help date a Dobro

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Jim Nee
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help date a Dobro

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Have a sunburst square neck Dobro, serial# 8 216 8D. How do I determine the manufacture date?
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Mark Eaton
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From "Vintage Guitars Info":

"1980-1988 OMI Dobro: 8 (#)### yD configuration.
8 is the decade of manufacture (8=1980s).
2 or 3 or 4 numerals in center are serial number for year.
Numeral y before letter is last digit of year.
Last character is body type: D=wood, B=metal."

So it appears that you have a California built, pre Gibson owned (by about 5 years), OMI Dobro from 1988, and #216 from that year.
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Jim Nee
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Thanks Mark! Very clear
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