Here is a table of Vito Sax serial no.' S, manufacture dates, manufacturers, country of origin, etc. I haven't found any reference tables for Vitos out there, so I started this one for myself and decided to share it. 2007 - Use this CHART to date your Made-In-Japan 7131RK Vito Altos. More info re: Vito/Yamaha History, serial numbers, dates. Killing floor mrs foster. Yamaha Saxophone Serial Number Identification The YAS-21 seems to become the YAS-23 around 1980 and the YAS-23/25 seems to become the YAS-275 around 2000/2001. The banner saga 3 - deluxe items crackle. Vito and Yamaha YAS-21 serials 1970 1 500 1971 501 2155 1972 2156 3529 1973 3530 4421 1974 4422 3. The YAS 62 horn definitely had engraving on the bell with the Yamaha logo and the Yamaha blurb with the serial number on the body above the thumb rest. I'm pretty sure that the G1 necks came later. (Ads has confirmed my suspicion in the meantime with his post above) I still have the original neck from that horn as it fell off a dodgy stage at a.

BUESCHER
Serial#Year
50001905
112501910
251031915
612551920
1752751925
2552501930
2690001935
2910001940
3030001945
3320001950
3500001955
3600001960
3810001963
Bought out by Selmer
4088181965
5200001970
6300001975
7850001980
8750001983

