Epiphone Serial Number Database

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Factory Order Numbers (FON) with a letter from 1935 to 1941.FON consists a batch number of usually four digits, followed by a one letter (sometimes prefixed by a space)followed by one or two digits (ranking). 1935-1937: Letter between the batch number and the order number.e.g. 0123 A5. 1938-1941: Two or three letters before batch number.

Epiphone Serial Number Database

The first letteris the year. If there is a second character follows it is the code forthe type of the instrument. The first logo (1902-1920) on Gibson's guitars was in italic typeface, inlaid with pearl.Some specimens from 1903 to 1907 were not oblique, or had no logo at all.During the period from the end of the 1920s to 1933 the logo was no longer placed obliquely. From some flattop guitars from this era the word 'The' was omitted from the logo.From the end of 1933 to 143, Gibson had omitted the 'The' of all their logos. The original thin letters were replaced after 1933 by a thicker font.From 1943 to 1947 the logo was printed in thick gold, also called the banner logo. Some models, such as the LG-2 and the L-50s, have a real banner in the middle of the headstock with the text 'Only a Gibson Is Good Enough'.The block logo made its appearance after World War II and is till the face of Gibson to this day.Between 1968 and 1981 the dot on the 'i' was omitted on some guitars. Most models get a dot on the 'i' again in 1972, the rest follows from 1981.