With the King Saxophone Serial Number Chart you are able to lookup what year your King Saxophone was manufactured . The founder of King, H.N White, started making the instruments back in 1893. However, it wasn't until 1916 the saxophones got their model names as he started a Limited Company, Ltd Co.
Model | Start # | End # | Start Year | End Year |
H.N White | 1 | 4001 | 1893 | 1900 |
H.N White | 4001 | 6001 | 1900 | 1904 |
H.N White | 6001 | 9001 | 1904 | 1905 |
H.N White | 9001 | 1925 | 1905 | 1908 |
H.N White | 1925 | 4913 | 1908 | 1910 |
King | 50 | 110 | 1916 | 1929 |
Voll-True | 110 | 180 | 1929 | 1935 |
Zephyr | 180 | 511 | 1935 | 1975 |
Super 20 | 272 | 800 | 1945 | 1998 |
Super 21 | 731 | 736 | 1995 | 1996 |
In 1965 the King Saxophone brand was aquired by Seeburg Cooperation who sold it to Conn-Selmer in 1980 which also is the current owner of the King brand.
I personally own a King Zephyr Silver Alto from 1936 and even if it's an early Zephyr model I love it. Both for it's powerful output and history, but it also has a personal value to me as it was played by my grandfathers brother in their dancing band back in the 1940's when they played dances touring Sweden with Hillmans Orchestra.
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