#Epiphone serial number location serial numbers#

“With the inception of the Electar line in late 1935, Epiphone began a new numbering system which was employed solely on the electric instruments (Electar, Century, Coronet, Zephyr, Kent, Harry Volpe model). Over the years a number of different SN systems were used.” ( Wiedler) “While Epiphone’s SN systems for acoustic instruments and 1950s electric hollow bodies appear to be pretty straightforward, the SN systems of their other electric instruments and amps are much less so. Fred, The House of Stathopoulo, 1996, pp. NOTE: Although the Sorrentino and the Howard guitars were offered under another brand, they are part of the same serial number system. There are also a few cases of a s/n on an older than typical label, probably either by mistake or because they had ran out of the current type see pictures For a reason unknown a new numbering system was applied in 1944 which started with number 50.000. According to Wiedler Epiphone often applied a newer type label with the old s/n typed in when a guitar was brought in for repair. The s/n is sometimes ink typed on a label where it should have been letter pressed.

Occasionally the serialnumber was handwritten on one of the braces. Quite often the serialnumber was also blind stamped (some handwritten) on the underside of the bridgefoot.

#Epiphone serial number location serial numbers#

The very early examples had no label just like the earlier Recording and Seville models.īroadway s/n 5053 blind stamped without a labelĭe Luxe s/n 5369 blind stamped below the labelĭe Luxe s/n 6677 blind stamped on the labelįrom about 1934 forward, the serial numbers were ink typed directly on the label (Long Island label) or letter pressed on the label (rectangular Masterbilt label, Green label and Blue label). The serial numbers were blind stamped on the interior back under the bass f-hole, generally below but sometimes on the (oval) label. The Masterbilt serialnumber system did not start with the number 1000 but with the number 5000. NOTE: Fisch & Fred mention a four-digit Seville 4 Special (called Model 4 Special s/n 5417) on page 235. Recording C s/n 275 blind stamped on the interior back below the soundhole Recording E s/n 94 ink stamped on the neck block Two or three digits were ink stamped on the neck block or blind stamped on the interior back of the Recording models, three digits (or four ?) blind stamped on the interior back of the Seville models. Epiphone used a serialnumber system for their acoustic guitars.