In 1974 Hamer used a four digit number stamped into the wood starting with guitar #0000 and until the launch of the Sunburst this system was used on all guitars. The Sunbursts were numbered using a different system : the first digit represents the year of production and the following four (or later five digit number) is the total number of guitars made by Hamer and numbered using this system. So for example guitar #8 0196 was made in 1978 and was the 196th guitar to be numbered using this system. Similarly # 8 21416 was made in 1988 and was the 21416th guitar to be numbered. These numbers were printed using ink or paint (black on most but yellow on black and dark coloured instruments).
By 1980 most guitars made were numbered using this later system but some custom instruments (notably Standards and Eight-string basses) were numbered using the older four digit numbering system, a very few were still numbered using this system up until 1985 (e.g Standard #0722 was completed in May 1984); in total about 750 instruments were numbered using these four digit numbers.
Hamer guitars initially followed a four digit (stamped on headstock) code from #0000 on up to approximately #0750. About Hamer Serial Numbers In 1974 Hamer used a four digit number stamped into the wood starting with guitar #0000 and until the launch of the Sunburst this system was used on. Serial number 1,500,000 was presented to president harry s. 539 548 56296 serial number 2,000,000 was presented to president dwigiit eisenhower in 1953. Serial numbers 2,500,000 and 3,000,000 were presented to too winchester gun museum, now located m cody, wyoming. MODEL 1903 POCKET HAMMER PRODUCTION; Year: Serial Number: Quantity: 1903: 19999 - 19900: 100: 1904: 19899 - 18700: 1200: 1905: 18699 - 17400: 1300: 1906: 17399.
Late in 1987 the serial numbers were stamped into the wood rather than printed. Just to complicate matters many one-of-a-kind and prototype instruments have numbers that do not relate to either of the above systems.
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A lover of Hamer Guitars since buying Cheap Trick at Budokan in 1978, Ted Martin is the founder and maintainer of the Hamer Fan Club.He is also the board chair for local Minneapolis music non-profit: DEMO.Hamer Xt Series Serial Numbers
Does anyone know of a way to tell by the serial number (by brand) when the ball was manufactured.
My Virtual gravity starts with 09, knowing this ball was manufactured in 09 I can only assume that storm starts theirs of with the year.
I have an old White Dot and an old Super Beast though (both columbia 300) which I am not sure on both had previous owners the SB serial number starts with a 7 and from what I found online the SB started manufacturing in 1997 .. my WD starts with a 9 which makes me assume it was made in 1999... BUT
is there a place or site that lists how to read the serial codes per brand to know for sure when they were made?
Thanks
-Gordon