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Topic: Sierra serial numbers |
Gary Webb
From: New York, USA
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Posted 12 Jul 2011 6:57 am
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Wondering if somebody could tell the year of this steel. #SCM14SE84861 On other Sierra's it is the last two numbers that tell you the year.This is a Stafford Elegante,apparently they are different.It is certainly not a 1961! Has a push button pickup selector. I am thinking it would be the 84 or the 86 in there but the guitar appears much newer.Thanks if you can help. Gary |
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Jerry Overstreet
From: Louisville Ky
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Posted 12 Jul 2011 8:11 am
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That's not like any serialization sequence on either of the 2 '87 SCM14SE's I've owned. They read like SCM14SE XXXX only 4 numerals following the model designation. [Sierra Crown Masters Stafford Elegante XXXX.]
Don't know how they did it in the 90's, but if it has a rocker switch, it must certainly be newer than the 87's I owned unless someone has changed it, because the older ones had toggles. Also, later models had knurled plastic fingertip tuner knobs at the gearless end v the earlier brass ones.
Are you sure that's the right #? If so, you can call Tom Baker at Sierra, if he's still around, and find the info. |
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Ross Shafer
From: Petaluma, California
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Posted 12 Jul 2011 3:37 pm
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My pal Tom is on the road, but I've got some contact with him and had an opportunity to ask him about your serial#.
He asks if you're sure that 6 is correct...He says it should be a 9 in which case it'd be a 91. Check that serial # and post a pic. I'll make sure Tom sees it |
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Ross Shafer
From: Petaluma, California
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Posted 12 Jul 2011 3:39 pm
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My pal Tom is on the road, but I've got some contact with him and had an opportunity to ask him about your serial#.
He asks if you're sure that 6 is correct...He says it should be a 9 in which case it'd be a 91. Check that serial # and post a pic. I'll make sure Tom sees it |
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Gary Webb
From: New York, USA
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Posted 12 Jul 2011 6:04 pm
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I was thinking maybe the 6 just got marked upside down too. The guitar was also a couple inches taller than Crowns are. Gary |
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