/en/search-serial/?serial=1000&sender=true

www.powellflutes.com

6
https://www.powellflutes.com/en/search-serial/?serial=5000&sender=true

www.powellflutes.com

7
https://www.powellflutes.com/en/search-serial/?serial=50000&sender=true

www.powellflutes.com

reddit.com

1
https://www.reddit.com/r/bassoon/comments/c0re1e/

www.reddit.com

saxpics.com

1
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=2

www.saxpics.com

2
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=1

www.saxpics.com

3
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=3

www.saxpics.com

4
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=45

www.saxpics.com

5
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=44

www.saxpics.com

6
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=49

www.saxpics.com

7
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=59

www.saxpics.com

8
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=51

www.saxpics.com

9
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=41

www.saxpics.com

10
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=22

www.saxpics.com

11
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=ser&manID=11

www.saxpics.com

12
http://www.saxpics.com/kohlert/

www.saxpics.com

13
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=84

www.saxpics.com

14
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=78

www.saxpics.com

15
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=79

www.saxpics.com

16
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=87

www.saxpics.com

17
http://www.saxpics.com/selmer/selmerhome.htm

www.saxpics.com

18
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=14

www.saxpics.com

19
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=12

www.saxpics.com

20
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=70

www.saxpics.com

21
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=63

www.saxpics.com

22
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=66

www.saxpics.com

23
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=71

www.saxpics.com

24
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=95

www.saxpics.com

25
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=96

www.saxpics.com

26
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=97

www.saxpics.com

27
http://www.saxpics.com/?v=mod&modID=25

www.saxpics.com

selmer.fr

1
https://www.selmer.fr/en/blogs/infos/history-notes-10-mark-vi

www.selmer.fr

stohrermusic.com

1
https://www.stohrermusic.com/articles/saxophone-serial-number-lookup

www.stohrermusic.com

test.woodwind.org

1
http://test.woodwind.org/oboe/BBoard/read.html?f=10&i=1319&t=1038&v=f

test.woodwind.org

w-schreiber.com

1
https://www.w-schreiber.com/en/register-my-instrument

www.w-schreiber.com

wmshaynes.com

1
https://www.wmshaynes.com/serialnumbers1

www.wmshaynes.com

woodwind.org

1
http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Equipment/HowOld/Buffet.html

www.woodwind.org

2
http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Equipment/HowOld/Leblanc.html

www.woodwind.org