Decoding Yamaha Outboard Motor Model Number and Manufacture Date (MFG Date) Yamaha outboards manufactured between 1984-2004: you must first locate the Model Number located on a label on the outboard’s transom bracket. The top number is the model number. What you are looking for is the last letter in that model number. Once you have that letter, use the chart below to identify the year of your engine. U1 Models made in Japan. Yamaha U1H 1970 to 1980 This was the longest run of all Yamaha uprights and easily the most common in the UK. Yamaha U1G 1970 – 1975 This model is almost identical to the U1H; the tone tends to be a bit mellower. Yamaha U1A 1982 – 1987 Also very good pianos; not so common as a U1H and U1G.
Hi SOTW members,Some of you will have seen my Yamaha MODEL Number List. As part of this collection of data, I have created an online database for collecting the SERIAL numbers of Yamaha Saxophones.
Yamaha USA will provide a manufacture date for recent model saxophones if you contact them via
[email protected]
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but they have very little information regarding older instruments as they state themselves on their Yamaha 'Bell and Barrel' website.
'...Players have been known to say that under no circumstances would they EVER part with their 62 soprano. (That is, until we can come up with something that’s as good, if not better than their YSS-62)
As close as we can guess there were around 3,000 of these sold in the United States (our records were a bit sketchy in the very early 80?s) both in the lacquer and silver finishes. Unfortunately there are NO serial number records available that can help clarify individual production dates beyond some rough guesses.
We do know that there was a change in tonehole placement at some point in the production...'
I'm hoping to collect a large enough sample of instruments to provide a reasonable estimation to the date of manufacture of most of the Yamaha Saxophones. I also hope that this collected data will reveal some inconsistencies in the way Yamaha mark and identify particular models.As close as we can guess there were around 3,000 of these sold in the United States (our records were a bit sketchy in the very early 80?s) both in the lacquer and silver finishes. Unfortunately there are NO serial number records available that can help clarify individual production dates beyond some rough guesses.
We do know that there was a change in tonehole placement at some point in the production...'
The Yamaha SAXOPHONE Serial Number Database can be found here:
Saxophone
Yamaha SAXOPHONE Serial Number Database
Yamaha SAXOPHONE Serial Number Database - Submission Form
Cheers
YamahaCollector