Part 7 Dating Hofners.

Hohner Accordion Serial Number Lookup
Hohner Serial Number Lookup
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If you own a vintage Hohner accordion, or are interested in buying or selling one, you’ll no doubt be interested in establishing its precise age and provenance. Since 1930, every accordion which left our factory bears a serial number and we maintain an extensive library, documenting shipping date and destination of every single instrument. The other digits in the serial number can tell you when your banjo was made. The first two digits tell you the month the banjo was built, the last two digits before the dash or space will tell you the year, and the numbers in between are considered the number of that model we have made since we started the formal serial number system in 1987. Some accordions were even manufactured. Hohner accordion serial number lookup The log book shows the serial numbers jumping around quite a bit for the Selmer/Adolphe Sax. Since 1930, every accordion which left our factory bears a serial number. HOFNER GUITAR PROJECT - PART 7: DATING HOFNERS. Part 7 Dating Hofners. As stated in Part 4, there are numerous guitars about containing serial numbers that predate those prior to 1958 which are still available in Hofner’s own records.

As stated in Part 4, there are numerous guitars about containing serial numbers that predate those prior to 1958 which are still available in Hofner’s own records. The only satisfactory way to establish the year of production during this early period is by an internal examination as described in Part 4. This can be a very rewarding exercise as not only the year of production can be found but also the actual day and month.

Detailed below are some serial number and corresponding dates as extracted from my own guitars.

Model	Serial Number	Body Date
Committee	2129	31/08/54
Committee	2536	31/10/57
Committee	3745	20/03/61
Committee	3932	12/08/63*
Committee	3950	25/06/63*
President	2277	24/09/55
President	5549	18/03/59
President	7293	22/03/60

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* It can be seen from the Committee numbers, anomalies occur even in the simple task of co-ordinating serial numbers and dates.

In the following tables I have used a little initiative to arrive at the probable serial numbers that are shown against the years before 1958. These are relatively accurate but would have to be verified by physical inspection.

Model	First Serial Number	Last Serial Number	Year	Remarks
Committee	2000	2141	1954
2142	2282	1955	Pre truss-rod models
2283	2325	1956
2326	2564	1957
2565	2950	1958
2951	3313	1959
3314	3677	1960	Truss Rods Introduced
3678	3745	1961
3746	3793	1962
3794	3954	1963

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