The, er, “imported” saxophones appeared in 2007, so I peg 2006 as the end of production for American-made Conn and King saxophones. The highest serial number I’ve seen is 9107109, a Conn 24M alto. One of these is where production ended at Nogales and was moved (probably) to the Armstrong plant in Elkhart. My interpretation of the skip to 7100001 is based upon an article in Music Trades stating that the Nogales factory was closed for the entire second half of 1997 to retool for a new line of saxophones – the 24M and 665. This appears to coincide with the elimination of rolled toneholes on the 21M and 660 altos. Serial numbers “skip” on multiple occasions. Instruments exist with serial numbers within that gap. Note for 1977: The original documentation gives an ending figure of N89496, but a 1977 starting figure of N91314. After extensive research I determined that the saxophone serial numbers were separated from the brass when Elkhart was shut down by MacMillan, and the “N” prefix does not, as is commonly believed, denote 1970 as the year of manufacture where saxophones are concerned. The 1976-1988 portion of this chart was available from UMI, however, it omitted the “N” prefix. Production at Armstrong plant in Elkhart (?) UMI reorganized into Conn-Selmer division 9)ġ1M and 12M replaced by 13M and 14M (est.)Ģ5M “CONNtinental” and 670 “Liberty” introduced
King 613 and 615 become Conn stencils (N180000)Ĭonn et al purchased by Skåne Gripen AB (Oct. Notes and excessively pedantic detail are at the bottom of the page. The remainder is from my personal research.
Part of this comes from factory records, albeit altered with a small but critical detail. It is also applicable to most Armstrong saxophones from 1982, and King saxophones beginning in late 1983. The following is a serial number chart for Conn saxophones made in Mexico and the U.S.
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