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Vintage Guitar Serial Numbers - Heartfield
Heartfield guitars serial numbers have a letter followed by five numbers. The letter indicates the month the guitar was made.
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Letter
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Month
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A
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January
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B
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February
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C
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March
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D
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April
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E
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May
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F
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June
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G
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July
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H
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August
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I
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September
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J
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October
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K
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November
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L
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December
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The two numbers following the letter indicate the year. The final three numbers indicate the production number for the month.
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Number
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Year
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88
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1988
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89
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1989
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90
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1990
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91
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1991
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92
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1992
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93
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1993
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An alternate system was used on some guitars, mainly on the Talon model. In this system, a single digit was
used to indicate the last number of the year and the next three or four numbers indicated the production number for the year.
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Number
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Year
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8
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1988
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9
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1989
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0
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1990
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1
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1991
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2
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1992
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3
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1993
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K88013 would be the 13th guitar manufactured in November of 1988.
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