Holton Serial Number Chart

YearNumber
1901 1
1902 254
1903 476
1904 526
1905 1151
1906 1872
1907 3345
1908 4630
1909 6071
1910 9474
1911 12,402
1912 15,950
1913 20,807
1914 21,100
1915 31,622
1916 33,671
1917 37,909
1918 41,070 - 43,972
55,000 - 55,249
1919 43,973 - 47,600
55,250 - 57,040
1920 47,601 - 49,817
57,041 - 58,499
70,000 - 70,549
1921 49,818 - 54,999
58,500 - 59,499
70,550 - 73,199
1922 59,500 - 60,599
73,200 - 76,099
1923 60,600 - 61,649
76,100 - 81,000
1924 61,650 - 62,199
81,001 - 85,600
1925 62,200 - 62,899
85,900 - 89,849
1926 62,900 - 63,149
89,850 - 92,799
1927 63,150 - 63,299
92,800 - 97,199
1928 63,300 - 63,549
97,200 - 101,399
1929 63,550 - 63,849
101,400 - 105,199
1930 63,850 - 64,049
105,200 - 108,399
1931 64,050 - 64,149
108,400 - 111,049
1932 111,099
1933 113,990
1934 115,000
1935 117,300
1936 118,600
1937 120,600
1938 122,900
1939 125,850
1940 132,800
1941 140,100
1942 151,300
1943 154,200
1944 154,700
1945 154,900
1946 156,100
1947 165,600
1948 182,000
1949 198,300
1950 210,300
1951 220,500
1952 232,600
1953 243,350
1954 254,100
1955 269,000
1956 281,400
1957 293,700
1958 307,400
1959 315,700
1960 326,100
1961 337,600
1962 348,400
1963 358,500
1964 373,700
1965 388,950
1966 403,351
1967 436,000
1968 455,750
1969 467,100
1970 483,100
1971 496,800
1972 504,201
1973 519,300
1974 524,600
1975 529,900
1976 535,200
1977 542,000
1978 548,430
1979 553,525
1980 558,936

Click the links below to find your model of instrument, or use Ctrl/Cmd+F to search.

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Buffet ClarinetsNoblet Clarinets
Buffet E-13 ClarinetsNormandy Wood Clarinets
Buffet Harmony ClarinetsKing
Buffet OboesSelmer Saxophones
ConnSelmer Clarinets
F.E. Olds & SonVito Clarinets
Frank Holton & CO.

It's been pointed out by a few people here, including Bruce Bailey, that Holton sax serial number lists on the internet are not correct. It sure would be nice to have an accurate list. The T-602 (T is for trumpet), or C-602 (C, cornet) is the beginners model that was made for many years and was known as the collegiate until the 70's. It has been reported that Holton serial#s that have an 'R' following the number means that it was made by Yamaha. I wonder how it sounds. There aren't a lot of Holton models worth mentioning, so no jump station. Go here for a serial number chart. In March of 1974 an alpha-numeric system was established: The first character of the serial number indicated the decade; 'G' for the 1970's, 'H' for the 1980's, etc. The serial number is 831XXX, actually, it's very Bach-like in several ways, from the valves, the top caps and playing characteristics. It's from around 1986. Your horn, having a pretty similar serial (within 45k), is probably about a year or two newer, I would surmise.

YearSerial NumberYearSerial Number
197110001983165583
197279011984179968
1973200011985199871
1974380011986211589
1975517011987231554
1976647011988253171
19777558819883811988
19788651219893900001
197910013119904000000
198011775919914100000
198113515419924130000
1982147455
Serial
YearSerial Number
True Tone
19055000
191011250
191525103
192061255
1925175275
Aristocrat
1930255250
1935269000
Big B & 400 Series
1940291000
1945303000
1950332000
1955350000
1960360000
1963381000
Company Aquired by Selmer
1965408818
1970520000
1975630000
1980785000
1983875000

Note: A preceeding F in the serial number indicates a clarinet made for the European market (A=442, A=444).

