re: "There is no sense to it. You have to use pot codes to narrow down the date ranges on these guitars."
These SN's - they're the same sequence as the other guitars of the year w/out the prefix; you can date them from the SN.
re: " No, it does not follow the Rickenbacker serial number scheme. No, it has no numerical relationship to other instruments made in the same time period. "
Lots of work to trace the sequences but these SN's aren't random, it's the same system.
re: "There is no sense to it. You have to use pot codes to narrow down the date ranges on these guitars."
These SN's - they're the same sequence as the other guitars of the year w/out the prefix; you can date them from the SN.
re: " No, it does not follow the Rickenbacker serial number scheme. No, it has no numerical relationship to other instruments made in the same time period. "
Lots of work to trace the sequences but these SN's aren't random, it's the same system.
You are, as always, correct. I mistakenly published my non fact-checked draft. The correct version now appears! Thanks again!