If you don't think this is a big deal, let's just change the horn mentioned: Scroll down on this thread a bit to see the justification for the 696xxx number. This Kookaburra, limited edition, painstakingly crafted, hand-made showpiece of Selmer that they only made a couple hundred of (total), has the wrong serial number stamped. Heck, that's what, 6 to 10 years or more of SML sax production? It's just one year and 4000 horns, but still. In other words, the French and US serial number charts don't match. The serial number chart on for 1992 says 486000. OK, let's check the Conn-Selmer website for serials. I re-checked the website (which is mainly Flash, so I can't link to it). I'm pretty sure that the Kookaburra came out in '06. Let me check the official serial number list. You can plainly see the serial number: 596982. I came across a very nice looking Reference 54 Kookaburra, one of the limited edition horns made as a tribute to Charlie "Bird" Parker. ![]() So, I was cruisin' eBay and downloading pics. I'm starting to think they do this on purpose.
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