Yamaha Saxophone Serial Number Location

SELMER (PARIS)
Serial#Year
100001929
120001930
Cigar Cutter
140001931
170001932
180001933
190001934
200001935
Balanced Action
220001936
240001937
250001938
270001939
300001940
330001947
Super Balanced Action
350001948
370001949
400001950
430001951
Low A Baritone
460001952
500001953
520001954
Mark VI
570001955
620001956
660001957
710001958
760001959
810001960
900001961
940001962
1030001963
1100001964
1200001965
1290001966
1370001967
1490001968
1600001969
1710001970
1820001971
1920001972
2040001973
2180001974
2310001975
Mark VII
2430001976
2560001977
2720001978
2820001979
3000001980
3273001981
Super Action 80
3402001982
3538001983
3664001984
3788001985
3910001986
Super Action 80 II
4060001987
CONN
Serial#Year
96001905
108001906
120001907
130001908
154001909
178001910
212001911
225001912
250001913
300001914
350001916
400001917
500001919
580001920
640001921
830001922
1017751923
1246001924
1454001925
1679001926
1934501927
2092501928
2246001929
2378001930
2447001931
2492301932
2565011933
2600001934
2635001935
2710001936
2780001937
2840001938
2850001939
2883001940
2952501941
3045001942
3092501943
3093001944
3102001945
3140001946
3200001947
3271501948
3321501949
3372501950
3418501951
3418511952
3547421953
3592511954
5000011955
5717501956
6520021957
7186261958
7796571959
8342001960
8985561961
9494651962
C005011963
C738541964
E541061965
H312471966
K352741967
L204541968
BUFFET
Serial#Year
29251952
31151953
33901954
37631955
42261956
48171957
53921958
61721959
68081960
74161961
86561962
96691963
100641964
117491965
127781966
137661967
144871968
153471969
163231970
173191971
184451972
197871973
214411974
226871975
244171976
261511977
272801978
287331979
301901980
315391981
329611982
339241983
346641984
357331985
KING
Serial#Year
50001915
780001925
1260001930
1610001935
2200001940
2750001945
3050001950
3400001955
3700001960
4065001965
4576001970
5117501975
MARTIN
Serial#Year
172211919
194821920
199331921
237811921
299421922
348381923
406441924
484891523421925
54853
678521628521926
172051
792541927
866871928
*19253610271929
*first digit dropped on most serial numbers
9832429821930
10162271191931
1050961932
1065461933
1083011934
107581112531935
145261165511936
153961180381937
188611269981938
205631320701939
232311360401940
245721401991941
266431444551942
1453221943
1944
1453521945
1542891946
1615201947
1653261948
1703951949
1722151950
172449 first Imperial
1751401951
416931793171952
45824 Indiana1831251953
49586 Indiana1876141954
1937471955
561621962131956
667192038091957
667272019171958
709882053771959
762242090891960
818852116751961
878502139991962
2188551963
HOLTON
Serial#Year
11901
2541902
4761903
5261904
11511905
18721906
33451907
46301908
60711909
94741910
12,4021911
15,9501912
20,8071913
21,1001914
31,6221915
33,6711916
37,9091917
41,070 – 43,9721918
55,000 – 55,2491918
43,973 – 47,6001919
55,250 – 57,0401919
47,601 – 49,8171920
57,041 – 58,4991920
70,000 – 70,5491920
49,818 – 54,9991921
58,500 – 59,4991921
70,550 – 73,1991921
59,500 – 60,5991922
73,200 – 76,0991922
60,600 – 61,6491923
76,100 – 81,0001923
61,650 – 62,1991924
81,001 – 85,6001924
62,200 – 62,8991925
85,900 – 89,8491925
62,900 – 63,1491926
89,850 – 92,7991926
63,150 – 63,2991927
92,800 – 97,1991927
63,300 – 63,5491928
97,200 – 101,3991928
63,550 – 63,8491929
101,400 – 105,1991929
63,850 – 64,0491930
105,200 – 108,3991930
64,050 – 64,1491931
108,400 – 111,0491931
111,099 – 113,8991932
113,990 – 114,9991933
115,000 – 117,2991934
117,300 – 118,5991935
118,600 – 120,5991936
120,600 – 122,8991937
122,900 – 125,8491938
125,850 – 132,7991939
132,800 – 140,0991940
140,100 – 151,2991941
151,300 – 154,1991942
154,200 – 154,6991943
154,700 – 154,8991944
154,900 – 156,0991945
156,100 – 165,5991946
165,600 – 181,9991947
182,000 – 198,2991948
198,399 – 210,2991949
210,300 – 220,4991950
220,500 – 232,5991951
232,600 – 243,3491952
243,350 – 254,0991953
254,100 – 268,9991954
269,000 – 281,3991955
281,400 – 293,6991956
293,700 – 307,3991957
307,400 – 315,6991958
315,700 – 326,0991959
326,100 – 337,5991960
337,600 – 348,3991961
348,400 – 358,4991962
358,500 – 373,6991963
373,700 – 388,9491964
388,950 – 403,3501965
403,351 – 435,9991966
536,600 – 455,7491967
455,750 – 467,0991968
467,100 – 483,0991969
483,100 – 496,7991970
496,800 – 504,2001971
504,201 – 519,2991972
519,300 – 524,5991973
524,600 – 529,8991974
529,900 – 535,1991975
535,200 – 541,9991976
542,000 – 548,4291977
CLEVELAND
Serial#Year
11925
10,0001930
30,0001935
40,0001940
45,0001945
50,0001950
56,0001955
100,0001960
160,0001965
420,0001970
600,0001975

Yamaha Alto Sax Serial Number

YANIGASAWASAXOPHONES
During the 1970′s, the 3rd and 4th digit of the serial number indicate the year of manufacture.1972 – 12729030
1973 – 12731254
1974 – 12745400
1975 – 12753382
1976 – 12764553
1977 – 12775790
1978 – 12781317
1979 – 12791801
1980 – 00102143
1981 – 00106981
1982 – 00111892
1983 – 00117142
1984 – 00122663
1985 – 00128485
1986 – 00134903
1987 – 00141658
1988 – 00148774
1989 – 00156006
1990 – 00162968
1991 – 00170073
1992 – 00177116
1993 – 00184318
1994 – 00189050
1995 – 00197400
1996 – 00205400
1997 – 00213000
1998 – 00219500
1999 – 00228250
2000 – 00235000

