Saxophone.org - created by saxophone players for saxophone players. Features an active saxophone forum, buy sell trade your sax, saxophone museum, sax teachers and more. Elkhart IND & Worcester MASS Wonder Improved - Elkhart IND & New York Wonder Improved & Wonder Perfected - Elkhart IND. Serial Numbers: Beginning Year Beginning Number. The serial number is 69,xxx. I believe this was manufactured in the early 1950's. 'Elkhart' was Buescher's 'second line' or intermediate level, offering. The bell features engraving of an elk's head inside the shape of a heart, a play on the model name/location of manufacture (Elkhart, Indiana).

BUESCHER
Serial#	Year
5000	1905
11250	1910
25103	1915
61255	1920
175275	1925
255250	1930
269000	1935
291000	1940
303000	1945
332000	1950
350000	1955
360000	1960
381000	1963
Bought out by Selmer
408818	1965
520000	1970
630000	1975
785000	1980
875000	1983

SELMER (PARIS)
Serial#	Year
10000	1929
12000	1930
Cigar Cutter
14000	1931
17000	1932
18000	1933
19000	1934
20000	1935
Balanced Action
22000	1936
24000	1937
25000	1938
27000	1939
30000	1940
33000	1947
Super Balanced Action
35000	1948
37000	1949
40000	1950
43000	1951
Low A Baritone
46000	1952
50000	1953
52000	1954
Mark VI
57000	1955
62000	1956
66000	1957
71000	1958
76000	1959
81000	1960
90000	1961
94000	1962
103000	1963
110000	1964
120000	1965
129000	1966
137000	1967
149000	1968
160000	1969
171000	1970
182000	1971
192000	1972
204000	1973
218000	1974
231000	1975
Mark VII
243000	1976
256000	1977
272000	1978
282000	1979
300000	1980
327300	1981
Super Action 80
340200	1982
353800	1983
366400	1984
378800	1985
391000	1986
Super Action 80 II
406000	1987

Elkhart Saxophone Serial Number Chart

CONN
Serial#	Year
9600	1905
10800	1906
12000	1907
13000	1908
15400	1909
17800	1910
21200	1911
22500	1912
25000	1913
30000	1914
35000	1916
40000	1917
50000	1919
58000	1920
64000	1921
83000	1922
101775	1923
124600	1924
145400	1925
167900	1926
193450	1927
209250	1928
224600	1929
237800	1930
244700	1931
249230	1932
256501	1933
260000	1934
263500	1935
271000	1936
278000	1937
284000	1938
285000	1939
288300	1940
295250	1941
304500	1942
309250	1943
309300	1944
310200	1945
314000	1946
320000	1947
327150	1948

Elkhart Saxophone Serial Numbers