

Serial number (if you have difficulties to decipher a hard to read serial number, please send a photo).Minimum information required for an instrument to be registered: Generally not included in this project are any Epiphone instruments built after the 1957 take-over by CMI/Gibson – instruments made in Kalamazoo MI, typically stated on their internal label. (Note: recommended research resources on Epiphone Not covered at this point are Epiphone banjos and basses which both appear to have their own serial number systems. What type of Epiphone instruments are includedĪt this stage, the NY Epiphone Registry focuses on acoustic and electric guitars (including Hawaiian), mandolinįamily instruments, and amplifiers from the late 1920s to the mid 1950s – bearing an Epiphone or Electar brand name.Īlso included are Epiphone-made guitars sold under other brand names such as Howard, Sorrentinoand Ideal – models that appear to bear standard Epiphone serial numbers.

If you are on Facebook, you are welcome to join our closed group associated with the NY Epi Reg project, and post your info there. Contributors will be credited as an instrument owner or photographer upon request. Privacy notice: The name or e-mail address of info contributors are treated as confidential and will not be published or disclosed to any third party. Serial number and model name – where to find it What type of Epiphone instruments are includedĤ. Musicians, collectors, guitar dealers, luthiers and historians who own and appreciate Epiphone instruments are invited to contribute info to the NY Epi Reg research project.Įvery new info about an instrument that you submit to the Registryĭatabase will add to the quality and accuracy of this research – and improve the knowledge shared with you on this website.Ģ. Own an old Epiphone? You are invited to submit info
