help date a Dobro
Posted: 15 Feb 2007 8:26 am
Have a sunburst square neck Dobro, serial# 8 216 8D. How do I determine the manufacture date?
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.