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Billy Dickson
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 8:41 am |
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| Need a little help. Can anyone tell me what year a guitar was built by the serial number? 00976200824. Also does anyone have any idea how many of these were made. Any info is appreciated. Thanks |
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Ian Worley
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Sacramento, CA
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Jack Goodson
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new brockton,alabama (deceased)
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 9:05 am 2006
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| according to the ser. number....2006.... the first number and the fifth number determines the year....thanks jack |
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Billy Dickson
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 12:02 pm Carter LE
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| Thanks guys I appreciate your response |
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Tucker Jackson
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 12:58 pm
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| The custom shop guitars seem to be quite rare. Basically, any Carter with a lacquer finish would be an LE, or anything with an offbeat finish, like a mirror or a mural. I've only seen a handful discussed on the Forum in the last 19 years or so... they certainly exist, but aren't very common. |
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Billy Dickson
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2019 11:06 am Carter LE
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Here's a few pics of mine.
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john widgren
From:
Wilton CT
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Posted 31 Jul 2019 12:59 pm timeless jumpers
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Some of those customs were built with "timeless timber"
cabinet stock from sunken great lakes logs. I'd really be interested in any comments or input from owners who have those instruments.
Best to all
JW
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Billy Dickson
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2019 2:13 pm Carter
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That's correct John. Here's a pic of sticker under the hood
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john widgren
From:
Wilton CT
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Posted 31 Jul 2019 4:41 pm Be good to your wood
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Yeah Billy! Lovely! Thanks,
So ...does it sound better than the average bear? Can you talk about it, describe it??
Thanks JW
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 31 Jul 2019 8:22 pm
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There's a lot of information in that serial number. It tells you that it:
Was made in 2006
Was the 97th guitar made in that year (2006)
Was made on the 200th day of the year (Wed., July 19, 2006)
They finished approximately one pro model guitar every 2 days back in 2006.
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Billy Dickson
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 3 Aug 2019 10:25 am Carter LE
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| I absolutely love this guitar. Plays smooth as silk and very quite. No pedal noise at all, and the knee levers and pedals so easy with very positive stkps. The wood is is very beautiful and has great sustain and stays in tune. I don't think the back neck was ever used. All the nylon tuning nuts were in all the way way and not anywhere in tune. Only a small area on the pedal bar where it looks as though a pedal bracket may have been used. Grate guitar but my playing still has lots of room for improvement. |
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Billy Dickson
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 6:56 am Carter LE
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| Just wondering how many of these were made, and who else has one. Would like to see a picture of yours |
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ajm
From:
Los Angeles
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 8:15 am
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"I don't think the back neck was ever used. All the nylon tuning nuts were in all the way way and not anywhere in tune."
Stuff like this baffles me.
I assume that it was shipped from the factory all set up.
If you never use the neck, then it doesn't matter where they are set.
So why would someone go to all of the extra trouble of messing with all of the tuning nuts on the back neck to set them this way? |
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Billy Dickson
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 1:23 pm Carter L E
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| Why does anyone take a d10 and make it an sd10. If you can't play the back neck and don't have the desire to learn then just buy a s10. No point in making a guitar less valuable. People do stupid things |
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 14 Aug 2019 3:42 am
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| Billy..From what I can see from the photos, your guitar appears to feature the "Premium" necks as well. |
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