First LetterĪ lot of people have written in to say, 'Hey! My Yamaha serial number looks nothing like this!' To you folks, we offer the following: Several other serial number configurations used by Yamaha over the years. The last three numbers represent order of production on the day the guitar was made.Įxample: hm02316 = the 316th unit made on June 2 of 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, or 2001. The first two numbers indicate the day of the month. (Their numbering system began with 'H' for 1.) The first letter indicates the last digit of the year of production.
Serial numbers on Yamaha guitars repeat every ten years due to the way they are formed. The email address is gathered from the web: If you took the pictures digitally, attach them to the body of an email along with the written description of your guitar and a short note saying you would like to determine your guitar's date of manufacture. Send the photos and notes electronically. The address is 1000 Technology Park Drive, Glen Allen, VA 23059-4500. If you hand-wrote your notes and took hard-copy pictures, enclose them in an envelope and address them to Hohner Inc., with a note saying you wish to determine how old your guitar is. Mail the photos and written description to Hohner. Guitars distinguish themselves in several areas: the headstock (where the tuners turn the strings), the bridge (which attaches the strings to the body), and the inlays (the dots, diamonds or other markings on the fretboard.) Make sure the photographs show as much detail as possible. Write down the model name (this may be in a pamphlet, or even on the price tag from the store.) Also note whether the guitar contains a pickup for amplification.
Dreadnaught acoustic guitars, for example, curve out from both sides of the neck, while a cutaway curves downward on one side. Note whether its strings are nylon or steel and note the body style. Dating a Hohner guitar requires the owner to describe the instrument in detail and ask the company to estimate the date of manufacture.ĭescribe your guitar in writing.
Unlike other guitar makers that use specifically coded serial numbers to signify a guitar's month and date of production, no such system exists for Hohner guitars. Playing a Hohner guitar has at least one major disadvantage, however-It's impossible for a Hohner owner to tell for certain when the guitar was made. Beginning players favor them for their inexpensive pricing and solid construction. Hohner has been making moderately priced acoustic guitars since the 1970s.
The serial is probably on the neckplate - these are hefty cast metal with the Hohner Pro logo & stamped on serial number.
› ▄ Hohner Professional Guitar Serial Numbers Is there any serial number any where? Somewhere in the cavities or other? I've yet to find one.Īnyways, it's a beautiful guitar and don't want to ever sell it, I'm just curious about some of these things.
Is there any way I can find out what they are? I think thats the 80s model, not the one I have.Īlso I'm wondering that Pickups it has and considering that the previous owner had installed a Bigsby onto it, I'm hoping that some pickups were installed also. I know there's another type of design on the headstock that does not look like a pineapple but more of a squiggly design. Some might say it's expensive but this guitar was crying out to me and is worth every penny, even if the bridge pick up isn't on par with the neck one. The truss rod cover is white with L59 on it. The headstock has a MOP 'Pineapple' looking thing with Hohner above it, also in MOP. It's a beautiful solid guitar and sounds great except for the bridge pick-up as it has way lower output than the neck one. I'm not sure what year it's from but when I bought it I thought it may have been from the 80's but now think it might be from the 90's. I've just bought a used Hohner L59 and it's gorgeous.