Holton Serial Number List - Horn-u-copia

YearSerial NumberYearSerial Number
18851A – 408A19131H501 – 1H999
1886409A – 999A19132H1 – 999H1
1886A1 – A88619131I2 – 1I999
1887A887 – A99919132I1 – 413I1
1887B1 – B9991914414I1 – 999I1
18871B – 417B19141J2 – 1J999
1888498B – 999B19142J1 – 224J1
18881C – 999C1915225J1 – 999J1
1888C1 – C30019151K2 – 1K341
1889C301 – C99919161K342 – 1K999
1889D1 – D99919162K1 – 460K1
18891D-348D1917461K1 – 999K1
1890349D – 999D19171L1 – 1L521
1890E1 – E99919181L522 – 1L999
18901E – 316E19182L1 – 661L1
1891317E – 999E1919662L1 – 999L1
1891F1 -F99919191M2 – 1M800
18911 F-190F19201M801 – 1M999
1892191F – 999F19202M1 – 999M1
1892G1 – G999192011N2 – 1N515
18921G – 58G19211N516 – 1N999
189359G – 999G19212N1 – 999N1
1893H1 – H99919211O2 – 1O193
18931H -184H1921/21O194 – 1O999
1894185H – 999H19222O1 – 692O1
1894I1 – I6651923693O1 – 999O1
1895I666 – I99919231P2 – 1P999
18951I – 999I19232P1 – 536P1
1895J1 – J6171924537P1 – 999P1
1896J618 – J99919241R2 -1R999
18961J – 999J19241R1 – 226R1
1896K1 – K5141925227R1 – 999R1
1897K515 – K99919251S2 -1S876
18971K – 999K19261S877 – 1S999
1897L1 – L56119262S1 – 999S1
1898L562 – L99919261T2 – 1T508
18981L – 999L19271T509 – 1T542
1899M1 – M5901929Jan-00
18991M – 999M19305000 – 7499
1899N1 – N44019317500 – 9999
1900N441 – N999193210000 – 12500
19001N – 999N193312501 – 15000
1900O1 – O521193415001 -18000
1901O522 – O999193518001-20000
19011O – 999O193620001 – 22000
1901P1 – P999193722001 – 24000
19011P – 374P193824001 – 26000
1902375P – 999P193926001 – 27000
1902R1 – R999194527001 – 28000
19021R – 404R1945-1957About 3000/year
1903405R – 999R195858835 – 59143
1903S1 – S999195959144 – 62457
19031S – 999S196062458 – 65956
1903T1 – T40196165957 – 68717
1904T41 – T999196269718 – 75319
19041T – 999T196375320 – 78093
1904U1 – U999P1964-1966Cannot Be Traced
19041U – 81U196793204 – 99331
190582U – 999U196899332 – 105617
1905V1 – V9991969105618 – 114416
19051V – 751V1970111417 – 117747
1906752V – 999V1971117748 – 126209
1906X1 – X9991972126210 – 133903
19061X – 999X1973133904 – 143517
1906Y1 – Y8401974143518 – 153323
1907Y841 – Y9991975153324 – 163567
19071Y – 999Y1976163568 – 173826
1907Z1 – Z9991977173827 – 183901
19071Z – 812Z1978183902 – 191872
1908813Z – 999Z1979191873 – 201531
19081A2 – 1A9991980201532 – 210652
19082A1 – 999A11981210653 – 221260
19081B2 – 1B9991982221261 – 234695
19082B1 – 60B11983234696 – 250371
190961B1 – 999B11984250372 – 266396
19091C2 – 1C9991985266397 – 277482
19092C1 – 999C11986277483 – 292267
19091D2 – 1D671987292268 – 301833
19101D68 – 1D9991988302624 – 312699
19102D1 – 999D11989312700 – 324769
19101E2 – 1E9011990324770 – 337910
19111E902 – 1E9991991337911 – 352250
19112E1 – 999E11992352251 – 367999
