Serial Number

[TurboTony]

Hi, I have acquired a body made by Warmoth. There is a serial number on the top of the heel in gold lettering under the finish.....mean anything or was it added later? Thanks.

 

[TurboTony]

Also, is there a what to tell what I have?

 

[Rick]

Post a couple pics.

 

[TurboTony]

Serial

 

[TurboTony]

Front

 

[TurboTony]

Back

 

[mayfly]

That was definitely added later by a previous owner. 

As to what it means... your guess is as good as mine!

 

[TurboTony]

The neck is a one piece Dark Brazilian Rose Wood, 6106 SS frets. Body is marked "H" and is light and looks like flame Koa.....all marked Warmoth

 

[Rick]

The pics mean you gotta a gorgeous guitar.  Congrats.  As to the number, is it a zip code and this is the first guitar the guy made?

 

[TurboTony]

Every guitar I own went to the back on the line after I got this one. I am going to go all gold hardware and sport a gold Warmoth decal. The neck on this is just spot on.

 

[bagman67]

The H in the pocket means it's hollow, I believe.


That top looks to me like walnut, actually.  It's a little dark and not yellow enough to be koa, in my view.

 

[aarontunes]

Got any pics of the neck pocket and heel?

 

[TurboTony]

Just re-strung it...but have a hipshot bridge on the way so I will take some then. I sure wish Warmoth wrote all the wood specs on the inside neck pocket.

 

[AirCap]

That top looks to me like walnut, actually.  It's a little dark and not yellow enough to be koa, in my view.

^^^ What he said. ^^^

Koa is buttery gold. This is walnut, or I'm the Queen of England.

 

[Rick]

Looks like koa to me. 

 

[TurboTony]

I have looked at many pictures of both Walnut and Koa bodies on Google....and this fits the Koa pictures way more than the Walnut pictures.....either way it sounds awesome

 

[Rick]

As sayeth here lo many moons ago ... "Koa ... Tone wood of the gods."

 

[AirCap]

KOA - in Hawaiian it translates as "soldier".

 

[aarontunes]

I'm more interested to see if the parts are actually Warmoth. The V-shaped contour on the heel of the neck does not look Warmothian.


If it is Warmoth, it's an old one. That's why I want to see the brand. If the turtle is there, I bet it's the old filled-in brand, as opposed to the new outlines-only version.

 

[TurboTony]

I will take pics today as it comes apart for the new stuff