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Serial number question!

Author: Anne Wainwright
Date: 2000-08-09 04:10

I posted a message regarding info. on the Buescher 400 clarinet yesterday. Thanks to Don for pointing me in the right direction. One query I have is the serial number on the Buescher is 204654. If I look up that number in a serial table, it indicates the clarinet is from the 1920s. Now I bought it new in 1987 so I don't really understand. Can anyone shed any light on this problem?

Thanks,
Anne

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RE: Serial number question!

Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-08-09 10:56

They may have started a new serial number series - after being acquired and the tooling redone, there's a good chance they started all over again.

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RE: Serial number question!

Author: Dee
Date: 2000-08-09 22:17

From what I have seen, the Buescher 400 is one of their later models. It probably had its own serial number series that is entirely different than the lists available on the internet.

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RE: Serial number question!

Author: Lelia
Date: 2000-08-09 23:53

Anne Wainwright wrote:
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....One query I have is the serial number on the Buescher is 204654. If I look up that number in a serial table, it indicates the clarinet is from the 1920s. Now I bought it new in 1987 so I don't really understand. Can anyone shed any light on this problem?
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The other people are probably right, IMHO, but make sure you're looking at a serial number and not the patent number, too. Some instruments have both.

Thanks,
Anne

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