Does not include serial numbers 900001 to 902908. These numbers were used on Sigma-Martins back in 1981-1982. Dating Your Martin Mandolin.
Martin Guitar Serial Number Dating
Year First # Last # Total Per Month
1898 8001 8348 348 29
1899 8349 8716 368 31
1900 8717 9128 412 34
1901 9129 9310 182 15
1902 9311 9528 218 18
1903 9529 9810 282 24
1904 9811 9988 178 15
1905 9989 10120 132 11
1906 10121 10329 209 17
1907 10330 10727 398 33
1908 10728 10883 156 13
1909 10884 11018 135 11
1910 11019 11203 185 15
1911 11204 11413 210 18
1912 11414 11565 152 13
1913 11566 11821 256 21
1914 11822 12047 226 19
1915 12048 12209 162 14
1916 12210 12390 181 15
1917 12391 12988 598 50
1918 12989 13450 462 39
1919 13451 14512 1062 89
1920 14513 15848 1336 111
1921 15849 16758 910 76
1922 16759 17839 1081 90
1923 17840 19891 2052 171
1924 19892 22008 2117 176
1925 22009 24116 2108 176
1926 24117 28689 4573 381
1927 28690 34435 5746 479
1928 34436 37568 3133 261
1929 37569 40843 3275 273
1930 40844 45317 4474 373
1931 45318 49589 4272 356
1932 49590 52590 3001 250
1933 52591 55084 2494 208
1934 55085 58679 3595 300
1935 58680 61947 3268 272
1936 61948 65176 3229 269
1937 65177 68865 3689 307
1938 68866 71866 3001 250
1939 71867 74061 2195 183
1940 74062 76734 2673 223
1941 76735 80013 3279 273
1942 80014 83107 3094 258
1943 83108 86724 3617 301
1944 86725 90149 3425 285
1945 90150 93623 3474 290
1946 93624 98158 4535 378
1947 98159 103468 5310 443
1948 103469 108269 4801 400
1949 108270 112961 4692 391
1950 112962 117961 5000 417
1951 117962 122799 4838 403
1952 122800 128436 5637 470
1953 128437 134501 6065 505
1954 134502 141345 6844 570
1955 141346 147328 5983 499
1956 147329 152775 5447 454
1957 152776 159061 6286 524
1958 159062 165576 6515 543
1959 165577 171047 5471 456
1960 171048 175689 4642 387
1961 175690 181297 5608 467
1962 181298 187384 6087 507
1963 187385 193327 5943 495
1964 193328 199626 6299 525
1965 199627 207030 7404 617
1966 207031 217215 10185 849
1967 217216 230095 12879 1073
1968 230096 241925 11830 986
1969 241926 256003 14078 1173
Your serial number - first number of the year รท approximate number per month = approximate month of manufacture of your guitar.
Martin Guitar Serial Number Dating
Aria guitars emerged on the music scene in 1958, with the first electric models appearing five years later. With such a large number of years in production, owners of Aria guitars often want to know what year their guitar was made. Manufacturers included a few clues to help you decide when your Aria was 'born.'
Locate the serial number on your guitar. If you cannot locate a serial number, chances are your guitar was manufactured before the mid-1970s. Serial numbers will be found on a plate bolted to the back of the guitar's neck on electric models or inside the body of an acoustic model.
Look at the first number of your serial number if one exists. Through 1987, Aria guitars serial numbers represented the year of manufacturer as either the first one or first two digits of the serial number. For example, a guitar made in 1978 might have the first two digits of 78 or the first digit of 8.
Martin Serial Number Date
Determine whether your guitar's first two digits are 81 or higher. If the digits are 81 or higher, you can likely pinpoint the week the guitar was made. Guitars in this era included the year and week of manufacture as the first four digits. For example, a guitar made in the 10th week of 1988 would have the first four digits of 8810.
Warning
Remember that dating Aria guitars is not a science. For information on Aria guitars, email info@ariauk.com.