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Vintage Guitar Serial Numbers - Yamaha

Serial numbers on Yamaha guitars repeat every ten years due to the way they are formed.

The first letter indicates the last digit of the year of production. (Their numbering system began with "H" for 1.)

The second letter indicates the month.

The first two numbers indicate the day of the month.

The last three numbers represent order of production on the day the guitar was made.

Example: hm02316 = the 316th unit made on June 2 of 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, or 2001.

First Letter	Years
H	1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001
I	1962, 1972, 1982, 1992, 2002
J	1963, 1973, 1983, 1993, 2003
K	1964, 1974, 1984, 1994, 2004
L	1965, 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005
M	1966, 1976, 1986, 1996, 2006
N	1967, 1977, 1987, 1997, 2007
O	1968, 1978, 1988, 1998
P	1969, 1979, 1989, 1999
Q	1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000

Second Letter	Month
H	January
I	February
J	March
K	April
L	May
M	June
N	July
O	August
P	September
X	October
Y	November
Z	December

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