The serial stamped on there, with a D prefix, makes me think I'm on the right track. While playing the lowest frequency, a flute bore does not have a perfectly smooth surface. To account for this shorter length, we must examine the profile of a flute bore in greater detail. Having just acquired a model 80 on ebay, I got interested in the serial numbers. On the Armstrong Concert Flute (Serial Number 104-25-29992), T 602 mm, which is 3.5 mm shorter than given by the previous calculation. I have an Armstrong 104 flute my parents bought for me in the early 1970s. It is very similar to this one, case and all. Armstrong 104 G prefix serial number 19:45 on Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The apparent age of the case - a 'magne/loc' case - makes that seem plausible. In which case, this would be a 104 from 1965. However, the official list from C-S doesn't mention the E prefix anywhere - UNLESS it is implied that other letters follow the A, B, C listed beside the 1965 line on this chart, which is possible given the parenthetical note that excludes certain letters.

This page had the rare seemingly knowledgable response to the asker, and it would seem to confirm that I do indeed have a student model of the 104 series on my hands. Getting some info on the serial would be a good step. I'd like to get it refurbished - there's a GREAT woodwind guy very near my parents' place that I would take it next time I'm in town - but first I suppose I'd like to know if it's worth the effort and money. Everything that I find is as generic as the one I linked above.

If only they had a full serial number list somewhere, like the ones you can find for pianos.

No, there's definitely nothing else there, nor does anything appear to be worn away.Įverything official seems rather vague.

Armstrong flute 104 serial number