Vito Alto Sax Serial Numbers

.

Woodwind Serial Number Link List

AKUSTIKSaxophones
ALEXANDRE (SELMER)ClarinetsSee also (serial number drop-down menu)
AMERICAN STANDARDAll Woodwinds
WT ARMSTRONG
ARTLEY

Flutes, Piccolos, and Clarinets
See Also

B&S

Saxophones
Research Link

E BEAUGNIER (see also Vito and Leblanc)SaxophonesNote
F BESSON

All Instruments
See Also

BOOSEY AND HAWKESNote
BUESCHERNote
Saxophones
EVETTE & SCHAEFFER, BUFFET-CRAMPON S.A.

Clarinets
OboesSee also
Saxophones

Note
BUNDY (incl. SIGNET)Note
CANNONBALL SAXOPHONESSaxophones
CLEVELAND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSAll Woodwinds
CG CONNProfessional Saxophones
COUESNONFor all instruments prior to appx. 1937, there is a grenade fruit with a number inside it stamped on the horn. That number is the year of manufacture.
CUNDY - BETTONEYFlutes, Piccolos, and Clarinets
Henry DISTINAll Instruments
DOLNETSaxophones
Peter EATON
FOXDouble-Reeds
IDA MARIA GRASSI

Saxophones
See Also

Wm. S. HAYNESFlutes and Piccolos
Wilhelm HECKELBassoons
HAMMERSCHMIDTSaxophones
HOHNERSaxophones
Frank HOLTONSaxophones
JUPITERAll Instruments
Brua C. KEEFERSaxophones and ClarinetsNote
Julius KEILWERTH (and H-COUF)SaxophonesNote
KING (HN WHITE)
KOHLERTAll InstrumentsNote
LA SAXAll Instruments
A. LAUBINDouble-Reeds
G. LEBLANCNote
LINTONOboes and Bassoons
F. LORÉE (CABART)Double-Reeds
Louis LOTFlutes
Robert MALERNE
MARIGAUX (see also SML)

Double Reeds
See Also

MARTIN BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY

Saxophones
See Also

MARTIN FRERESClarinets
See also
MONANZIFlutes
NOBLET
NORMANDYClarinets
FE OLDSAll Instruments
L. PIERRET

Saxophones
See Also

Verne Q. POWELLFlutes
G. PRUEFERClarinets
PUCHNERAll Instruments
FA REYNOLDSAll Instruments
RIGOUTATDouble-Reeds
Luis ROSSIClarinets
RUDALL & ROSEFlutes
A. SAX

All Instruments
See Also

SELMER (PARIS)

Clarinets
Saxophones

SELMER (UK/London)Clarinets
SELMER (USA)Clarinets
SML (Strasser-Marigaux-Lemaire)

Saxophones (PDF)
See Also

Note
VITOSaxophonesNote
WELTKLANG
YAMAHASaxophonesNote
YANAGISAWASaxophones
JW YORK

Saxophones
See Also

.
Notes

Beaugnier:

If you decided to play around with the serial numbers on http://www.doctorsax.biz/beaugnier_ser_nos.htm, note that he doesn't differentiate between the Leblanc System (two/three versions), Rationale (whichever spelling you wish) and Semi Rationale (two versions).

Boosey and Hawkes:

1. Boosey and Hawkes is a combination of the Boosey company and the Hawkes company. Hawkes produced their own instruments, for a time, and combined with Boosey in the 1930s. Boosey and Hawkes have been, since that time, sheet music producers and importers.

2. A lot of the saxophones stamped 'Boosey and Hawkes' are stencil instruments. To read more about stencils, please read my article HERE.

Keefer:

The vast majority of saxophones stamped 'Keefer' are stencils.

Buescher:

Horns stamped 'The Buescher Band Instrument Company' from the 1920's are stencils, as are the modern BU-series of horns available from Selmer, and follow different serial number charts.

Buffet-Crampon:

1. A small, but significant, percentage of all Buffet and/or Evette-Schaeffer woodwinds in the 1900-1930 range (or so) were Conn stencils and do not have Buffet serial numbers. In the 1990's, Keilwerth stenciled a saxophone for Buffet called the 'Expression' and that model has a Keilwerth serial number.

2. The modern Buffet 400 (and similar) are Asian-made and do not follow these serial number charts.

Bundy:

1. The Bundy in question here is from approximately 1950 to date. Earlier horns were a mixture of Conn and Buescher stencils.

2. For a brief time, Bundy and Bundy Special saxophones were available from Keilwerth and Dörfler & Jörka, are stamped 'Made in Germany' and do not have a Bundy serial number.

Julius Keilwerth:

Except for the ST-90 I and EX-90 I and II, the ST-90 and EX-90 were not made by Keilwerth and probably do not have Keilwerth serial numbers. For a chart of those models, see THIS.

Kohlert:

The modern Kohlert instruments are made in China or Taiwan. Their serial number format is completely different. The serial numbers listed here are for the German/Czech made instruments.

LeBlanc:

Leblanc does not give out serial number charts. If you ask them, EXCESSIVELY NICELY, about a serial number off a horn you own, they might tell you when it was made.

SML:

1. The SML A400/T400 are Asian-made stencils not made under the authority of SML and are not included in this chart.

2. Some very early SML saxophones were stencils. There are also occasional late-model stencils. For further info, click HERE.

Vito:

Vito saxophones have been made by Vito (Wisconsin), Beaugnier, Leblanc, Yamaha, Jupiter and Yanagisawa. Keep this in mind when attempting to date your instrument.

Yamaha:

These serial numbers are probably only for the Vito labeled YAS-21/23/25 stencils. However, these serials might apply to all Yamsaha instruments.

The standard info on Yamaha serial numbers is that they are not sequential and you need to contact Yamaha directly for information.


I'm always looking for more info for this chart. If you have any, please drop me a line at thesaxinfo@gmail.com.

Vito Alto Sax Serial Numbers Chart

Vito Saxophone Modelsedit Vito 7133SS Soprano Sax Vito 7131R (K) Alto Sax Vito 7133 Alto Sax Vito 7131T (K) Tenor Sax Vito 7133T Tenor Sax Vito 7190BA. Vito: Vito saxophones have been made by Vito (Wisconsin), Beaugnier, Leblanc, Yamaha, Jupiter and Yanagisawa. Keep this in mind when attempting to date your instrument. Yamaha: These serial numbers are probably only for the Vito labeled YAS-21/23/25 stencils. However, these serials might apply to all Yamsaha instruments.

Vito Alto Sax Serial Numbers

Vito Alto Sax Serial Numbers List