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Check this if you haven't already.
http://www.gibson.com/Files/downloads/b ... umbers.pdf
Your number isn't even listed but its closest to 1967... Seemingly... Like you said you will probably have to get some help from gibson to nail it down for sure, good luck!
Statistics: Posted by Phizix — Tue Nov 12, 2013 3:10 pm
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http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/forum/10-sg/
Statistics: Posted by BluesHawk — Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:36 am
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This particular Forum, folks are knowledgeable and very helpful. However the focus here is more on second-tier instruments, mostly vintage Asian guitars. You're talkin top-tier and possibly an elite guitar. So the place to go is the Gibson Guitar Forum where you'll find folks with experience specific to your guitar.
I'll try to find the link...I'm on their LPSpecial forum group. And please keep us posted here on what you learn, okay?
Statistics: Posted by BluesHawk — Mon Nov 11, 2013 7:46 am
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The serial number is 884634 and according to the site, it dates it to 68 made in my home State at the Kalamazoo plant.
The pot number is 137673 This was the only pot number that was completely visible. The others had soldered wire over where parts of the numbers were stamped. The following is a quote from the site I listed above.
"Potentiometer Info
This potentiometer was made by
CTS Corporation (Chicago Telephone Supply)
in the 93rd week of 1946 or 1956
This means that (given this is an original part) this is the earliest possible date your guitar (speaker) was made."
I'm a little confused by this statement. 46 or 56? 93rd week?
The last number I have is the pat # for the pups and it's 2,737,842 and the same number on all 3 pups.
I had read that the site I keep referring to for dating may not be the most reliable for dating vintage instruments.
Regardless, I was led to believe from day one with this guitar, that it was a 72 and now find it may be 4 years older. This may make it a pre-Norlin made one? I'm not sure.
If it is 4 years older and a pre-Norlin made model, it may have approx doubled what I thought it was worth.
I could use some expertise in dating this one and knowing whether or not it's pre-Norlin. Thanks for any assistance and info you can give.
The Red SG with the Kahler was made in Oct of 85 at the Nashville plant. I bought this one new in early 86.
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