Gibson Serial Number Lookup Mandolin

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. Last year, I asked forum members to provide me with any & all FONs for early GIBSON FLAT-TOPS c1926 - 1930s, and the response was awesome. I put all of this data into a spreadsheet, that lists approx. 2000 other Gibson instruments starting at the beginning pre-1903 Orville instruments, through mid-30's. I included all Gibson mandolins, mandolas, mando-cellos, harp-guitars, archtop & flat-top guitars in an attempt to see if there really any correlation between Gibson serial #s and FONs (factory order numbers). I think the results are very interesting. There is a definite numerical sequence to Gibson FONs dating from 1906 starting with #200, 4-digit FONs starting c1911 through the theoretical end of all 4-digit FONs at 9999 around 1929.

It works on old Gibson Mandolins 'Secret' Serial Numbers. The serial number on many old instruments was written on a paper label and can fade with time.

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Of course there are exceptions (Gibson wouldn't have it any other way, but starting with FON 8229 on 2 c1924 Mandolins thru 9965, there is a clear sequestial pattern. Mid-1929-1930, the FONs started to change to a mix of alpha numeric FONs that are more random, and seemily in no real order, or system until 1935, when they started using a letter code to indicate the year of mfg. A=1935, B=1936, etc. Nick Lucas Specials and many 'Master Model' L-5s, F-5s, etc. Are out of sequence. There are some other theories floating around, but most likely, the materials for these instruments would have come from several different batches (FONs), because they were hand selected for their beauty, and used for top-end instruments (i.e. Highly flamed maple would go on an F-5) NOT an A Mandolin.

NL Specials are just weird. They don't seem to fit any real sequence. Gruhn's Guide pg. 130 - 'Most Nick Lucas Models 1928 - 1933 have 1 1928 serial #', but this doesn't really hold up. My theory is they made very, very few of these guitars, because their price, so 'hand picked' materials may have sat around the factory for longer periods of time, until an order came in. Honestly, I do not have enough information on what I call Gibson's 'history mystery' era c1930 - 1934.

So many changes in designs, and yet so many very innovative and jaw-dropping guitars, but little to no information available out there. As I'm sure many of you know, Gibson rarely used any serial #'s on their flat-tops (Nick Lucas Specials are an exception), and FONs are not always easy to find inside the body, and sometimes are just nowhere to be found. This is especially true of this time period. I have included reference data from several sources, including Gruhn's, Guitar Attic, and The Blue Book.

Most of these sources have similar information, with the exception of the early years pre-1903 - 1908, where there is a lot of debate about serial #s vs. It does provide more consistent reference information after 1908. MY THEORY IS THAT FONs c1926 - 1929 COUPLED WITH SPECIFIC DESIGN FEATURES IS ENOUGH TO DETERMINE YEAR OF MFG for any Gibson Flat-Top. The L-0, L-1 and Nick Lucas Specials had several design changes during this era, but not that readily apparent without further research. There are very clear and significant changes to all flat-tops after 1929 - through 1934. However, examples of the '26-'29 guitars do show specific features that correspond to year of mfg.