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Location: TX | Hi all,
First-time poster here. I own an older model (solid top, 5-piece neck, acoustic) Celebrity shallow back guitar. My question though is about a used MM68 mandolin that I'm considering picking up.
On the back of the headstock is what appears to be a stamped serial #. There is also a different number on a piece of cellophane tape between the tuners. Both contain 6 digits. Is there any information that these numbers can tell me, such as the year the instrument was made?
I checked the reference section, but didn't know if those numbers applied only to guitars, or mandolins as well.
Thanks in advance for any help. |
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Location: Up North | Welcome aboard pretzel. I'm sure someone will be along shortly with the information you seek. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | USA mandos can be dated using the same tables as the guitars. Go with the number engraved in the wood. Dave |
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Location: TX | Cool, thanks! |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Welcome pretzel...you'll love this place :) |
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Location: TX | loving it already :cool: |
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Location: TX | Well, now I'm depressed. Saw the mando at a pawn shop during lunch yesterday. Went back after work to test it plugged in and buy, but it had sold within the 4 hours. What are the odds? :confused:
Guess I'll keep checking the for sale forum. :( |
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Location: TX | update to an old thread...
The mandolin that was bought from under me is now listed on ebay. The item location is in Texas, has the same string missing and same color. I figured has to be the same mando so I emailed seller, and sure enough the serial number is the same! Only problem is that the buy-it-now price ($835)is almost twice what the Pawn shop sold it for ($450) :mad:
I thought at first maybe one of the Pawn shop employees bought it after marking it down from $699.
I wouldn't mind so much if it was bought to be played, but only purpose was to turn it around for a profit. Oh well. Maybe I should freak out the seller with some of the details I know about the mando, like the fret wear on the first 3 frets, etc :D
Thanks for letting me vent.
Oh, and thanks to this site, found out that my guitar is an Artist model, not Celebrity. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Finding out you had an Artist instead of a Celebrity was worth the price of admission. Watch the auction. If you were willing to pay $450, just see if you can get it for that. |
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Location: TX | Yeah, I love my guitar, whatever it's called ;) but it's good to know.
The bidding on the mando starts at close to $800 - maybe I'll make an offer if it doesn't sell, but I'm done kicking myself. He was just quicker/smarter than I. |
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MM68 serial # question