When was you Martin saxophone made
If you want to know how old your saxophone is you need the serialnumber of your horn. (you can find it on the back of the body near the righthand thumbrest).
(MHO) There are TWO ranges of serialnumbers. Range 1 for the original Martin plant. And range 2 for the factory
that first was known as "Indiana band instrument".
See also the page on the Company History of Martin Band instruments
So if you want to know the year your horn was built, you first have to find out what type it is.
(MHO)The following models where built by the plant formerly known as..:
Indiana, Imperials (modern ones), Medalists
For these horns you will need to use range 2.
For all the other models you can use range 1
To found out the age of your horn just look for the serialnumber closest to yours. This is no rocketscience, and you probably will not found the exact number of your horn in this list.
I believe that the serialnumber range of the Martin plant is used for all Martin made instruments.
Meaning, you can also date trumpets, trombone and other horns with this list.
But remember, this is not exact science.
| Year | Serial# range 1 | Serial# range 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 17221 | |
| 1920 | 19482 | |
| 1921 | 19933 | |
| 23781 | ||
| 1922 | 29942 | |
| 1923 | 34838 | |
| 1924 | 40644 | |
| 1925 | 48489 | |
| 54853 | ||
| 1926 | 67852 | |
| 172051 | ||
| 1927 | 79254 | |
| 1928 | 86687 | |
| 1929 | 92536 | 1027 |
| 1930 | 98324 | 2982 |
| 1931 | 101622 | 7119 |
| 1932 | 105096 | |
| 1933 | 106546 | |
| 1934 | 108301 | & bsp; |
| 1935 | 111253 | 10758 |
| 1936 | 116551 | 14526 |
| 1937 | 118038 | 15396 |
| 1938 | 126998 | 18861 |
| 1939 | 132070 | 20563 |
| 1940 | 136040 | 23231 |
| 1941 | 140199 | 24572 |
| 1942 | 144455 | 26643 |
| 1943 | 145322 | |
| 1944 | Production stop | |
| 1945 | 145352 | |
| 1946 | 154289 | |
| 1947 | 161520 | |
| 1948 | 165326 | |
| 1949 | 170395 | |
| 1950 | 172215 | |
| 172449 | ||
| 1951 | 175140 | |
| 1952 | 179317 | 41693 |
| 1953 | 183125 | 45824 |
| 1954 | 187614 | 49586 |
| 1955 | 193747 | |
| 1956 | 196213 | 56162 |
| 1957 | 201917 | 66719 |
| 1958 | 203809 | 66727 |
| 1959 | 205377 | 70988 |
| 1960 | 209089 | 76224 |
| 1961 | 211675 | 81885 |
| 1962 | 213999 | 87850 |
| 1963 | 218855 | |
| 1967 | 305102 |