Where is the model number on a Yamaha saxophone?
It has a purple logo stamp with Yamaha and Japan under it, surrounded by engraving on the right side of the bell and full engraving on the front and both sides of the bell down to where the bell is connected to the crook of the body. The number is 0121xxA.
When did Yamaha start making saxophone?
1967
1967. The first Yamaha branded saxophones, YAS-1 and YTS-1 were launched.
What is an instrument serial number?
Serial numbers are made up of either five characters consisting of a number, then a letter, followed by three numbers (e.g. 2Y986), or a five digit number preceded with the letter H or G (e.g. H24985).
Do musical instruments have serial numbers?
Locate the serial number on the instrument. On most wind instruments, the serial number will be printed on the instrument near the mouthpiece. On string instruments, the serial number is typically printed on the inside of the main portion.
What is the most expensive sax?
This little glass saxophone, is plated with 2.82 onces of gold, and has 10, 2 carat diamonds adorning its “keys”. Apparently it took 65 hours to create, and is estimated to be worth over $60,000.
How big is a Subcontrabass saxophone?
7 feet 5 inches
This instrument stands 2.25 meters (7 feet 5 inches) tall.
What year was the saxophone invented?
28th June 1846
Saxophone/Invented
When did the Yamaha Yas 23 come out?
The YAS-23 starts in 1979/1980 and the YAS-21 has a removable bell and the YAS-23 has a soldered bell-bow connection. The Yamaha serial numbers are sequential for each model and only for that particular model. Each new Yamaha model starts with a new sequential serial number sequence.
When did Yamaha stop using YAS-21 parts?
The Yamaha YAS-21 serials match the Vito YAS-21 serials up until 1980 when the Yamaha YAS-23 is introduced but the Vitos still use YAS-21 parts until 1989 when the Vitos start using YAS-23 parts nearly 10 years after Yamaha introduced the YAS-23.
What was the serial number of the Adolphe Sax?
For example, the record shows that all of the recorded Adolphe Sax instrument sales between 1940-1941 were from instruments already manufactued between 1931-36. There is a fairly detailed record of these instruments recorded in a log book in the Selmer archives in Paris up to 1936 through serial number ~1364.
What’s the difference between the Yas 21 and Yas 23?
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. 1989 89759 501000 (Sudden Jump into 5XXXXX serials because the Vito YAS-21 changes to YAS-23. The Vito 5XXXXX serial number Altos are YAS-23 models. The YAS-21 has a removable bell, the YAS-23 has a soldered bell-bow connection.)