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"Solidbody Serial Numbers, 1954 to September 1959.
Number example: #(#)C####
Number is stamped on the jackplate or bridge.
Numeral(s) before letter designate model: 4=400 or 425, 6=600, 65=650, 8=800.
Letter (represented by "C" in above example) is type of instrument: C=combo (guitar), B=bass, M=mandolin, V=3/4 size.
First numeral after letter is year.
Last 3 numerals are number series.
Each model has its own series.
Example: 65C7123 = 1957 Combo 650, 4C6123 = 1956 Combo 400.
Exceptions:
Model 450 have 4C####A configuration.
3/4 size models have V###, V#### or ####A thru Oct 1960, first numeral is still last digit of year.
Basses have B#### configuration.
Mandolins have M### configuration.
Some examples have #C## configuration. Dateable by serial number.
Solidbody (except 3/4 sizes) Serial Numbers, Sept 1959 to Oct 1960.
Number configuration: #(#)A###.
Only 3 numerals after letter. Numbers do not contain date information. "
As you can see,the number you found on the bridge, 4C189, fits the Sept. 1959 to Oct. 1960 configuration.
Statistics: Posted by Spud1950 — Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:43 pm
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Statistics: Posted by Spud1950 — Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:33 pm
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Re:Edit: If I remember correctly, when I got this guitar I was told the front pic-guard in not original, but the back is. I found a similar guitar, but it's not mine:
http://www.normansrareguitars.com/produ ... t=0&page=1
Statistics: Posted by cmtighe — Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:50 pm
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Model 425 was made 1958-1984. Yours has the early metal headstock badge, which at some point changed to plastic. I can't find exactly what year that occurred, so it might be a very early 1960s. Can you find a serial number anywhere on the guitar? Here's the only one I can find for sale. The bridge and case are not original. It's a 1959.
Edit- Forgot to add that I can't find any pictures or mention of this model having that plastic piece on the back of the guitar. I have a feeling it was added on and is not original, but I'm not an expert.
Statistics: Posted by Spud1950 — Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:08 pm
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Statistics: Posted by cmtighe — Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:06 pm
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