Selmer Serial Numbers.
Year | Model | Serial Number |
1922 | Model 22 | 750-1400 |
1923 | 1401-2350 | |
1924 | 2351-3350 | |
1925 | 3351-4450 | |
1926 | Model 26 | 4451-5600 |
1927 | 5601-7850 | |
1928 | 7851-9700 | |
1929 | 9701-11950 | |
1930 | 'Cigar Cutter'/'Super Sax' | 11951-14000 |
1931 | 14001-15750 | |
1932 | 15751-17250 | |
1933 | 17251-18700 | |
1934 | 'Radio Improved | 18701-20100 |
1935 | 20101-21750 | |
1936 | 'Balanced Action' | 21751-22650 |
1937 | 22651-25600 | |
1938 | 25601-27650 | |
1939 | 27651-29300 | |
1940 | 29301-29750 | |
1941 | 29751-30500 | |
1942 | 30501-31150 | |
1943 | 31151-31580 | |
1944 | 31581-31850 | |
1945 | 31851-32350 | |
1946 | 32351-33700 | |
1947 | 33701-38801 | |
1948 | 'Super Action' | 38802-38500 |
1949 | 38501-41500 | |
1950 | 41501-45100 | |
1951 | 45101-48300 | |
1952 | 48301-51800 | |
1953 | 51801-55200 | |
1954 | 'Mark VI' | 55201-59000 |
1955 | 59001-63400 | |
1956 | 63401-68900 | |
1957 | 68901-74500 | |
1958 | 74501-80400 | |
1959 | 80401-85200 | |
1960 | 85201-91300 | |
1961 | 91301-97300 | |
1962 | 97301-104500 | |
1963 | 104501-112500 | |
1964 | 112501-121600 | |
1965 | 121601-131800 | |
1966 | 131801-141500 | |
1967 | 141501-152400 | |
1968 | 152401-162500 | |
1969 | 162501-173800 | |
1970 | 173801-184900 | |
1971 | 184901-196000 | |
1972 | 196001-208700 | |
1973 | 208701-220800 | |
1974 | 'After 231,000/Mark VII' | 220801-233900 |
1975 | 233901-246800 | |
1976 | 246801-261100 | |
1977 | 261101-276100 | |
1978 | 276101-289700 | |
1979 | 289701-303100 | |
1980 | 303101- 315500 | |
1981 | 'Super Action 80' | 315501-327300 |
1982 | 327301-340200 | |
1983 | 340201-353300 | |
1984 | 353301-366400 | |
1985 | 366401-378800 | |
1986 | 'Super Action 80/Series II' | 378801-391000 |
1987 | 391001-406000 | |
1988 | 406001-422500 | |
1989 | 422501-439600 | |
1990 | 439601-457500 | |
1991 | 457501-473600 | |
1992 | 473601-490000 |
Serial Number | Year Manufactured |
251 | 1931 |
265 | 1932 |
571 | 1933 |
785 | 1934 |
1177 | 1935 |
1459 | 1936 |
1633 | 1937 |
1979 | 1938 |
2472 | 1939 |
3146 | 1940 |
3350 | 1941 |
3380 | 1942 |
3939 | 1943 |
4160 | 1944 |
4308 | 1945 |
4700 | 1946 |
5409 | 1947 |
6441 | 1948 |
7477 | 1949 |
8521 | 1950 |
9641 | 1951 |
10569 | 1952 |
12200 | 1953 |
13600 | 1954 |
15000 | 1955 |
16990 | 1956 |
18402 | 1957 |
19839 | 1958 |
21223 | 1959 |
23038 | 1960 |
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- Dec 19, 2009 I have a signature on my mouthpiece: Leo m Bundy. There is a serial number on the body: 584168. The ligature has FRANCE inscribed on it. On the barrel, there is an appearance of what used to be a BUNDY logo, but it has disappeared other than a slight reminiscence of it. But that's it.
- View the manufacturing date ranges on serial numbers for many of our legendary brands.
- In 1948, Selmer produced the first successfully molded plastic clarinet called the Bundy Resonite 1400. The clarinet was modeled after the famous Selmer Paris BT clarinet used by notable artists like Benny Goodman. The clarinet established a reputation for affordability and high quality and by 1978, sold over one million units.
