Martin saxophone model history
Some people claim Martin made their first saxophone in 1914.
Martin pro models
| Make
| Nickname
| Made from
| Made until
|
| Handcraft fase-1 (straight toneholes) | | 1914 | 1919 |
| Handcraft fase-2 (Beveled toneholed, no front-F) | | 1919 | 1928 |
| Handcraft fase-3 (Beveled toneholed, front-F) | | 1928 | 1930 |
| Master | Typewriter (*) | 1929 | 1932 |
| Handcraft Troubadour | | 1932 | 1934 |
| Handcraft Imperial | | 1933 | 1936 |
| Home model | | 1935 | 1937 |
| Handcraft Committee | Sky-line, Searchlight | 1936 | 1939 |
| Committee II | Lion and Crown | 1939 | 1942 |
| Centennial | | 1941 | 1943 |
| The Martin | Committee | 1945 | 1970 (**) |
| The Official Music Man | | 1962 | 1964 |
| Magna | | 1956 | 1970 (**) |
Martin Student and intermediate models
| Make | Nickname | Made from | Made until
|
| Indiana | | 1942 | 1962 (**) |
| Indiana (Richards) | | 1962 | 1970 (**) |
| Imperial | | 1950 | 1970 (**) |
| Medalist | | 1960 | 1970 (**) |
Shown years are the dates I know of. Mostly because of all the serialnr I have seen.
(*) The Master model got his nickname because the keys were round, like typewriter keys, also
all keys, including palm and spatula keys, have mother of pearl in/on them, like old typewriters.
(**) I do not know what the last date was that this model was made. This is my guess.
