The Martin company settled in Elkhart, Indiana and is remembered for the Committee line. Compiling.
The record makes room for uncertainty when a precise year is unavailable.
Factory and production era appear alongside the date when supported by a source.
See the source behind a match and what still needs to be confirmed.
The archive currently covers 2 series and 102 dating ranges from 1902 to 1964, compiled from published maker records and reference charts. Coverage grows as new tables are verified.
Common practice (not officially documented): the serial is on the valve section (2nd valve casing); Committee models often carry the bore size next to it. The exact spot varies by era and instrument type — the serial number guide walks through the common locations.
Recheck the characters exactly as marked, including any letters and leading zeros. Letter-prefixed numbers often belong to student or non-domestic lines that cannot be dated from the number. Some production periods may simply not be covered yet.