This serial number chart is based on Fred Cicetti's original chart and is supplemented by dates from people who remember when they bought new SML's. For the many large gaps, I tried to keep with the SML official who said they produced a maximum of 400 horns
In other words, in general terms, this serial number chart is pretty accurate. In specific terms, it isn't. The only horns that can be 100% accurately identified by date are the Supers and Model 49. "Date Confirmed" means that the owner of the horn(s) has a receipt that says "Bought in $date". This doesn't always mean that the horn was produced in that year, but if the date on the receipt matches close enough to the above chart, I call it a "confirmed" date. |