Here is a list of first and last Martin serial numbers for each year starting in 1898 when Martin first started keeping close track of such things. At the time they estimated that they had made about 8000 guitars from 1833 through 1897.
Note I have a report that Martin made at least one guitar during 1898 that has no serial number. So the total I list for that year may be somewhat off.
Also note that starting sometime around the early 1880's Martin often wrote the month and year the guitar was made in pencil somewhere inside the top of the guitar.
This list is presented in the hopes it will be useful. Please make no assumptions as to its accuracy, though I have done my best to get it right.
-Mike
AKA elephantfan85 at the UMGF
(Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum)
PM me there if you have any questions/suggestions/corrections.
|
Year |
First Serial # |
Last Serial # |
Total Built |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1898 |
8001 |
8348 |
348 |
|
1899 |
8349 |
8716 |
368 |
|
1900 |
8717 |
9128 |
412 |
|
1901 |
9129 |
9310 |
182 |
|
1902 |
9311 |
9528 |
218 |
|
1903 |
9529 |
9810 |
282 |
|
1904 |
9811 |
9988 |
178 |
|
1905 |
9989 |
10120 |
132 |
|
1906 |
10121 |
10329 |
209 |
|
1907 |
10330 |
10727 |
398 |
|
1908 |
10728 |
10883 |
156 |
|
1909 |
10884 |
11018 |
135 |
|
1910 |
11019 |
11203 |
185 |
|
1911 |
11204 |
11413 |
210 |
|
1912 |
11414 |
11565 |
152 |
|
1913 |
11566 |
11821 |
256 |
|
1914 |
11822 |
12047 |
226 |
|
1915 |
12048 |
12209 |
162 |
|
1916 |
12210 |
12390 |
181 |
|
1917 |
12391 |
12988 |
598 |
|
1918 |
12989 |
13450 |
462 |
|
1919 |
13451 |
14512 |
1062 |
|
1920 |
14513 |
15848 |
1336 |
|
1921 |
15849 |
16758 |
910 |
|
1922 |
16759 |
17839 |
1081 |
|
1923 |
17840 |
19891 |
2052 |
|
1924 |
19892 |
22008 |
2117 |
|
1925 |
22009 |
24116 |
2108 |
|
1926 |
24117 |
28689 |
4573 |
|
1927 |
28690 |
34435 |
5746 |
|
1928 |
34436 |
37568 |
3133 |
|
1929 |
37569 |
40843 |
3275 |
|
1930 |
40844 |
45317 |
4474 |
|
1931 |
45318 |
49589 |
4272 |
|
1932 |
49590 |
52590 |
3001 |
|
1933 |
52591 |
55084 |
2494 |
|
1934 |
55085 |
58679 |
3595 |
|
1935 |
58680 |
61947 |
3268 |
|
1936 |
61948 |
65176 |
3229 |
|
1937 |
65177 |
68865 |
3689 |
|
1938 |
68866 |
71866 |
3001 |
|
1939 |
71867 |
74061 |
2195 |
|
1940 |
74062 |
76734 |
2673 |
|
1941 |
76735 |
80013 |
3279 |
|
1942 |
80014 |
83107 |
3094 |
|
1943 |
83108 |
86724 |
3617 |
|
1944 |
86725 |
90149 |
3425 |
|
1945 |
90150 |
93623 |
3474 |
|
1946 |
93624 |
98158 |
4535 |
|
1947 |
98159 |
103468 |
5310 |
|
1948 |
103469 |
108269 |
4801 |
|
1949 |
108270 |
112961 |
4692 |
|
1950 |
112962 |
117961 |
5000 |
|
1951 |
117962 |
122799 |
4838 |
|
1952 |
122800 |
128436 |
5637 |
|
1953 |
128437 |
134501 |
6065 |
|
1954 |
134502 |
141345 |
6844 |
|
1955 |
141346 |
147328 |
5983 |
|
1956 |
147329 |
152775 |
5447 |
|
1957 |
152776 |
159061 |
6286 |
|
1958 |
159062 |
165576 |
6515 |
|
1959 |
165577 |
171047 |
5471 |
|
1960 |
171048 |
175689 |
4642 |
|
1961 |
175690 |
181297 |
5608 |
|
1962 |
181298 |
187384 |
6087 |
|
1963 |
187385 |
193327 |
5943 |
|
1964 |
193328 |
199626 |
6299 |
|
1965 |
199627 |
207030 |
7404 |
|
1966 |
207031 |
217215 |
10185 |
|
1967 |
217216 |
230095 |
12879 |
|
1968 |
230096 |
241925 |
11830 |
|
1969 |
241926 |
256003 |
14078 |
|
1970 |
256004 |
271633 |
15630 |
|
1971 |
271634 |
294270 |
22637 |
|
1972 |
294271 |
313302 |
19032 |
|
1973 |
313303 |
333873 |
20571 |
|
1974 |
333874 |
353387 |
19514 |
|
1975 |
353388 |
371828 |
18441 |
|
1976 |
371829 |
388800 |
16972 |
|
1977 |
388801 |
399625 |
10825 |
|
1978 |
399626 |
407800 |
8175 |
|
1979 |
407801 |
419900 |
12100 |
|
1980 |
419901 |
430300 |
10400 |
|
1981 |
430301 |
436474 |
6174 |
|
1982 |
436475 |
439627 |
3153 |
|
1983 |
439628 |
446101 |
6474 |
|
1984 |
446102 |
453300 |
7199 |
|
1985 |
453301 |
460575 |
7275 |
|
1986 |
460576 |
468175 |
7600 |
|
1987 |
468176 |
476216 |
8041 |
|
1988 |
476217 |
483952 |
7736 |
|
1989 |
483953 |
493276 |
9324 |
|
1990 |
493277 |
503309 |
10033 |
|
1991 |
503310 |
512487 |
9178 |
|
1992 |
512488 |
522655 |
10168 |
|
1993 |
522656 |
535223 |
12568 |
|
1994 |
535224 |
551696 |
16473 |
|
1995 |
551697 |
570434 |
18738 |
|
1996 |
570435 |
592930 |
22496 |
|
1997 |
592931 |
624799 |
31869 |
|
1998 |
624800 |
668796 |
43997 |
|
1999 |
668797 |
724077 |
55281 |
|
2000 |
724078 |
780500 |
56423 |
|
2001 |
780501 |
845644 |
65144 |
|
2002 |
845645 |
916759 |
71115 |
|
2003 |
916760 |
978706 |
61947 |
|
2004 |
978707 |
1042558 |
63852 |
|
2005 |
1042559 |
1115862 |
73304 |
|
2006 |
1115863 |
1197799 |
81937 |
|
2007 |
1197800 |
1268091 |
70292 |