Whilst other wind manufactures have issued serial numbers to their musical instruments in a consecutive chronological fashion, Yamaha appears to have issued their serial numbers in a less logical sequence. This makes dating a Yamaha wind instrument from its serial number a difficult task. As a general rule Yamaha can look up a particular instrument in their database upon request and provide a date. Unfortunately this does not hold true for the older Yamaha wind instruments. It seems that, by Yamahas own admission, their records from prior to 1982 are very limited. For owners of older instruments, knowledge of production year spans, or an original receipt is as close to knowing an exact as possible. This is why I have started these databases of user submitted serial numbers.

Maxim Dl Pro Suite Keygen. By combining production years, serial number ranges, used sales dates as well as CONFIRMED new sales or production dates (assertained throughed Yamaha) it should be possible to extrapolate an approximate manufacture date. The strength of this information is only as strong as the data included in the lists.

Squarely on the vanguard of Asian-made saxophones, Yamaha has been relentless in their R&D and quality control. Here's a Serial Number Chart for some Yamaha saxes. Check your saxophone serial numbers with this chart and find out the year of manufacture for vintage instruments. Is it one of the better vintages?

Yamaha Corporation of America Band & Orchestra Division Wind Instruments 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park, CA 90620 (714) 522-9011 Internet: Ask to speak to the customer support and they can help you. In an earlier thread, someone bought a YSS-875 and called them first to run the serial number and they were able to give me the day that they shipped it to the store; and they told him that usually it is finished the same week that they ship it. This doesn't give you the date of manufactor but will get you pretty close to the date (plus or minus a year).