Clarinet
Serial Number | Year Manufactured |
L Series: | |
L1000 | 12/1/31 |
L2100 | 1932 |
L3250 | 1933 |
L4300 | 1934 |
L5500 | 1935 |
L6600 | 1936 |
L7750 | 1937 |
L8800 | 1938 |
L9900 | 1939 |
M Series: | |
M1000 | 2/1/39 |
M2400 | 1940 |
M3400 | 1944 (during) |
M6000 | 1945 (during) |
M8000 | 1946 (during) |
N Series: | |
N100 | 10/1/46 |
N1000 | 2/1/47 |
N2800 | 1948 |
N4900 | 1949 |
N6600 | 1950 |
N8100 | 1951 |
P Series: | |
P1200 | 1952 |
P4200 | 1953 |
P7400 | 1954 |
Q Series: | |
Q1100 | 1955 |
Q4350 | 1956 |
Q7290 | 1957 |
R Series: | |
R1200 | 1958 |
R6100 | 1959 |
S Series: | |
S1150 | 1960 |
S4160 | 1961 |
S7390 | 1962 |
T Series: | |
T1400 | 1963 |
T5800 | 1964 |
U Series: | |
U1100 | 1965 |
U5700 | 1966 |
V Series: | |
V1000 | 1967 |
V4800 | 1968 |
V7900 | 1969 |
W Series: | |
W1700 | 1970 |
W5900 | 1971 |
X Series: | |
X1500 | 1972 |
X6400 | 1973 |
Y Series: | |
Y1200 | 1974 |
Y6300 | 1975 |
Z Series: | |
Z1100 | 1976 |
Z5200 | 1977 |
Serial Number | Year Manufactured |
Selmer Baritone Saxophone #969 | 4/1/27 |
Selmer C Melody #4000 | 4/1/27 |
Selmer Alto #4300 | 9/1/27 |
Selmer Soprano #5000 | 4/1/27 |
6,000 - Alto | 11/1/27 |
7,000 - Alto | 4/1/28 |
8,000 - Alto | 12/1/28 |
9,000 - Baritone | 11/2/28 |
9,000 - Soprano | 9/25/28 |
10,000 | 6/12/29 |
11,000 | 10/8/29 |
12,000 | 2/28/30 |
13,000 | 9/1/30 |
'CIGAR CUTTER' | |
14,000 | 4/1/31 |
15,000 | 10/1/31 |
16,000 | 4/7/31 |
17,000 | 11/15/32 |
18,000 | 7/15/33 |
19,000 | 4/1/34 |
20,000 | 3/27/35 |
21,000 | 11/15/35 |
'BALANCED ACTION' | |
22,000 | 4/10/36 |
23,000 | 12/18/36 |
24,000 | 5/1/37 |
25,000 | 1/27/38 |
26,000 | 10/10/38 |
27,000 | 5/15/39 |
28,000 | 9/8/39 |
29,000 | 12/15/39 |
30,000 | 10/15/40 |
33,000 | 6/1/47 |
34,000 | 10/6/47 |
'SUPER BALANCED ACTION' | |
35,000 | 1/30/48 |
36,000 | 11/1/48 |
37,000 | 11/8/49 |
38,000 | 4/30/49 |
39,000 | 11/25/49 |
40,000 | 5/11/50 |
41,000 | 6/20/50 |
42,000 | 12/5/50 |
43,000 | 5/15/51 |
44,000 | 11/9/51 |
45,000 | 8/29/51 |
'LOW A BARI SAX' | |
46,000 | 3/1/52 |
47,000 | 7/7/52 |
48,000 | 8/28/52 |
49,000 | 12/9/52 |
50,000 | 7/24/53 |
51,000 | 11/23/53 |
52,000 | 2/10/54 |
53,000 | 4/1/54 |
54,000 | 7/30/54 |
55,000 | 10/1/54 |
56,000 | 11/11/54 |
'MARK VI' | |
57,000 | 1/7/55 |
58,000 | 4/27/55 |
59,000 | 8/1/55 |
60,000 | 10/21/55 |
61,000 | 12/19/55 |
62,000 | 2/25/56 |
63,000 | 5/22/56 |
64,000 | 9/20/56 |
65,000 | 11/1/56 |
66,000 | 2/21/57 |
67,000 | 4/8/57 |
68,000 | 6/20/57 |
69,000 | 10/9/57 |
70,000 | 12/3/57 |
71,000 | 2/11/58 |
72,000 | 4/10/58 |
73,000 | 6/24/58 |
74,000 | 8/20/58 |
75,000 | 11/3/58 |
76,000 | 2/1/59 |
77,000 | 5/1/59 |
78,000 | 7/1/59 |
79,000 | 9/1/59 |
80,000 | 11/1/59 |
81,000 | 1/25/60 |
82,000 | 2/10/60 |
83,000 | 3/1/60 |
84,000 | 4/10/60 |
