How do you read a saxophone serial number?

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How do you read a saxophone serial number?

This is the type of saxophone: Eb = Sopranino; S = Soprano; A = Alto; T = Tenor; E = Baritone; B = Bass; C = C Soprano or C Melody; F = F Mezzo Soprano or Conn-o-sax. This line consists of two parts: “M” stands for saxophones. The number is the serial number. This means Low Pitch (A=440 Hz).

Are Buffet Crampon saxophones good?

Buffet 400 gold lacquer/matte lacquer: I absolutely have to give two thumbs up to Buffet Crampon; they made an excellent quality saxophone that is indeed affordable by most budgets. Aesthetically pleasing, great playing, well built saxophones are hard to come by.

What’s a saxophone worth?

Beginner saxophones usually range in cost from $800 to $2,700. Intermediate, or step-up saxophones usually range in cost $2,000 to $3,000 and entry level pro saxophones (still largely played by advanced students) around $3,000 and up.

What is Buffet Crampon saxophone?

Buffet Crampon has a rich tradition in saxophone production, going back to the very early days of the instrument in the late 19th century. The early Buffet horns were in fact very similar to Adolphe Sax’s original design.

When did buffet start making saxophones?

BUFFET Buffet Crampon has a rich tradition in saxophone production, going back to the very early days of the instrument in the late 19th century. The early Buffet horns were in fact very similar to Adolphe Sax’s original design. Their saxophone production really took off in the 1950’s, with the Dynactio… [more]

How old are the Selmer sax saxophones?

Instruments manufactured after 1936 range in serial number from ~1350-3600. The log book shows the serial numbers jumping around quite a bit for the Selmer/Adolphe Sax saxophones. Even so, its possible from this record to assemble a basic serial number chart for these instruments. Some instruments were stamped H. Selmer and some were not.