Sho-Bud Serial Numbers

[Jon Light (deceased)]

For anyone just needing a date, Gene Haugh provides a dating key on this page in the middle of this long thread:

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[Jon Light (deceased)]

I have taken the liberty of reformatting Mr. Haugh's chart from this page for (maybe) easier reading.
/viewtopic.php?t=166611&postdays=0&post ... &start=250
Italics and question marks are mine -- I copied these exactly but I do not know what they mean.
I guarantee that I have no information about any of this. Do not direct any questions to me.

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1971
Mar 1001 -- 1016
Apr 1017 -- 1113
May 1114 -- 1213
Jun 1214 -- 1312
Jul 1313 -- 1359
Aug 1360 -- 1454
Sep 1455 -- 1549
Oct 1550 -- 1643
Nov 1644 -- 1740
Dec 1741 -- 1835

1972
Jan 1836 -- 1931
Feb 1932 -- 1962
Mar 1963 -- 2033
Apr 2034 -- 2129
May 2130 -- 2224
Jun 2225 -- 2309
Jul 2310 -- 2448
Aug 2449 -- 2551
Sep 2552 -- 2647
Oct 2648 -- 2754
Nov 2755 -- 2900
Dec 2901 -- 2946

1973
Jan 2947 -- 3062
Feb 3063 -- 3160
Mar 3161 -- 3282
Apr 3283 -- 3391
May 3392 -- 3504
Jun 3505 -- 3607
Jul 3608 -- 3751
Aug 3752 -- 3997
Sep 3998 -- 4193
Oct 4194 -- 4394
Nov 4395 -- 4583
Dec 4584 -- 4766

1974
Jan 4767 -- 4958
Feb 4959 -- 5129
Mar 5130 -- 5306
Apr 5307 -- 5417
May 5418 -- 5677
Jun 5678 -- 5877
Jul 5878 -- 6024
Aug 6025 -- 6175
Sep 6166 -- 6346
Oct 6347 -- 6504
Nov 6505 -- 6734
Dec 6735 -- 6897

1975
Jan 6898 -- 7000
numbers from 7001 to 8109 are lost
8110 8210 ****??
Feb 8211 -- 8395
Mar 8396 -- 8576
Apr 8577 -- 8758
May 8759 -- 8936
Jun 8937 -- 9117
Jul 9118 -- 9293
Aug 9294 -- 9473
Sep 9475 -- 9652
Oct 9653 -- 9723
Nov 9724 -- 9814
Dec 9815 -- 9948

1976
Jan 9949 -- 10124
Feb 10125 -- 10343
Mar 10344 -- 10446
Apr 10447 -- 10676
May 10677 -- 10767
Jun 10768 -- 10827
Jul 10828 -- 10887
Aug 10888 -- 11105
Sep 11106 -- 11186
Oct 11187 -- 11292
Nov 11293 -- 11354
Dec 11355 -- 11407

1977
Jan 11408 -- 11627
Feb 11628 -- 11702
Mar 11703 -- 11821
Apr 11822 -- 11876
May 11877 -- 12065
Jun 12066 -- 12141
Jul 12142 -- 12367
Aug 12368 -- 12469
Sep 12470 -- 12537
Oct 12538 -- 12639
Nov 12640 -- 12823
Dec 12824 -- 12924

1978
Jan 12925 -- 12975
Feb 12976 -- 13033
Mar 13034 -- 13112
Apr 13113 -- 13170
May 13171 -- 13350
Jun 13351 -- 13406
Jul 13407 -- 13474
Aug 13475 -- 13597
Sep 13598 -- 13709
Oct 13710 -- 13918
Nov 13919 -- 13993
Dec 13994 -- 14072

1979
Jan 14073 -- 14112
Feb 14113 -- 14297
Mar 14299 -- 14499
Apr 14500 -- 14544
May 14545 -- 14608
Jun 14609 -- 14784
Jul 14785 -- 14912
Aug 14913 -- 14940
Sep 14941 -- 15044
Oct 15045 -- 15172
Nov 15173 -- 15294
Dec 15295 -- 15352

1980
Jan 15353 -- 15467
Feb 15468 -- 15521
Mar 15522 -- 15524
Apr 15525 -- 15552
May 15553 -- 15601
Jun 15602 -- 15670
Jul 15671 -- 15689
Aug 15690 -- 15741
Sep 15742 -- 15806
Oct 15807 -- 15872
Nov 15873 -- 15933
Dec 15934 -- 15996

1981
Jan 15997 -- 16078
Feb 16079 -- 16166
Mar 16167 -- 16293
Apr 16294 -- 16424
May 16425 -- 16574
Jun 16575 -- 16719
Jul 16720 -- 16811
Aug 16812 -- 16989
Sep 16990 -- 17124
Oct 17125 -- 17268
Nov 17269 -- 17366
Dec 17367 -- 17440

1982
Jan 17441 -- 17510
Feb 17511 -- 17580
Mar 17581 -- 17660
Apr 17661 -- 17711
May 17712 -- 17755
Jun 17756 -- 17799
Jul 17780 -- 17810
17811 -- 18028 ***??


