There are a variety of numbers on the bottom of the potentiometers. Unscrew the plate worth the potentiometers on its mounted loose, and turn it over. Archtops and Semi Acoustic Guitars YEARĪlso a way to find out the estimated production year, (in the case of an electrical model) is to look at the potentiometers. * Information is obtained from authentic Höfner documents. The different models can therefore carry the same serial number. You can consult the tables(*) to determine the production date of a Höfner guitar, but you also have to take other things into consideration, such as the pick-ups and pot meters.Īlso on these elements are manufacturing data that can lead you approximately to the production date of the guitar.Īs you can see in the tables, there are many overlaps (duplicates) of the serial numbers. These documents may have been inaccurate. The series are based on delivery documents that have been preserved.
The tables below with Selmer serial numbers are incomplete and not accurate. Some Höfner dealers placed their own label on the back of the head with numbers. The list below is therefore not by definition the year of manufacture, the numbers were stamped after the instrument was imported.
Van Wouw serial numbers were stamped in the workshop on the top edge of the headstock. This can lead to confusion when a Van Wouw appears where Selmer guitars have been distributed. The Dutch distributor Van Wouw also used a serial number system which deviates from that of Selmer. Henri Selmer, founder Selmer Entreprise, Paris – Ben Davis, founder Selmer Company, Londen Henri Selmer Ben Davis Guitars distributed for Europe, the US and other countries did not have a serial number until 1976. The ‘ Selmer‘ guitars were given serial numbers, usually stamped on the back of the headstock, or typed on a label that is visible in the F-hole. These models were often similar to the Höfner standard range but usually had small differences in detail. Between 19 Höfner produced a series of guitars for the British distributor Selmer Company.
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