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Topic: Where do I locate the serial number ? |
Stuart Lorriman
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 1 Aug 2020 8:43 am |
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On what I think is a 1957 T8 Stringmaster.
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John Dahms
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Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2020 2:02 pm
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Lift up one of the bridge covers. It would be stamped under there.
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Stuart Lorriman
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 1 Aug 2020 3:51 pm Serial #
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Thankyou mate . Found it .
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Glenn Wilde
From:
California, USA
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Posted 2 Aug 2020 6:04 am
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| It won't tell you much though, the case and decal might help but sometimes there are dates penciled in under the tuning pans. |
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Jeff Mead
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London, England
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Posted 2 Aug 2020 11:12 am
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| Glenn Wilde wrote: |
| It won't tell you much though, the case and decal might help but sometimes there are dates penciled in under the tuning pans. |
They do run in roughly chronological order. It's just that Fender's records are long lost.
Basil Henriques started a thread about the Stringmaster timeline and if everyone posted their serial numbers on guitars with a known neck date, it would make it easier to use serial numbers as another tool to date guitars.
FWIW, I have noticed that every guitar I have seen with a dash preceding the number (such as the ones posted in this thread) have been from 1957. This also applies to Teles and Strats etc. but I have no idea why that would be.
Basil's thread is here:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=271102&highlight=stringmaster+timeline |
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Glenn Wilde
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California, USA
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Posted 4 Aug 2020 7:52 am
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| Jeff Mead wrote: |
| Glenn Wilde wrote: |
| It won't tell you much though, the case and decal might help but sometimes there are dates penciled in under the tuning pans. |
They do run in roughly chronological order. It's just that Fender's records are long lost.
Basil Henriques started a thread about the Stringmaster timeline and if everyone posted their serial numbers on guitars with a known neck date, it would make it easier to use serial numbers as another tool to date guitars.
FWIW, I have noticed that every guitar I have seen with a dash preceding the number (such as the ones posted in this thread) have been from 1957. This also applies to Teles and Strats etc. but I have no idea why that would be.
Basil's thread is here:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=271102&highlight=stringmaster+timeline |
Cool info. I had an old Tele, ser# -22xxx and it had penciled dates on the neck and body from '57. Wish i had it now 
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Tony Oresteen
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2023 8:38 am
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That's where the serial numbers are found on the Mark 2 Stringmasters.
Where are the serial numbers on the Mark 1 26" Stringmasters?
Thanks!
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Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
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Tim Whitlock
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2023 8:18 am
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| The build date was penciled in under the far tuning pan of my '56 T8. |
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Tim Whitlock
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2023 8:22 am
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| The build date was penciled in under the far tuning pan of my '56 T8, if that is what you are after. Yours looks to be in very nice condition! |
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 29 Oct 2023 8:29 am
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My Mark I has SN# on the control plate & a build date both under the control plate and under the tuning pan.
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Tony Oresteen
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2023 4:30 pm
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Thanks! It's basically in the same place as the Mk2 - on the plate where the Vol & Tone knobs are.
I have some Mk1 plates (switches) but none for Vol & Tone.
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Tony
Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
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Stephen Cowell
From:
Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2023 7:34 pm
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[quote="Jon Light"]My Mark I has SN# on the control plate & a build date both under the control plate and under the tuning pan.
Nice! I have a '58 Gloria guitar T8 short-scale... same piece of masking tape.
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