Carvin Serial Numbers

Serial numbers from 1988 on use the first two digits of the instrument’s serial number to indicate the year the instrument was produced (1988 = 88XXX). Information courtesy of Tommy Thomasson. If a serial number doesn’t fit the coding system. Carvin serial numbers can be located in several different places. Older models, up through the late 1990's, had the serial number on the jackplate. However, models with rounded body sides had jacks with no plates, so these serial numbers are located on the fretboard.

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Serial Numbers Used To Date Martin Guitars

First locate the Serial number on your Martin® guitar. (The Model number is not necessary to find the date of manufacture.) Serial numbers are found on the neck block.

Looking inside the soundhole and toward the neck you will find the serial number and model stamped on the neck block.

The model number is above, the serial number is below it.

How To Read The Chart Below

Carvin Serial Number Od26107

The serial numbers denote the last serial number used in that year.

Example: Serial Number 439628 was built in 1983 as the last serial number made in 1982 was 439627.

Serial numbers listed do not apply to Martin Backpackers® or Little Martin® guitars. Contact the factory for production dates on those instruments.

Carvin Serial Number Location

Year	Last Serial #	Year	Last Serial #	Year	Last Serial #
1900	9128	1941	80013	1982	439627
1901	9310	1942	83107	1983	446101
1902	9528	1943	86724	1984	453300
1903	9810	1944	90149	1985	460575
1904	9988	1945	93623	1986	468175
1905	10120	1946	98158	1987	476216
1906	10329	1947	103468	1988	483952
1907	10727	1948	108269	1989	493279
1908	10883	1949	112961	1990	503309
1909	11018	1950	117961	1991	512487
1910	11203	1951	122799	1992	522655
1911	11413	1952	128436	1993	535223
1912	11565	1953	134501	1994	551696
1913	11821	1954	141345	1995	570434
1914	12047	1955	147328	1996	592930
1915	12209	1956	153225	1997	624799
1916	12390	1957	159061	1998	668796
1917	12988	1958	165576	1999	724077
1918	13450	1959	171047	2000	780500
1919	14512	1960	175689	2001	845644
1920	15848	1961	181297	2002	916759 *
1921	16758	1962	187384	2003	978706
1922	17839	1963	193327	2004	1042558
1923	19891	1964	199626	2005	1115862
1924	22008	1965	207030	2006	1197799
1925	24116	1966	217215	2007	1268091
1926	28689	1967	230095	2008	1337042
1927	34435	1968	241925	2009	1406715
1928	37568	1969	256003	2010	1473461
1929	40843	1970	271633	2011	1555767
1930	45317	1971	294270	2012	1656742
1931	49589	1972	313302	2013	1755536
1932	52590	1973	333873	2014	1857399
1933	55084	1974	353387	2015	1972129
1934	58679	1975	371828	2016
1935	61947	1976	388800
1936	65176	1977	399625
1937	68865	1978	407800
1938	71866	1979	419900
1939	74061	1980	430300
1940	76734	1981	436474

Carvin Bass Serial Numbers

* Serial numbers 900,001 to 902,908 were used on Sigma-Martins in 1981 and 1982.

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