Selmer (Paris) Clarinets
Professional clarinets since 1885
The Series: is the letter in the serial number itself and not the model Series.
Example: Selmer, Series 10S, #B0478 is a B Series made in 1980.
We have no information on Selmer clarinets made before the L Series
 Serial number

Year of make
no records

1885 to 1926

#400

1/1/27

#3070

1/1/29

#9999

1/1/31
L Series:

L1000

12/1/31

L2100

1932

L3250

1933

L4300

1934

L5500

1935

L6600

1936

L7750

1937

L8800

1938

L9900

1939

M Series:

M1000

2/1/39

M2400

1940

M3400

1944

M6000

1945

M8000

1946

N Series:

N100

10/1/46

N1000

2/1/47

N2800

1948

N4900

1949

N6600

1950

N8100

1951

P Series:

P1200

1952

P4200

1953

P7400

1954

Q Series:

Q1100

1955

Q4350

1956

Q7290

1957
 Serial number

Year of make
R Series:

R1200

1958

R6100

1959
S Series:

S1150

1960

S4160

1961

S7390

1962
T Series:

T1400

1963

T5800

1964
U Series:

U1100

1965

U5700

1966
V Series:

V1000

1967

V4800

1968

V7900

1969
W Series:

W1700

1970

W5900

1971
X Series:

X1500

1972

X6400

1973
Y Series:

Y1200

1974

Y6300

1975
Z Series:

Z1100

1976

Z5200

1977
A Series:

A1000

1978
B Series:

1980 & 1981