National/Valco serial numbers provide the easiest way to find the year for a particular instrument. Last character is body type: D=wood, B=metal, H=Hounddog, P=solid peghead.ġ995-1997 OMI Dobro: A(A) (x)xxx yy configuration.ġ998-current Gibson Dobro: 8 digits ymmddrry configuration Numerals in center are instrument ranking. Last character is body type: D=wood, B=metal.ġ988-1994 OMI Dobro: A# yyD configuration. Numeral y before letter is last digit of year. Y is last digit of the year (if this number is '3' it is actually 1974).ģ or 4 numerals in center are instrument ranking for year starting with 101.ĭ is body type: D=wood, B=brass, M=steel or mandolin.ġ980-1988 OMI Dobro: 8 (#)# yD configuration.Ĩ is the decade of manufacture (8=1980s).Ģ or 3 or 4 numerals in center are serial number for year. In 1998 Gibson bought Dobro.ġ974-1979 OMI Dobro: Y (#)# D configuration. These 1967 and later Dobros not collectible. In 1970 OMI bought the Dobro name and manufacturered their own 'Dobro' guitars with the traditional 'Dobro' peghead sticker. The Dopyera brothers started the OMI company making Dobro style guitars in 1967 under the 'Hound Dog' brand name. No serial number: on 1930s Dobros, this happens a lot, and for no explainable reason.

The numbers below are a general guide, and are not reliable for dating the instrument solely on the serial number.ī prefix or suffix 1931-1932 (most Cyclops wood models) No factory serial number records are available. Serial numbers are stamped into the top of the peghead. Serial numbers for metal body Dobros very scarce. Also I don't have any 1937 to 1942 Dobro serial number info. So you can see the serial number info below is not 100% reliable and the information below applies mostly to wooden body resonator Dobro guitars. But no metal body Dobro existed before 1935. According to the list below it should be 1930. For example I own a Dobro metal body M-62 with the serial number 1832. Note the 1929 to 1937 serial number info is not very accurate. Je suis tombé la dessus, ça me semble juste (si je regarde mon model )īy M.Cass.

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