Q0 and L5, so 2005. YNovember. 111 is the unit number; and the final letter is an internal code.Hohner Guitars Hohner has been making moderately priced acoustic guitars since the 1970s.Beginning players favor them for their inexpensive pricing and solid construction.
Playing a Hohner guitar has at least one major disadvantage, however--Its impossible for a Hohner owner to tell for certain when the guitar was made. Hohner S Serial Numbers To SignifyUnlike other guitar makers that use specifically coded serial numbers to signify a guitars month and date of production, no such system exists for Hohner guitars. Dating a Hohner guitar requires the owner to describe the instrument in detail and ask the company to estimate the date of manufacture. Note whether its strings are nylon or steel and note the body style. Dreadnaught acoustic guitars, for example, curve out from both sides of the neck, while a cutaway curves downward on one side. Write down the model name (this may be in a pamphlet, or even on the price tag from the store.) Also note whether the guitar contains a pickup for amplification. Guitars distinguish themselves in several areas: the headstock (where the tuners turn the strings), the bridge (which attaches the strings to the body), and the inlays (the dots, diamonds or other markings on the fretboard.) Make sure the photographs show as much detail as possible. If you hand-wrote your notes and took hard-copy pictures, enclose them in an envelope and address them to Hohner Inc., with a note saying you wish to determine how old your guitar is. The address is 1000 Technology Park Drive, Glen Allen, VA 23059-4500. If you took the pictures digitally, attach them to the body of an email along with the written description of your guitar and a short note saying you would like to determine your guitars date of manufacture. The email address is webinfohohnerusa.com Information gathered from the web: Serial numbers on Yamaha guitars repeat every ten years due to the way they are formed. The first letter indicates the last digit of the year of production. The last three numbers represent order of production on the day the guitar was made. Example: hm02316 the 316th unit made on June 2 of 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, or 2001. If you still cant figure it out, please see Yamaha contact info at the bottom of this page. The letter at the beginning represents the month, so J would be March (see chart above). The number following the letter is the year, in this case 7 for 1987. The last three numbers indicate unit number. Custom Shop, Made in Japan, 1991-1996: Letter-letter--letter, like so: HP213J. Using the charts, we see that H1991 and PSeptember. Custom Shop, Made in Japan, 2004-: Letter-letter-letter--letter, like so: QLY111C. Q0 and L5, so 2005. YNovember. 111 is the unit number; and the final letter is an internal code.
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