Buescher Saxophone Serial Number

SML SAXOPHONES
Serial#Year
1? – 30001934 to 1940
3000 – 55001940 to 1945
5500 – 80001945 to 1950
8000 – 120001950 to 1955
12000 – 160001955 to 1960
16000 – 190001960 to 1965
19000 – 220001965 to 1970
22000 – 240001970 to 1975
24000 – 260001975 to 1980
26000 – >270001980 to 1982
Cup Mouthpiece Instruments
1876 - 1900
DateSerial #
18761
1877700
18781,700
18793,000
18805,000
18816,000
18827,000
18838,000
18849,000
188510,500
188612,000
188713,000
188814,000
188916,500
189018,000
189120,000
189222,500
189325,000
189427,500
189529,000
189634,000
189740,000
189846,700
189952,000
190058,000
Cup Mouthpiece Instruments
1901 - 1930
DateSerial #
190166,700
190271,000
190376,000
190482,000
190588,000
190694,000
1907100,000
1908106,000
1909111,000
1910116,000
1911121,000
1912126,000
1913130,150
1914132,400
1915137,000
1916142,575
1917146,600
1918155,000
1919165,900
1920169,500
1921175,500
1922190,450
1923198,475
1924206,700
1925219,850
1926230,900
1927239,500
1928252,900
1929263,200
1930273,700
Cup Mouthpiece Instruments
1931 - 1956
DateSerial #
1931280,130
1932281,360
1933289,743
1934294,687
1935300,690
1936307,996
1937315,575
1938322,650
1939324,859
1940327,850
1941338,500
1942348,150
1943354,600
1944355,500
1945355,750
1946355,850
1947366,650
1948376,100
1949383,650
1950389,600
1951396,300
1952393,301
1953420,057
1954427,301
1955500,001
1956571,850

Serial Number Sax Yamaha

Reed Mouthpiece Instruments 1895 - 1925
DateSerial #
18951
18962,000
18972,500
18983,000
18993,500
19003,900
19014,400
19025,100
19036,700
19048,500
19059,600
190610,800
190712,000
190813,000
190915,400
191017,800
191121,200
191222,500
191325,000
191430,000
191635,000
191740,000
191950,000
192058,000
192164,000
192283,000
1923101,775
1924124,600
1925145,400
Reed Mouthpiece Instruments 1926 - 1956
DateSerial #
1926167,900
1927193,450
1928209,250
1929224,600
1930237,800
1931244,700
1932249,230
1933256,501
1934260,000
1935263,500
1936271,000
1937278,000
1938284,000
1939285,000
1940288,300
1941295,250
1942304,500
1943309,250
1944309,300
1945310,200
1946314,000
1947320,000
1948327,150
1949332,150
1950337,250
1951341,850
1952341,851
1953354,742
1954359,251
1955500,001
1956571,750
Conn Cup Mouthpiece and Reed Mouthpiece Instruments
1957 - 1972
DateSerial #
1957652002
1958718626
1959779657
1960834200
1961898556
1962949465
1963c00501
1964c73854
1965e54106
1966h31247
1967k35274
1968l20454
1969'm' prefix
1970'n' prefix
1971'p' prefix
1972'r' prefix
Buescher saxophone serial number

Buescher Aristocrat Serial Numbers

Conn Cup Mouthpiece Instruments
1973 - present
DateSerial #
1973ga30000
1974ga40000
1975ga50000
1977ga60000
1978ga70000
1979ga80000
1980*
1981*
198216500 - 23430*
198323431 - 33388*
198433389 - 45521*
198545522 - 58991*
58992 � 68841*
198768842 � 76617* & prefix '37'
198876618 � 81115* & prefix '38'
1989prefix '39'
1990prefix '40'
Note: From 1987 to present, add 50 to the serial number prefix to calculate the year of manufacture.

Yamaha Alto Saxophone Yas 23

C. G. C.G. Conn Saxophones
1976 - present
DateSerial #
197683000 - 89496
197791314 - 98992
197898993 - 111820
1979111821 - 128691
1980128692 - 145001
1981145002 - 154753
1982154954 - 170073
1983170074 - 184336
1984184337 - 201207
1985201208 - 221243
1986221244 - 240141
1987240142 - 261465
1988261466 - 273178
3811713 - 3821881
19893900000
19904000000
19914100000
Note: From 1987 to present, add 50 to the serial number prefix to calculate the year of manufacture.
*1980 - 1986 serial numbers are for student trumpet and cornets only.
Other cup mouthpiece serial numbers are not available at this time.