Saxophone Serial Number & Model Lookup

Welcome to the DC Sax Serial Number & Model Lookup Tool. Whether you are a lifelong professional musician, an avid collector, or someone who has recently inherited an instrument, identifying the exact history of a saxophone is the crucial first step in understanding its true market value. Use our interactive tool below to determine the model name and approximate year of manufacture for your vintage or professional saxophone.

👇 Select a manufacturer and enter a serial number below to look up your horn.

Why Sell Your Saxophone to DC Sax?

Looking to sell or trade your professional saxophone? You've come to the right place! We pay top dollar for professional and vintage horns and take great pride in restoring premium saxophones to return them to top playing condition. We strive to be the best place on the internet to sell your professional saxophone.

What Instruments Do We Buy?

We are actively purchasing a wide range of professional alto, tenor, soprano, baritone, and bass saxophone models, including:

  • Selmer: All Selmer Paris models, including Mark VI, Super Balanced Action (SBA), Balanced Action (BA), Radio Improved, Super Action 80, Mark VII, Series II, Series III, Reference 54, Reference 36, Supreme, and Supreme Sonic Series (SSS).
  • Yamaha: Professional and Custom models including the 62, Custom 82Z, 875EX, 82ZR, 475, and 480.
  • Yanagisawa: All models including the modern WO series, 900/990 series, and vintage 800/880 series.
  • Other Manufacturers We Purchase: King (Super 20, Zephyr Special), C.G. Conn (6M, 10M, 12M, 26M, 30M, Conn-O-Sax, F Mezzo), Buescher, Keilwerth (SX90R), and historical Adolphe Sax instruments.
  • Vintage Mouthpieces: Premium woodwind mouthpieces by Selmer, Otto Link, Meyer, Dukoff, Gregory, and more.

How the Process Works

We aim to completely simplify the collection process. Once you look up your serial tracking information above, here is how easily our transaction system executes:

  1. Submit Your Details: Email us your instrument details along with clean, full-resolution photos showing close-ups of the engraving, serial number tracking stamp, neck assembly, and pad components.
  2. Receive an Evaluation: We make you a clear market offer based on physical condition, historical value, and mechanical restoration needs.
  3. Insured Shipping: We provide a pre-paid, fully insured shipping label alongside precise packing instructions to completely remove your transit risk. No box? No problem—we will guide you through getting the sax safely secured.
  4. Fast Inspection & Payout: Choose your preferred secure payment method. We typically issue funds within 24 hours of receipt via company check, wire, or secure payment applications.

We also buy vintage vinyl records! If you have a collection of clean jazz LPs—especially original Blue Note, Prestige, Contemporary, or Impulse pressings—we offer top dollar cash or trade value. Please include a list of your records if you are interested in selling.

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