Wolfi Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 No, the guys don't work on Sunday... But you are right about the serial number. Probably just human error in putting the number on it.. Are any numbers not clear and might be something else? ... I don't know if they'd have a better answer for that one... hard to say how it happened. Thanks a lot. Now I know at least, that my calculation was right. I might call this guitar from now on: "The Sunday Child". Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeBe Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Hello to all, I bought my Heritage as a used one here in Germany in 1993. I`m not sure which letter is shown in the decoding number. (see picture) I found at the back site from the electronic cover following numbers: H-140 CM VSB. Decoding Number (see picture) could be A or I, but A do not exist as shown in the decoding list. I looked for fotos to find a similar guitar look, but I could not find the same look until today (different Humbuckers for example). I send e-mails to Kalamazoo, but no response. So- at least I´m not sure if the pre-owner perhaps executed some tuning work at the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Hello to all, I bought my Heritage as a used one here in Germany in 1993. I`m not sure which letter is shown in the decoding number. (see picture) I found at the back site from the electronic cover following numbers: H-140 CM VSB. Decoding Number (see picture) could be A or I, but A do not exist as shown in the decoding list. I looked for fotos to find a similar guitar look, but I could not find the same look until today (different Humbuckers for example). I send e-mails to Kalamazoo, but no response. So- at least I´m not sure if the pre-owner perhaps executed some tuning work at the guitar. i would say you have a 1992 H 140 VERY NICE....and ...WELCOME!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendelola Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hi All, I am new here and have a question right away: Someone offers me an Golden Eagle Custom with the following serial number: AA19101. As far as I understood the decoding system this serial number can not exist, does it? The serial numbers start with an B earliest.. This irritates me a bit. By the way, the guitar is not old, its in (new) mint condition, has two HRW pickups and OSB finish. I will try to get a photo of it and load it up. If someone could give me information about this serial number I would be very grateful. Best, Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hi Stefan, welcome to the HOC AA indicates a 2010 guitar. AB is 2011 and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendelola Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hi H, Tanks a Lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958lmg Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Hi, I have since 1975 a Heritage steel string acoustic guitar with the serial number H 40. It seems that this guitar never existed. I have been on several search engines and I came upon this site. The closet I have come to acknowledge that this guitar was made that a Korean based company named Unicord (parent company of Univox) made budget line of guitars. Can anyone, please give me information about this guitar? Thanks, Louise P.S. 3 strings are no longer steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthpawGuy Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Hi, I have since 1975 a Heritage steel string acoustic guitar with the serial number H 40. It seems that this guitar never existed. I have been on several search engines and I came upon this site. The closet I have come to acknowledge that this guitar was made that a Korean based company named Unicord (parent company of Univox) made budget line of guitars. Can anyone, please give me information about this guitar? Thanks, Louise P.S. 3 strings are no longer steel. Hi Louise, looks like you have one of these .... http://www.jedistar....r_dating_h1.htm About half way down the page directly under Heritage of Kalamazoo You might also like to check out this site for some help ... http://vintaxe.com/boards/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdrommond Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Thanks a lot. Now I know at least, that my calculation was right. I might call this guitar from now on: "The Sunday Child". Cheers K29005 = 5th one built on October 17, 1994, which was also a Sunday. Are you sure they weren't open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 K29005 = 5th one built on October 17, 1994, which was also a Sunday. Are you sure they weren't open? The 290 isn't the elapsed days of the year, it's the number of days until the end of the year I'll let you re-do the maths, it's too late in the day for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdrommond Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 The 290 isn't the elapsed days of the year, it's the number of days until the end of the year I'll let you re-do the maths, it's too late in the day for me I just reread the decode instructions Day 365-290=75 - so, day 75 was Tuesday, March 16th, 1994 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Actually I just bought an H150LW and serial number is x28805, the 77th day of 07 was a sunday and it was the fifth guitar built that day...am I right? do they work on sunday? Well, I though about that but is the same serial number inside the guitar, wrote by hand. Any pics of the serial number and label? ... Marv said he'd like to see that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdrommond Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I just reread the decode instructions Day 365-290=75 - so, day 75 was Tuesday, March 16th, 1994 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 As some of you may know, my new-to-me Heritage H-535 has some very special Mojo for me. It's SN is: AA23303 This means it was the 3rd Guitar completed on the 132nd day of the year - May 12. I was born on May 12... though many years before this Guitar was made in 2010 ! For that reason alone I'd NEVER sell it ! cheers! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgabro Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hello to all,I bought my Heritage as a used one here in Italy in 1993.Its serial number is E10004 so it should be the 4th guitar built in the 365-100= 265th day of the 1988... but that year was a bissextile one! so, in which day has the guitar been built? 366-100 or 365-100? Moreover I've got a couple of questions about my guitar: - Which model is it? - Has it got some kind of value? Has it to be sold (if so at what price) or I have to keep it with me because it's a rare piece? Many thanks in advance for your replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hi sgabro, welcome to the HOC That's an H-140 and it seems to have Schaller humbuckers and hardware. If you remove the control cover at the rear of the body, there should be a sticker with more model details, including the colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgabro Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 H, many thanks for your prompt reply. Please find herewith hidden sticker with additional information. Can you please tell me something about that? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hi sgabro, you have an H-140CM in Antique Cherry Burst. Mahogany body, maple cap with figuring (CM = Curly Maple), Florentine cutaway, rosewood fretboard with dot inlays. In the UK market you might sell it for £800. In Italy I don't know but perhaps 800 is possible. It's not really a rare guitar except in the context of it currently being in Italy. We have a few HOC members in Italy and a few Italian speakers in the US members. I'm in the UK and non parlo Italiano I have relatives in the Varese area - where are you in Italy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgabro Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Hi H, I live in Rimini and at the moment I don't know anyone else dealing with Heritage Guitars nearby... When I tryed to talk about my guitar even with italian guitar sellers I didn't find out anything interesting. Many thanks again for information provided. Appreciate anyone in Italy belonging to HOC who wants to discuss about Italian Heritage market. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elroybase Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Can someone make out what that first letter is? This is from my HB I Bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Looks like an 'I' to me - that would make it from '92 I think. Does that seem about right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elroybase Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 seems reasonable, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zack Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 AC25101 April 24 2013, first guitar of the day? Is this correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 AC25101 April 24 2013, first guitar of the day? Is this correct? April 24, 2012 Tuesday. first guitar of the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikehiras Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Good evening all, i'm new to the forum and not an owner. But tonight I was visiting a relative and he pulled out an H-140M that has never been played, with a serial number of A03603 and the going story is that it was one of the first ones produced as soon as the factory restarted. I pulled off the back plate to find that it was hand signed by Marvin Lamb, B. Paige, Michael K, Tom Duyek, Jim something and there is one more but I cant make it out...but anyway...The enclosed receipt in the case stated that the guitar was picked up was 4-23-85. The only thing that I've been able to figure out on my own is that it is a real early model. It has a very light burst, unlike some of the ones I googled from that era. So i'm not sure what I'm looking at.....I'm an early Ibanez collector, so this is a little out of my expertise. Anyone have any insight as to what this may be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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