Buffet Clarinets and Oboes

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

Serial Number	Year	Serial Number	Year
1A - 408A	1885	1H501 - 1H999	1913
409A - 999A	1886	2H1 - 999H1	1913
A1 - A886	1886	1I2 - 1I999	1913
A887 - A999	1887	2I1 - 413I1	1913
B1 - B999	1887	414I1 - 999I1	1914
1B - 417B	1887	1J2 - 1J999	1914
498B - 999B	1888	2J1 - 224J1	1914
1C - 999C	1888	225J1 - 999J1	1915
C1 - C300	1888	1K2 - 1K341	1915
C301 - C999	1889	1K342 - 1K999	1916
D1 - D999	1889	2K1 - 460K1	1916
1D-348D	1889	461K1 - 999K1	1917
349D - 999D	1890	1L1 - 1L521	1917
E1 - E999	1890	1L522 - 1L999	1918
1E - 316E	1890	2L1 - 661L1	1918
317E - 999E	1891	662L1 - 999L1	1919
F1 -F999	1891	1M2 - 1M800	1919
1 F-190F	1891	1M801 - 1M999	1920
191F - 999F	1892	2M1 - 999M1	1920
G1 - G999	1892	11N2 - 1N515	1920
1G - 58G	1892	1N516 - 1N999	1921
59G - 999G	1893	2N1 - 999N1	1921
H1 - H999	1893	1O2 - 1O193	1921
1H -184H	1893	1O194 - 1O999	192
185H - 999H,	1894	2O1 - 692O1	1922
I1 - I665	1894	693O1 - 999O1	1923
I666 - I999	1895	1P2 - 1P999	1923
1I - 999I	1895	2P1 - 536P1	1923
J1 - J617	1895	537P1 - 999P1	1924
J618 - J999	1896	1R2 -1R999	1924
1J - 999J	1896	1R1 - 226R1	1924
K1 - K514	1896	227R1 - 999R1	1925
K515 - K999	1897	1S2 -1S876	1925
1K - 999K	1897	1S877 - 1S999	1926
L1 - L561	1897	2S1 - 999S1	1926
L562 - L999	1898	1T2 - 1T508	1926
1L - 999L	1898	1T509 - 1T542	1927
M1 - M590	1898	1 - 2500	1928
M591 - M999	1899	2501 - 4999	1929
1M - 999M	1899	5000 - 7499	1930
N1 - N440	1899	7500 - 9999	1931
N441 - N999	1900	10000 - 12500	1932
1N - 999N,	1900	12501 - 15000	1933
O1 - O521	1900	15001 -18000	1934
O522 - O999	1901	18001-20000	1935
1O - 999O	1901	20001 - 22000	1936
P1 - P999	1901	22001 - 24000	1937
1P - 374P	1901	24001 - 26000	1938
375P - 999P	1902	26001 - 27000	1939
R1 - R999	1902	27001 - 28000	1945
1R - 404R	1902	ABOUT 3000 PER YEAR 1945 -1957
405R - 999R	1903	58835 - 59143	1958
S1 - S999	1903	59144 - 62457	1959
1S - 999S	1903	62458 - 65956	1960
T1 - T40	1903	65957 - 68717	1961
T41 - T999	1904	69718 - 75319	1962
1T - 999T	1904	75320 - 78093	1963
U1 - U999,	1904	1964 TO 1966 CANNOT BE TRACED
1U - 81U	1904	93204 - 99331	1967
82U - 999U	1905	99332 - 105617	1968
V1 - V999	1905	105618 - 114416	1969
1V - 751V	1905	111417 - 117747	1970
752V - 999V	1906	117748 - 126209	1971
X1 - X999	1906	126210 - 133903	1972
1X - 999X	1906	133904 - 143517	1973
Y1 - Y840	1906	143518 - 153323	1974
Y841 - Y999	1907	153324 - 163567	1975
1Y - 999Y	1907	163568 - 173826	1976
Z1 - Z999	1907	173827 - 183901	1977
1Z - 812Z	1907	183902 - 191872	1978
813Z - 999Z	1908	191873 - 201531	1979
1A2 - 1A999	1908	201532 - 210652	1980
2A1 - 999A1	1908	210653 - 221260	1981
1B2 - 1B999	1908	221261 - 234695	1982
2B1 - 60B1	1908	234696 - 250371	1983
61B1 - 999B1	1909	250372 - 266396	1984
1C2 - 1C999	1909	266397 - 277482	1985
2C1 - 999C1	1909	277483 - 292267	1986
1D2 - 1D67	1909	292268 - 301833	1987
1D68 - 1D999	1910	302624 - 312699	1988
2D1 - 999D1	1910	312700 - 324769	1989
1E2 - 1E901	1910	324770 - 337910	1990
1E902 - 1E999	1911	337911 - 352250	1991
2E1 - 999E1	1911	352251 - 367999	1992
1F2 - 1F999	1911	367800 - 379340	1993
2F1 - 763F1	1911	379341 - 394000	1994
764F1 - 999F1	1912	394001 - 408000	1995
1G2 - 1G999	1912	408001 - 423000	1996
2G1 - 999G1	1912	423001 - 439774	1997
1H2 - 1H500	1912

Buffet E-13 Clarinets

Serial Number	Year	Serial Number	Year
10109 - 16377	1961 - 1966	42804 - 49092	1977 - 1979
16378 - 23007	1966 - 1969	49093 - 56536	1979 - 1981
23008 - 29623	1969 - 1973	56537 - 62684	1981 - 1983
29624 - 32167	1973 - 1975	62685 - 70191	1983 - 1987
32168 - 42803	1975 - 1977

Buffet Harmony Clarinets

Serial Number	Year	Serial Number	Year
19506 - 19578	1950	21628 - 21702	1973
19579 - 19638	1951	21703 - 21796	1974
19639 - 19680	1952	21797 - 21953	1975
19681 - 19781	1953	21954 - 21999	1976
19782 - 19965	1954	22000 - 22114	1977
19966 - 20091	1955	22115 - 22233	1978
20092 - 20154	1956	22234 - 22350	1979
20155 - 20237	1958	22351 - 22425	1980
20238 - 20401	1959	22462 - 22535	1981
20402 - 20502	1960	22536 - 22692	1982
20503 - 20511	1961	22693 - 22859	1983
20512 - 20692	1962	22860 - 23059	1984
20693 - 20775	1963	23060 - 23274	1985
20776 - 20864	1964	23275 - 23462	1986
20855 - 20911	1965	23463 - 23619	1987
20912 - 21054	1966	23620 - 23875	1988
21055 - 21209	1967	23876 - 24190	1989
21210 - 21358	1968	24191 - 24506	1990
21359 - 21432	1969	24509 - 25221	1991
21433 - 21500	1970	25222 - 26077	1992
21501 - 21587	1971	26078 - 26734	1993
21558 - 21627	1972

Buffet Oboes

Serial Number	Year	Serial Number	Year	Serial Number	Year
10	1885	8700	1899	O579	1913
250	1886	9160	1900	O656	1914
810	1887	9780	1901	O661	1915
1410	1888	O29	1902	O678	1916
1970	1889	O81	1903	O702	1917
2550	1890	O123	1904	O738	1919
3050	1891	O167	1905	O789	1920
3590	1892	O189	1906	O793	1921
4130	1893	O265	1907	O832	1922
4600	1894	O310	1908	O843	1923
5130	1895	O359	1909	O852	1924
5960	1896	O406	1910	O854	1925
6790	1897	O476	1911	O864	1926
7960	1898	O527	1912

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