Brand directory/Saltarelle
The maker’s archive

Saltarelle serial numbers.

Saltarelle, rooted in Breton music, builds diatonic boxs for the French and Irish session scenes. No serial key exists; bellows patterns, reed blocks and hardware eras are the practical dating route.

The Breton session box.
Features, not numbers.
In this archive
No public records — dated by features
Result format
Year or estimated range
Additional details
Factory & series, when known
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When was it made?

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Understanding your result
01 / Date

A year, or a range.

The record makes room for uncertainty when a precise year is unavailable.

02 / Context

A place in history.

Factory and production era appear alongside the date when supported by a source.

03 / Evidence

A traceable answer.

See the source behind a match and what still needs to be confirmed.

Serial number coverage

No public records — dated by features.

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Dating by features

No serial records survive for Saltarelle — these observations place an instrument by what is on it. Each is sourced.

Bellows taping
used as an age marker in the same way as Castagnari's diamond taping · zig-zag bellows taping pattern
Frequently asked
Does this archive date Saltarelle instruments?

Saltarelle instruments have no datable serial sequence. Dating is feature-based (bellows, reeds, hardware).

Where is the serial number on a Saltarelle instrument?

The exact spot varies by era and instrument type — the serial number guide walks through the common locations.

What if my Saltarelle serial number is not found?

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.