The orange labels inside hollow bodied instruments were discontinued in 1970 and replaced by white and orange rectangle labels on the acoustics and small black, purple and white rectangle labels were used on electric models. There are many exceptions and sometimes letter prefixes were used. The second type of serial numbers used started with an A prefix and ran from 1947 to 1961. On instruments with round sound holes, the label is visible directly inside. Weve found many exceptions to these numbers but they are an OK guideline to the approximate date of manufacture. This would also explain why the occasional pre-1932 Martin guitar appears with a decal. This implies that a number of ukuleles built in 1930 remained in the factory until being sold in 1932. Many of these unique instruments pop-up today and dont fit any clear category.
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