This list applies to trumpets only. It is incorrect for cornets and other instruments. Selmer started making trumpets in 1931 after buying out Millerau. French Cornet EstimateNumberYear3631937442193852519399001941124819551639195717301958205919593507196442981980Factory Confirmed serials:Cornet 1162 made in 1957. Fluglehorn 9xx made in early 1960s, 1035 made in 1965 The above table was partially constructed based on Alan's Trumpet World
Henri Selmer Paris Trumpet Serial Number
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French Piccolo Trumpet, Henri Selmer, Paris, 4 Valve, serial number 77533, with original case. Estimate $100-200 missing mouthpiece The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
I have been trying to improve upon the generally-available serial number lists for Selmer (Paris) horns. Here's a start to that process. I'll update this as I receive significant new information. If you have anything to add to this please send me email, including the serial number, the date manufactured or bought new, and the source of the information (memory, receipt, etc). Thanks!
I'm assuming that the 23,038 figure for 1960 is beginning-of-year. And I'm taking the purchases from the factory as manufacture dates. Therefore we have about 4200 horns made in the 40 months from 1/60 to 4/63, an average rate of roughly 1250 horns a year. From 4/63 to 1970 we had roughly 20,000 horns made, or roughly 3000 horns a year. And from 1970 to 1983, we get another 28,500 horns made in 13 years, which is about 2200 per year. I don't know whether these changes of production rate occurred suddenly or gradually. We don't have any real basis for picking the numbers so I'm going to allocate them smoothly for now.So here's a "stab" at beginning serial#'s by year: 1960 23,000 1961 24,300 1962 25,500 1963 26,600 1964 29,400 1965 32,500 1966 35,000 1967 38,800 1968 41,800 1969 44,800 1970 47,800 1971 51,100 1972 53,300 1973 56,000 1974 58,700 1975 60,900 1976 64,100 1977 67,300 1978 69,500 1979 71,700 1980 74,700 1982 76,300 1983 78,500Pictured below, left-to-right: R Dale Olson (who later designed horns for Olds), KeithEcker (who designed the K-Modified model), and Bob Ferguson (extraordinarytrumpet player and, for 25 years, soloist with the U.S. Army band inWashington DC). Thanks to Dale Olson for the picture!!   MISCELLANEOUS MORSELS OF INFORMATION I HAVE RECEIVEDAn article in the ITG Journal said that former PhillyOrch. trumpeter Frank Kaderabek's favorite C trumpet was the Selmer Radial.Large-bore Selmer Radial Bb trumpet S/N 50,6xx is marked B and 99 on the side of the leadpipe. The bore measures 0.470"Selmer Radial Bb trumpet S/N 54,9xx is marked 75 and B on the leadpipe and measures 0.464"One owner writes: Selmer produced horns in batches of 33, with valve numbers running consecutively 1-99. My horn's valves are numbered 4, 5, and 6. I have been told by Selmer factor reps that the reason for this odd numbering was that Selmer retained data on the honed bore diameter for each valve on each instrument, so that if someone ever damaged a valve, it could be exactly replaced with no loss of tone or intonation. I have been informed that a particular Selmer Balanced Action, designated as a "25B" on the leadpipe, has a measured bore of 0.472".Bore and/or Leadpipe designations Many Selmer trumpets have numbers stamped on the leapipe. It is thought by some that these numbers originally referred tothe leadpipe design (or perhaps leadpipe and bore combination). Perhapsthe meaning evolved over time, because today the number is generally referred to as a bore designation. Here is some information from a 1956 Selmer brochure which addresses the meaning of these numbers at that time.DESCRIPTIONID#BOREmedium-small190.450"medium200.456"medium-large24B0.458"large25"0.468"Back to top Send Alan email Back to Alan's Trumpet World.All images and text, 1999 Alan Rouse. All rights reserved.
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