Lashley Legrande What Year?

[Lamar Posey]

I have a Lashley Legrande that has a serial number of

826L. Does anyone know about when this was made? Its black if that helps any.

Thanks!

[Jack Goodson]

lamar, mine is serial number....349L...according to mr strayhorn is is around 88 or 89 year model, it is black also. if black sounds better is true then mine has a good black on it....thanks jack

[Lamar Posey]

I had read that the black ones sell faster and that on some of the less desirable colors that it could stay on the shelf a lot longer. That the serial number might date more closely with the date that it was actually made on a black one.

[Bobby Boggs]

1991.

[Mule Ferguson]

My LaGrande is a black 1992 #989L

[Harold Power]

Lamar;

This is the reply I received from Rebecca Lashley of Emmons Guitar Co. back on April 25th 2007. She said my Lashley Legrande Serial#539L was built 5-24-88. The guitar's finish is DGRAY. 8P&8K, single coil pups, Schaller keys and 11 compensators. H. P.

[Ben Rubright]

My Emmons LeGrande SKH has a SN of 384L built in 1985 according to the Emmons records. Don't know if LeGrandes and Lashley LeGrandes shared the same SN assignment string or not.

[Lamar Posey]

Thanks to all of you. I think Mr. Bobby Boggs was right on.

[Bill Ferguson]

Mine is 962L and was built in August of 1993.

It could not have been built before then as I sent Jack Strayhorn the laminate for the guitar.

Only one of this color ever built.

[Jack Strayhorn]

Bill is correct. If he knows his date then anything greater than would have to be afterwards. With his guitar being custom color then it would not have been a body built and shelved. Anything black with a close number would be of same vintage. An odd color with low number could be of similar vintage.