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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 25 Oct 2019 4:06 pm    
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Serial number 1018 D can any tell me the age.
I wish she came with the back neck parts but she sounds good an plays good .





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Jack Goodson

 

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new brockton,alabama (deceased)
Post  Posted 25 Oct 2019 4:26 pm     serial number 1018D
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johnnie, the chart shows the first one built in 1966 was number 1024D....thanks jack
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Johnie King


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Post  Posted 25 Oct 2019 5:25 pm    
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Jack Goodson

 

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Post  Posted 25 Oct 2019 6:33 pm     photos?
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johnnie, u have any more photos of it, including the underside?....thanks jack
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 26 Oct 2019 7:45 am    
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That's an early bolt-on.
Too bad somebody had to remove the back neck. Sad
Erv
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Eric Philippsen


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Central Florida USA
Post  Posted 26 Oct 2019 11:09 am    
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Wasn’t that Emmons serial number chart the one posted on the Carter site a long time ago? I’m sorry if I’m raining on a parade but I recall a series of forum discussions that came to the conclusion the chart wasn’t accurate. Or am I remembering incorrectly?
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Bobby Boggs

 

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Upstate SC.
Post  Posted 26 Oct 2019 1:10 pm    
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You are correct.66 thru 68 is all over the place. I've found it pretty accurate after 69.

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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 26 Oct 2019 4:58 pm    
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A little buffing an new strings will make a good bolt on.
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Johnie King


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Post  Posted 28 Oct 2019 3:54 am    
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I think Mike Cass is right 1965 he stated that serial numbers started at 1000 so this would be
Number 18 Built in 1965
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Bill Terry


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Bastrop, TX
Post  Posted 28 Oct 2019 4:05 am    
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Somewhere on one of the many posts about Emmons serial numbers, I believe it was Mike Cass who also stated that the xxxx-D serial numbers were started in late '67, but as a previous poster noted, there was a lot of ambiguity in that time period.

Still a pretty cool guitar no matter what, even without the C neck.
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Johnie King


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Post  Posted 28 Oct 2019 5:27 am    
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Thanks Bill
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Erv Niehaus


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Post  Posted 28 Oct 2019 7:39 am    
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I understand the 1st Emmons didn't have a serial number, they were recorded as per the invoice number.
Erv
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Bobby Boggs

 

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Upstate SC.
Post  Posted 28 Oct 2019 8:55 pm    
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-D serial numbers were started in late '67


Correct. If it where a 65. The serial # would be 1XXX to 2XXX with no D. Emmons used the 2xxx serial# series until they started the 1000 D series in late 67.

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Bobby Boggs

 

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Post  Posted 28 Oct 2019 9:20 pm    
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Erv, the first Emmons guitars used the month/year/ guitar number/ type serial numbers. The 65's through mid 67 had the invoice numbers. And not all. But most were stamped on the guitar.

I just noted Mike Cass wrote the 65's started in the 1000 range. Not saying they didn't. Mike should know better than anyone. But the 65's I know of, all have a serial # in the low 2000's. The 66's and early 67's near the mid 2000's.

IE. Randy Reinhard's 65. Serial #2009
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Larry Behm


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Mt Angel, Or 97362
Post  Posted 30 Oct 2019 8:32 am    
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I have 1089D I guess it is a 1966, good to know. I also have 1342D.
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