19111F2 – 1F9991993367800 – 379340
19112F1 – 763F11994379341 – 394000
1912764F1 – 999F11995394001 – 408000
19121G2 – 1G9991996408001 – 423000
19122G1 – 999G11997423001 – 439774
19121H2 – 1H500
YearSerial NumberYearSerial Number
1961-196610109 – 163771977-197942804 – 49092
1966-196916378 – 230071979-198149093 – 56536
1969-197323008 – 296231981-198356537 – 62684
1973-197529624 – 321671983-198762685 – 701912
1975-197732168 – 42803
YearSerial NumberYearSerial Number
195019506 – 19578197321628 – 21702
195119579 – 19638197421703 – 21796
195219639 – 19680197521797 – 21953
195319681 – 19781197621954 – 21999
195419782 – 19965197722000 – 22114
195519966 – 20091197822115 – 22233
195620092 – 20154197922234 – 22350
195820155 – 20237198022351 – 22425
195920238 – 20401198122462 – 22535
196020402 – 20502198222536 – 22692
196120503 – 20511198322693 – 22859
196220512 – 20692198422860 – 23059
196320693 – 20775198523060 – 23274
196420776 – 20864198623275 – 23462
196520855 – 20911198723463 – 23619
196620912 – 21054198823620 – 23875
196721055 – 21209198923876 – 24190
196821210 – 21358199024191 – 24506
196921359 – 21432199124509 – 25221
197021433 – 21500199225222 – 26077
197121501 – 21587199326078 – 26734
197221558 – 21627
YearSerial NumberYearSerial Number
1885101906O189
18862501907O265
18878101908O310
188814101909O359
188919701910O406
189025501911O476
189130501912O527
189235901913O579
189341301914O656
189446001915O661
189551301916O678
189659601917O702
189767901919O738
189879601920O789
189987001921O793
190091601922O832
190197801923O843
1902O291924O852
1903O811925O854
1904O1231926O864
1905O167
YearSerial NumberYearSerial Number
WonderConnqueror
190596001938284000
1906108001939285000
1907120001940288300
1908130001941295250
1909154001942304500
1910178001943309250
1911212001944309300
1912225001945310200
1913250001946314000
1914300001947320000
191635000Connstellation: Rolled tone holes discontinued
1917400001948327150
1919500001949332150
1920580001950337250
1921640001951341850
1922830001952341851
19231017751953354742
19241246001954359251
New Wonder(Chu Berry)1955500001
19251454001956571750
19261679001957652002
19271934501958718626
19282092501959779657
1929224600Mexico Production
19302378001960834200
Transitional1961898556
19312447001962949465
19322492301963C00501
19332565011964C73854
M Series (Naked Lady)1965E54106
19342600001966H31247
19352635001967K35274
19362710001968L20454
1937278000
YearSerial NumberYearSerial Number
Trombones
191526019277000
1920126019307300
1923400019317700
1925600019328000
Trumpets
192910119313300
1930170019325000
All Brass
1933*82501942***14000
19348500194615000
19358750194721000
193695001948****28000
193710250194936000
193811000195045000
193911750195156000
194012500195270000
1941**13250

