Where do I locate the serial number ?

Stuart Lorriman · Post by **Stuart Lorriman** » 1 Aug 2020 8:43 am

On what I think is a 1957 T8 Stringmaster.

John Dahms · Post by **John Dahms** » 1 Aug 2020 2:02 pm

Lift up one of the bridge covers. It would be stamped under there.

Stuart Lorriman · Post by **Stuart Lorriman** » 1 Aug 2020 3:51 pm

Thankyou mate . Found it .

Glenn Wilde · Post by **Glenn Wilde** » 2 Aug 2020 6:04 am

It won't tell you much though, the case and decal might help but sometimes there are dates penciled in under the tuning pans.

Jeff Mead · Post by **Jeff Mead** » 2 Aug 2020 11:12 am

Glenn Wilde wrote:It won't tell you much though, the case and decal might help but sometimes there are dates penciled in under the tuning pans.

They do run in roughly chronological order. It's just that Fender's records are long lost.

Basil Henriques started a thread about the Stringmaster timeline and if everyone posted their serial numbers on guitars with a known neck date, it would make it easier to use serial numbers as another tool to date guitars.

FWIW, I have noticed that every guitar I have seen with a dash preceding the number (such as the ones posted in this thread) have been from 1957. This also applies to Teles and Strats etc. but I have no idea why that would be.

Basil's thread is here:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... r+timeline

Glenn Wilde · Post by **Glenn Wilde** » 4 Aug 2020 7:52 am

Jeff Mead wrote:
Glenn Wilde wrote:It won't tell you much though, the case and decal might help but sometimes there are dates penciled in under the tuning pans.
They do run in roughly chronological order. It's just that Fender's records are long lost.

Basil Henriques started a thread about the Stringmaster timeline and if everyone posted their serial numbers on guitars with a known neck date, it would make it easier to use serial numbers as another tool to date guitars.

FWIW, I have noticed that every guitar I have seen with a dash preceding the number (such as the ones posted in this thread) have been from 1957. This also applies to Teles and Strats etc. but I have no idea why that would be.

Basil's thread is here:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... r+timeline

Cool info. I had an old Tele, ser# -22xxx and it had penciled dates on the neck and body from '57. Wish i had it now

Tony Oresteen · Post by **Tony Oresteen** » 27 Oct 2023 8:38 am

That's where the serial numbers are found on the Mark 2 Stringmasters.

Where are the serial numbers on the Mark 1 26" Stringmasters?

Thanks!

Tim Whitlock · Post by **Tim Whitlock** » 29 Oct 2023 8:18 am

The build date was penciled in under the far tuning pan of my '56 T8.

Tim Whitlock · Post by **Tim Whitlock** » 29 Oct 2023 8:22 am

The build date was penciled in under the far tuning pan of my '56 T8, if that is what you are after. Yours looks to be in very nice condition!

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 29 Oct 2023 8:29 am

My Mark I has SN# on the control plate & a build date both under the control plate and under the tuning pan.

Tony Oresteen · Post by **Tony Oresteen** » 29 Oct 2023 4:30 pm

Thanks! It's basically in the same place as the Mk2 - on the plate where the Vol & Tone knobs are.

I have some Mk1 plates (switches) but none for Vol & Tone.

Stephen Cowell · Post by **Stephen Cowell** » 29 Oct 2023 7:34 pm

Jon Light wrote:My Mark I has SN# on the control plate & a build date both under the control plate and under the tuning pan.

Nice! I have a '58 Gloria guitar T8 short-scale... same piece of masking tape.

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