85,000 | 5/5/60 |
86,000 | 6/28/60 |
87,000 | 7/10/60 |
88,000 | 8/1/60 |
89,000 | 10/5/60 |
90,000 | 3/16/61 |
91,000 | 4/10/61 |
92,000 | 7/20/61 |
93,000 | 11/1/61 |
94,000 | 1/2/62 |
95,000 | 2/1/62 |
96,000 | 3/2/62 |
97,000 | 4/1/62 |
98,000 | 5/1/62 |
99,000 | 6/10/62 |
100,000 | 7/14/62 |
101,000 | 10/25/62 |
102,000 | 11/18/62 |
103,000 | 1/1/63 |
104,000 | 3/1/63 |
105,000 | 4/1/63 |
106,000 | 7/1/63 |
107,000 | 9/10/63 |
108,000 | 10/15/63 |
109,000 | 11/1/63 |
110,000 | 1/2/64 |
111,000 | 2/10/64 |
112,000 | 4/1/64 |
113,000 | 5/1/64 |
114,000 | 6/1/64 |
115,000 | 8/1/64 |
116,000 | 9/28/64 |
117,000 | 10/15/644 |
118,000 | 11/17/64 |
119,000 | 12/15/64 |
120,000 | 4/23/65 |
129,000 | 1/2/66 |
137,000 | 1/2/67 |
149,000 | 1/2/68 |
160,000 | 1/2/69 |
171,000 | 1/2/70 |
182,000 | 1/2/71 |
192,000 | 1/2/72 |
204,000 | 1/2/73 |
218,000 | 1/2/74 |
231,000 | 1/2/75 |
'MARK VII' | |
243,000 | 1/2/76 |
256,000 | 1/2/77 |
272,000 | 1/2/78 |
282,000 | 1/2/79 |
300,000 | 1/2/80 |
327,300 | 1981 |
'SUPER ACTION 80' | |
340,200 | 1982 |
353,300 | 1983 |
366,400 | 1984 |
378,800 | 1985 |
391,000 | 1986 |
'SUPER ACTION 80 SERIES II' | |
406,000 | 1987 |
Important Dates:
1924 - Modele' 1924 Serial No. 957 shown in folder
1924 (late) - Modele' 22 Serial No. 980 known to exist
1930 - New 'Large Bore' models
1931 - First Super Models manufactured; often referred to as 'Cigar Cutter'
1935 - Balanced Action model
1947 - late 1954 - Super Action Saxophone
1951 (late) - First Low A Baritone Saxophone
1954 - Mark VI
1975 - Mark VII
1981 - Super Action 80
1986 - Super Action 80, Series II
1924 - Modele' 1924 Serial No. 957 shown in folder
1924 (late) - Modele' 22 Serial No. 980 known to exist
1930 - New 'Large Bore' models
1931 - First Super Models manufactured; often referred to as 'Cigar Cutter'
1935 - Balanced Action model
1947 - late 1954 - Super Action Saxophone
1951 (late) - First Low A Baritone Saxophone
1954 - Mark VI
1975 - Mark VII
1981 - Super Action 80
1986 - Super Action 80, Series II
Selmer Clarinet Serial Number Chart
The first Selmer clarinets were made in 1890. By 1900 Selmer was also manufacturing Alto Clarinets, Bass Clarinets, Flutes, Oboes, and English Horns. In 1904 Henri joined with his brother Alexandre to form H. & A. Selmer. Alexandre was an accomplished clarinetist and was able to help Henri while a clarinetist with the Boston Symphony. Henri died in 1941; Alexandre in 1951. At about 1918, George Bundy retained the rights to American distribution.
While Selmer manufactured Mark VII Alto and Tenor saxes they continued to make Mark VI Soprano and Bari saxes for some time.
While Selmer manufactured Mark VII Alto and Tenor saxes they continued to make Mark VI Soprano and Bari saxes for some time.