Thanks Doug, that's exactly what I needed. Valco/National serial number plates, 1941 - 63 (from Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars)ġ951 - V35000 - V38000 X100 - X7000ġ964 - early 68 - sticker w/'1' prefixĮarly to mid 1968 - sticker w/'2' prefix Appears to be all original, aside from the tuner buttons that I replaced. There's a serial number breakdown in the National/Valco section. Price DropSupro Lap Steel 1950sUsed Excellent. One place to look is the 'Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars'.
Just to clarify my interest: I'm trying to determine age of several lap steels manufactured as either National or Supro brands.Īny online (or other) resources for dating these lap steels ?
Brozman does a good job of covering a lot of the pre-war resos, though. If you're looking for something on, say, a 1960 Supro resoglass I think you are out of luck. I don't know about anything on-line, Steve, but if you want to date a National resonator guitar, look in the back of Bob Brozman's book on Nationals. Supro Comet Lap Steel Guitar 1964 With Original Hard Case Made In USA NICE 599.95. Is there an online resource that indexes the serial number on National / Supro / Valco guitars to their date of manufacture ? Your profile | join | preferences | help | search National serial numbers - The Steel Guitar Forum INSTRUCTION