*S/N lists merged in late 1932 at around 7000

**Production curtailed after US entered WWII 12/7/1941

***S/N 14005 made in May 1942, from original warranty card

****Ambassador introduced at around 27,000

Miscellaneous Milestones

1948: Serial number 35000 Olds Studio; Around 28000, introduced Ambassador trumpets and cornets.

1950: Between 45800-49600, replaced Super Recording with Recording model.

1952: Around 70000, introduced Mendez model.

Fall 1955: 149600-150300, moved production from LA to Fullerton.

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September 1956: Serial number 189611, elimination of the large-shank mouthpiece receiver on cornets.

Spring 1958: 246500-248800, redesigned Ambassador cornets & trumpets. Pinky ring changed to pinky hook. Also bracing changed.

Holton Saxophone Serial Numbers

1964: Around 450000; Alliance with Norlin Music (F.A.Reynolds horns).

1971: Around 720000; Zig Kanstul leaves Olds to take over Benge plant.

1979: July 13th, approx. serial number A41000, production ceased.

YearSerial NumberYearSerial Number
190111933113990 – 114999
19022541934115000 – 117299
19034761935117300 – 118599
19045261936118600 – 120599
190511511937120600 – 122899
190618721938122900 – 125849
190733451939125850 – 132799
190846301940132800 – 140099
190960711941140100 – 151299
191094741942151300 – 154199
1911124021943154200 – 154699
1912159501944154700 – 154899
1913208071945154900 – 156099
1914211001946156100 – 165599
1915316221947165600 – 181999
1916336711948182000 – 198299
1917379091949198200 – 210299
191841070 – 439721950210300 – 220499
191855000 – 552491951220500 – 232599
191943973 – 476001952232600 – 243349
191955250 – 570401953243350 – 254099
192047601 – 498171954254100 – 268999
192057041 – 584991955269000 – 281399
192070000 – 705491956281400 – 293699
192149818 – 549991957293700 – 307399
192158500 – 594991958307400 – 315699
192170550 – 731991959315700 – 326099
192259500 – 605991960326100 – 337599
192273200 – 760991961337600 – 348399
192360600 – 616491962348400 – 358499
192376100 – 810001963358500 – 373699
192461650 – 621991964373700 – 388949
192481001 – 856001965388950 – 403350
192562200 – 628991966403351 – 435999
192585900 – 898491967436000 – 455749
192662900 – 631491968455750 – 467099
192689850 – 927991969467100 – 483099
192763150 – 632991970483100 – 496799
192792800 – 971991971496800 – 504200
192863300 – 635491972504201 – 519299
192897200 – 1013991973519300 – 524599
192963550 – 638491974524600 – 529899
1929101400 – 1051991975529900 – 535199
193063850 – 640491976535200 – 541999
1930105200 – 1083991977542000 – 548429
193164050 – 641491978548430 – 553524
1931108400 – 1110491979553525 – 558935
1932111099 – 1138991980558936 –

l27, 1167, 1610, 1611, 1612, l200, l300, 1189, 1190, 1276

YearSerial Number StartSerial Number End
19641600021999
19652200022999
19662300025999
19672600027499
19682750030315
19693031632271
19703227233143
19713314435934
19723593537539
19733754040182
19744018341548
19754154942989
19764290044522
19774452347760
19784776148795
19794879650634
19805063552560
19815256152879
19825288053000
19835300155146
19845514757480
LeBlanc 340
196410001189
196511901408
196614091539
196715401650
196816511762
196917631899
197019001977
197119782075
197220762176
197321772275
197422762310
197523112389
197623902433
197724342482
197824832490
197924912500
198025012507
198125082510
198225112518
198325192530
LeBlanc 342
196427136
1965137199
1966200380
1967381469
1968470622
1969623720
1970721780
1971781879
19728801009
197310101079
197410801130
197511311202
197612031212
197712131281
197812821330
197913311349
198013501365
198113661375
198213761395
198313961409
LeBlanc 350
1964300331
1965332359
1966370420
1967421445
1968446463
1969464476
1970477490
1971491511
1972512519
1973520543
1974544556
1975557563
1976564574
1977575619
1978620624
1979625630
1980631635
1981636640
1982641645
1983646650
LeBlanc 352
19641259
196550102
1966103150
1967151210
1968211279
1969280299
1970300424
1971425441
1972442489
1973490520
1974521529
1975530544
1976545605
1977606636
1978637644
1979645655
1980656659
1981660665
1982666670
1983671675
LeBlanc France Clarinets
19641600021999
19652200022999
19662300025999
19672600027499
19682750030315
19693031632271
19703227233143
19713314435934
19723593537539
19733754040182
19744018341548
19754154942989
19764290044522
19774452347760
19784776148795
19794879650634
19805063552560
19815256152879
19825288053000
19835300155146
19845514757480
LeBlanc Bass Clarinets
Models 400, 415, 417, 425,
430, 325, 330
196476008119
196581208360
196683618706
196787079147
196891489471
196994729852
1970985310249
19711025010601
19721060210888
19731088911240
19741124111639
19751164011956
19761195712315
19771231612810
19781281113108
19791310913509
19801351013736
19811373713891
19821389214000
19831400114219
19841422014844
LeBlanc 417 Bass Clarinet
19781256012750
19791275113220
19801322113978
19811397914010
1982Disc.Disc.
LeBlanc Classic 476
19641800022999
19652300023999
19662400025699
19672570028411
19682841230950
19693095131600
19703160133425
19713342634899
19723490037419
19733742039204
19743920542030
197587018847
197688488872
197788738893
1978Disc.Disc.
Frank holton saxophone
YearSerial NumberYearSerial Number
191917221194124572, 140199
192019482194226643, 144455
192119933, 237811943145322
1922299421945145352
1923348381946154289
1924406441947161520
192548489, 1523421948165326
192667852, 1628521949170395
1927792541950172215
1928866871951175140
1929192536, 1027195241693, 179317
193098324, 2982195345824, 183125
1931101622, 7119195449586, 187614
19321050961955193747
1933106546195656162, 196213
1934108301195766719, 203809
193510758, 111253195866727, 201917
193614526, 116551195970988, 205377
193715396, 118038196076224, 209089
193818861, 126998196181885, 211675
193920563, 132070196287850, 213999
194023231, 1360401963218855