1987
18566 -- 18597


1988
18598 -- 18618


1989
18619 -- 18641


1990
18642 -- 18660


1991
18661 -- 18675


1994
18676 -- 18686


1995
18687 -- 18696


2000
18697 -- 18698
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[Smokey Fennell]

I'm trying to get this steel back in playing shape for someone and would like to know the model and age. I need a few parts that connect the knee levers to the cross rods. Like the set screw and whatever holds the reverse lever parts together etc.

[W. C. Edgar]

Hi
I have #12549
What all can you tell me about it?
Year?
Model?
Where sold?
Where built?
Thanks for all you do!
WC Edgar

[Rick Grieco]

Thanks, Jon! I was able to find out when my Maverick was made! My cousin gave it to me over 30 years ago, and all along I thought it was built in 1972, but it turns out it was actually made in April of 1971! Serial # 1070

[Rob Woods Jr.]

Hi everyone. I have an old Sho-Bud Baldwin Crossover that I need some assistance dating. The serial number underneath is stamped MC7048. I cannot seem to find any information on this. Any chance Gene is still around and taking money for information?

[Ian Worley]

Serial numbers 7001 to 8109 were used for the Baldwin era guitars from late '66-ish to early '71. In Gene's serial number list it says those numbers were "lost", but they were just from a prior ownership/management era that Gene didn't have access to when he came aboard there in the early '80s. It's been mentioned in this thread several times, Sho-Bud skipped over those numbers in the mid '70s because they had already been used. 7048 is early in the sequence so it is likely from ~'67. On the early Crossovers, the racks were ganged together in groups of 3 or 4. The pics you posted don't show this detail, but yours is likely one of these. The later versions of the Crossover had individual racks, the same as the next generation Professional series in the early '70s. Some of the earliest "Professional" models from '70-'71 had serial #s in the low 8xxx range too, before they reset their numbering system to 1001 in early '71.

[Chuck Lawson]

I have a Sho-Bud model 6139 professional .Serial number 12564. Can I get a date on this guitar. Thanks Chuck Lawson.

[Kyle Everson]

I just picked up this blonde 6139 rack and barrel. According to this thread, it would be around late February ‘74.

If any former owners are out there, I’d love to know its history. It’s been well-loved.

Thanks to yall for composing this list!

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[Michael Yahl]

About 2/19-20/74 since 5074 was built on 2/18/74 which was also a 6140.
Just to verify, does it have 6 pedals and 1 knee?
I try to enter all new entries with as much info as possible.
Also, who did you purchase it from and were they the original owner(if you know)?

[Michael Yahl]

Now that you've posted some additional pics, that guitar is actually a 6139.
The 6139 is an E9th model and the 6140 is a C6th model which would have 6 pedals centered in the pedal bar and usually just 1 knee lever.
I'll update my database.
That's a really clean find!

We'll see if Ricky Davis has anything more to say about this one.

Michael

[Kyle Everson]

Thanks Michael!

This one was set up and offered at the new Emmons factory. I was told that the original parts used for the knees were added in Nashville.

After seeing the rack and barrel system up close, I’m impressed with how many different setups are available. It would be fun to add two more pedals someday!

[Kenny Davis]

Sweet guitar Kyle! I've got one like it from April -

[Jeremy JT Young]

I bought this a little while back. Just looking for a build date and what model it is. I know its been modified and The previous owner added to it. Any info is appreciated.
JT

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[Kenny Davis]

"It's been modified" is an understatement. Looks like it was built during the lost serial number timeframe. Looks like 1972-1973 era.

[Ian Worley]

I bought this a little while back. Just looking for a build date and what model it is. I know its been modified and The previous owner added to it. Any info is appreciated.
JT

That's a very early Professional from the late Baldwin era, built mid to late 1970. There is some discussion about other similar guitars within the past couple of pages in this thread. The 7xxx serial numbers up through ~8109 were used during the Baldwin era. They reset the numbering to 1001 in early '71 and added a "The Professional" decal. The wood inlays are different on the early guitars like yours, most with the wider spaced diamond inlay. The later round-front guitars '71-'75 had the classic rope inlay (most anyway, with Sho-Bud anything is possible!). The two hacked vertical levers are pretty rough and sloppy (the rubber bands are a nice touch!). It's most likely the C6 knee levers are not original either, but they seem to be mostly correct Bud parts.

[Jeremy JT Young]

Yeah the rubber Bands im guessing we're to hold the levers up from falling during pics. They were not in there when I received it. But thanks for the info. Maybe I can find some pictures of the way it should be and put it back.