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Bundy Saxophone Serial Numbers
Amati Sax Serial Numbers
Please note that there are a few stencils with the 'King' name on them that were not made by the HN White Company:
Mar 28, 2010 - I recently worked on an unusual alto saxophone with the name AmatiKraslice. An Amati 'A880' Alto, which has a Kohlert serial number. AMATI Saxophone A Short History by Dennis Gazarek The history of saxophones and other instruments produced by the predecessors of Amati-Denak is complex, confusing and convoluted. The instrument makers were directly impacted by European wars of the Twentieth Century, Nazi and Soviet expansionism and the Cold War. AMATI instruments and accessories are sold through our authorized dealers. With each and every warranty claim the serial number must be provided.
- Pre-1916 Kings are Kohlert or Evette & Schaeffer stencils.
- The King Tempo is a Keilwerth stencil.
- The King Lemaire is a Kohlert or Amati stencil (probably Kohlert). The name is from King's association with SML: Strasser-Marigaux-Lemaire.
- The King Marigaux is an SML stencil
- 'The New King' and 'Toneking' are model names for a Keilwerth series of horns
- 'Recording King' was a model name for a series of stencil horns, mainly made by Martin
| Model | Start # | End # | ||
| 'King' | 50,000 | (1916) | 110,000 | (1929) |
| Voll-True | 110,000 | (1929) | 180,000 | (1935) |
| Zephyr | 180,000 | (1935) | 511,000 | (1975) |
| Super 20 | 272,000 | (1945) | 800,000 | (1998) |
| Super 21 | 731,000 | (1995) | 736,000 | (1996) |
| Serial Number | Year Manufactured |
1 | 1893 |
| 1915 | |
78,001 | 1925 |
| 1930 | |
176,000 | 1935 |
| 1936 | |
200,001 | 1937 |
| 1938 | |
225,001 | 1939 |
| 1940 | |
254,001 | 1941 |
| 1942 | |
267,501 | 1945 |
| 1946 | |
287,001 | 1947 |
| 1948 | |
301,500 | 1949 |
| 1950 | |
316,501 | 1951 |
| 1952 | |
330,001 | 1953 |
| 1954 | |
340,001 | 1955 |
| 1960 | |
406,501 | 1965 |
| 1970 | |
511,751 | 1975 |
| 1981 | |
906,860 | 1983 |
| 1985 | |
100,000 | 1985 |