40, 45 and 27

YearSerial Number StartSerial Number End
19643850042999
19654300055999
19665600058399
19675840066999
19686700078999
19697900091299
19709130098700
1971A101A12417
1972A1101A16000
1973A16228A33700
1974A33701A44832
1975A44833A57320
1976A57321A66597
1977A66598A76349
1978A76350A87894
1979A87895A95499
1980A95000B10309
1981B10310B10700
1982B10701B25890
1983B25891B28146
1984B28147B45800
Noblet 55 (60) Alto Clarinet
196442004564
196545654799
196648005103
196751045374
196853755600
196956015733
197057345902
197159036035
197260366132
197361336228
197462296354
197563556469
197664706617
197766186693
197866946774
197967756868
198068696959
198169606965
198269667052
198370537123
Noblet 55 (60) Bass Clarinet
196447005113
196551145399
196654005899
196759006487
196864887076
196970777329
197073307626
197176278034
197280358373
197383748765
197487669194
197591959683
197696849815
1977981610565
19781056611114
19791111511421
19801142212065
19811206612654
19821265512793
19831279412972
19841297313430
Model 7165
196412071643
196516441976
196619772385
196723862868
196828693566
196935674553
197045545581
197155826762
197267637387
197373887612
197476138297
197582988683
197686849130
197791319505
197895069750
197997511040A
19801041A1172A
19811173A1414A
19821415A1601A
19831602A1800A
19841801A1938A
19851939A2098A
19862099A2154A
19872155A2290A
19882291A2421A
19892422A2551A
19902552A2631A
19912632A2823A
19922824A2976A
19932977A3085A
19943086A3115A
19953116A3197A
19963198A3233A
19973234A3344A
19983345A0170A
19990171A3585A
20003586A3644A
20013645A3737A
20023738A3878A
20033879A
Models 7166/7168
1964101A989A
1965990A2459A
19662460A3525A
19673526A4385A
19684386A7148A
19697149A8594A
19708595A9760A
19719761A1808B
19721809B2025B
19732026B4188B
19744189B5888B
19755889B6949B
19766950B7244B
19777245B8365B
19788366B9445B
19799446B623C
1980624C1401C
19811402C2212C
19822213C3109C
19833110C3564C
19843565C4902C
19854903C5797C
19865798C6630C
19876631C7559C
19887560C8544C
19898545C9707C
19909708C1173D
19911174D2650D
19922651D3666D
19933667D5369D
19945370D6265D
19956266D7504D
19967505D8897D
19978898D0616E
19980617E2160E
19992161E4042E
20004043E6353E
20016354E8847E
20028848E1224F
20031225F

