Valco Serial Numbers
Dating Valco Instruments
The most effective way to date a Valco guitar or amp is by its serial number. From the ‘40s until 1964, the serial could be found stamped into a small metal plate that was tacked onto the back of the headstock or the back of the cabinet. From 1964-1968, the serial was ink-stamped onto a silver foil sticker that is found in the same place. The following is a key for decoding the serial number, but keep in mind that the numbers are approximate.
Serial Numbers For Electronics
National lap steel guitar has a serial number D487: National/Valco serial number help - Music Electronics Forum. Does anyone know whether these serial numbers were all. And two National guitars with the same type numbers. Serial number list for National. Related Posts. Searching the forum I found a link to the National/Valco/Supro serial number dating here. Ry Cooder used a Supro Dualtone right through the 1980s and 90s on his.
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'N' prefix: 1935
'S' prefix: 1935-36
'A' prefix: 1936-37*
'B' prefix: 1937-38
'C' prefix: 1938-40*
'G' prefix: 1941-42
'G' suffix: 1943-47
V100-V7500: 1947
V7500-V15000: 1948
V15000-V25000: 1949
V25000-V35000: 1950
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V35000-V38000: 1951
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X100-X7000: 1951
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X7000-X17000: 1952
X17000-X30000: 1953
X30000-X43000: 1954
X43000-X57000: 1955
X57000-X71000: 1956
X71000-X85000: 1957
X85000-X99000: 1958
T100-T5000: 1958
T5000-T25000: 1959
T25000-T50000: 1960
T50000-T75000: 1961
T75000-T90000: 1962
T90000-T99000: 1963
G5000-G15000: 1963
G15000-G40000: 1964
Starting with '1-': 1964-68
Starting with '2-': 1968
*'A' and 'C' prefixes also occur in some pre-1936 serials.
However, some of these plates and many of these stickers have disappeared over time. Often the speaker codes or potentiometer codes can help, assuming that these parts are original and legible. Pot codes can be decodedhere, and speaker codes can be decoded here. For dating pre-Valco acoustic instruments,see this page.