Martin Guitars

Serial numbers

Martin is one of the few luthiers to use consecutive numbering.  The number is found on the neck block inside the guitar.  Before 1898, Martin estimated that 8000 guitars had been made so they began the numbering at 8000 from then on.

Use the following chart to determine the year your Martin was built.

Year Last Number Year Last Number Year Last Number
1898 8349 1936 65176 1974 353387
1899 8716 1937 68865 1975 371828
1900 9128 1938 71866 1976 388800
1901 9310 1939 74061 1977 399625
1902 9528 1940 76734 1978 407800
1903 9810 1941 80013 1979 419900
1904 9988 1942 83107 1980 430300
1905 10120 1943 86724 1981 436474
1906 10329 1944 90149 1982 439627
1907 10727 1945 93623 1983 446101
1908 10883 1946 98158 1984 453300
1909 11018 1947 103468 1985 460575
1910 11203 1948 108269 1986 468175
1911 11413 1949 112961 1987 476216
1912 11565 1950 117961 1988 483952
1913 11821 1951 122799 1989 493279
1914 12047 1952 128436 1990 503309
1915 12209 1953 134501 1991 512487
1916 12390 1954 141345 1992 522655
1917 12988 1955 147328 1993 535223
1918 13450 1956 152775 1994 551696
1919 14512 1957 159061 1995 570434
1920 15848 1958 165576 1996 592930
1921 19758 1959 171047 1997 624799
1922 17839 1960 175689 1998
1923 19891 1961 181297
1924 22008 1962 187384
1925 24116 1963 193327
1926 28689 1964 199626
1927 34435 1965 207030
1928 37568 1966 217215
1929 40843 1967 230095
1930 45317 1968 241925
1931 49589 1969 256003
1932 52590 1970 271663
1933 55084 1971 294270
1934 58679 1972 313302
1935 61947 1973 333873

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