Model 8, 10, and 4

YearSerial Number StartSerial Number End
19642400035500
19653550142000
19664200147000
19674700151500
19685150155398
19695740159750
19705975163804
19716380565499
19726550069699
19736970072363
19747236474728
19757472976007
19767600878349
19777835086946
19788694791100
19799110193648
19809364996859
19819686097760
19829776198257
198398258B26150
YearSerial Number
19155000
192578500
1930126000
1935161000
1940220000
1945275000
1950305000
1955340000
1960370000
1965406500
1970457500
1975511500
YearSerial Number
Modele 22
1922750
Modele 26
19264450
192910000
Cigar Cutter (Super Sax)
193012000
193114000
193217000
193318000
Radio Improved
193419000
193520000
Balanced Action
193622000
193724000
193825000
193927000
194030000
194733000
Balanced Action
194835000
194937000
195040000
195143000
195246000
195350000
195452000
Mark VI
195557000
195662000
195766000
195871000
195976000
196081000
196190000
196294000
1963103000
1964110000
1965120000
1966129000
1967137000
1968149000
1969160000
1970171000
1971182000
1972192000
1973204000
1974218000
1975231000
Mark VII
1976243000
1977256000
1978272000
1979282000
1980300000
1981327300
Super Action 80
1982340200
1983353800
1984366400
1985378800
1986391000
Super Action 80 II
1987406000
YearSerial Number
1/1/2027#400
1/1/2029#3070
1/1/1931#9999
L Series
12/1/1931L1000
1/1/1932L2100
1/1/1933L3250
1/1/1934L4300
1/1/1935L5500
1/1/1936L6600
1/1/1937L7750
1/1/1938L8800
1/1/1939L9900
M Series
2/1/1939M1000
1/1/1940M2400
1944M3400 on
1945M6000 on
1946M8000 on
N Series
10/1/1946N100
2/1/1947N1000
1/1/1948N2800
1/1/1949N4900
1/1/1950N6600
1/1/1951N8100
P Series
1/1/1952P1200
1/1/1953P4200
1/1/1954P7400
Q Series
1/1/1955Q1100
1/1/1956Q4350
1/1/1957Q7290
R Series
1/1/1958R1200
1/1/1959R6100
S Series
1/1/1960S1150
1/1/1961S4160
1/1/1962S7390
T Series
1/1/1963T1400
1/1/1964T5800
U Series
1/1/1965U1100
1/1/1966U5700
V Series
1/1/1967V1000
1/1/1968V4800
1/1/1969V7900
W Series
1/1/1970W1700
1/1/1971W5900
X Series
1/1/1972X1500
1/1/1973X6400
Y Series
1/1/1974Y1200
1/1/1975Y6300
Z Series
1/1/1976Z1100
1/1/1977Z5200
A Series
10/1/78 to dateA1000

Models 7212, 7213, 7214, v40, cl612, cl614, and 7242

YearSerial Number StartSerial Number End
1972A80000B00235
1973B00236B19755
1974B19756B43177
1975B43178B67359
1976B67360B89670
1977B89671C00000
1978C11804C30365
1979C30366C54833
1980C54834C75803
1981C75804D01578
1982D01579D25635
1983D25636E13604
1984E13605A07632
1985A07633A22037
1986A22038A37938
1987A37939A61456
1988A61457A86496
1989A86497B14492
1990B14493B40076
1991B40077B64823
1992B64824B89436
1993B89437C18260
1994C18261C45957
1995C45958C74050
1996C74051D04016
1997D04017D33263
1998D33264D62070
1999D62071D86150
2000D86151E09559
2001E09560E33519
2002E33520E53900
2003E53901
Model 7131RK
19701500
19715012155
197221563529
197335304421
1974442212000
19751200125603
19762560430827
19773082833947
19783394838844
19793884542434
19804243547975
19814797652455
19825245658306
19835830762177
19846217868524
19856852572535
19867253678579
19877858085091
19888509289758
198989759501000
1990501098510332
1991510333511518
1992511519515800
1993515801519845
1994519846526925
1995526926533097
1996533098537807
1997537808552998
1998552999560613
1999560614575843
2000575842587455
2001587456624567
2002624568654084
Model C-602R
19801228312908
19811290913475
19821347614839
19831484015621
19841562215765
19851576615816
19861581715960
1987815771822151
1988822152824515