711360 so 1971 build number #1360 some have thought the 6 digit serial numbers were the whole build date, I don't think that's the case, Manji or M Suzuki's even harder to date as there is less known about these Suzuki's some were made in japan late 70's early 80's before being made in korea ,also have a 6 digit serial number and a letter. most (NOT ALL )Nagoya Suzuki's have a 6 digit serial number stamped on the inside of the neck heel, where the first 2 digits are the year ie. Nagoya Suzuki is a lot harder to date as masakichi Suzuki made guitars in the early 1900's but are better known for their generic label easily going back as far as the 50's and up to 1980 before changing again for their last 7-8 years. the scarce 50's and 60's kiso's I have seen, have the build year and the model number ie.1968 No6. 11023 would be either, 1971(apparent on takeharu's which have the model number build year and serial number which the first digit is always last of the build year) or 1981 depending on the label square being approx. Takeharu, Halifax, bluebell, tomson etc ) the first number of the serial number is the last year of the build year ie. Hi tomas and all ,in my years of trying to date Suzuki guitars the only sense I can make of it all is for kiso Suzuki's ( inc. Beyond that, I don't see a useful pattern (see below)Īlso, the spreadsheet gives meaning for some of the letters:
I'm fairly convinced the first digit of the serial # is the last digit of the year. Hi, I don't know if you're still interested, but I found a spreadsheet with a list (incomplete) of Suzuki model numbers, years of production, and original cost (), and I've tabulated as much of the info from this page and my own guitar to try to figure out the serial number scheme.
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