#BICYCLE SERIAL NUMBER DECODER SERIAL NUMBERS#
#BICYCLE SERIAL NUMBER DECODER LICENSE#

On January 20, 1978, a Samick branch was opened in Los Angeles and on December 11, 1980, a branch office in Dusseldorf, In the early 1970s, Samick had grown into a company with more than 3,000 employees. Success came quickly, and in 1964 Samick exported pianos to the USA.ДЄ year later guitars were also built for the Korean market and for export as there was a lot of demand for cheap Asian guitars. The pianos were sold in his shop right next to the factory. Originally, founder of Samick, Lee Hyo-Ik, was the Korean importer of Baldwin Pianos.ДЄround 1960 he also started building his own pianos, first from imported parts and later from homemade ones.

#BICYCLE SERIAL NUMBER DECODER LICENSE#

Samick builds guitars under his own brand name but mainly under OEM license for several major brands such as Fender/Squier, Gibson, Epihone, Gretsch, Ibanez, Jackson and many other brands. Good quality copies, including the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul, were made in 1976 and released under the Hondo II brand. Samick started producing acoustic guitars in 1965 and electric guitars in 1972. founded in September 1958, is one of the world's largest producer of musical instruments. Starting Jthe serial number was moved to the rear left dropout.The Korean company Samick Musical Instruments Co. This system ran up until about the mid 1960s. Postwar serials starting sometime in 1947 begin with the last number of the year followed by вЂњHвЂќ and usually six numbers Ex: 1947 (or 1957) = 7H052211.ДЇrames and other differences will differentiate the decades.ДЎ9 bikes will have a serial stamped on seat post binder clamp. The font on the postwar bikes is slightly different than the earlier models (1942-1944) using same format. 1942 G519 Military Model 1943 G519 Military Model 1945-1947 generally used a вЂњHвЂќ followed by six numbers. Most, but not all, have another number (or numbers) as well as the year stamp below the serial number.

#BICYCLE SERIAL NUMBER DECODER SERIAL NUMBERS#

The 1943-44 bikes have serial numbers starting with an вЂњHвЂќ followed by six numbers starting with a вЂњ1вЂќ Ex: H115639. It appears most вЂ™42 bikes have a serial number starting with вЂњDвЂќ followed by five numbers starting with a вЂњ5вЂќ Ex: D52680. Military models are referred to as вЂњG519 models and the frame can have either a straight or curved down tube. June 1944 Civilian Model (Lightweight) 1942 to 1944 Military Model G519 1940 Chieftan Serial Number 1942 to 1944 generally used one letter followed by five or six numbers.

In the example below there is also a number (2) underneath. May have вЂњWвЂќ, вЂњHWвЂќ, or вЂњHBWвЂќ in the serial from 1937-41 1940 Western Flyer Serial Number (Huffman)ДЇour numbers followed by вЂњFAHвЂќ and may or may not have a number underneath Ex: 7820FAH 1939 Firestone Serial NumberДЄ lot of 1940 bikes have a serial starting with вЂњBвЂќ followed by four or five numbers. Many but not all 1937 Firestone Fleetwood Supremes have a serial that starts with вЂњHвЂќ followed by five numbers Ex: H10376 1937-1941 a letter followed by four or five numbers with, or without, one number below the other numbers is used. I have seen the month and year reversed as well. 1938 Serial NumberДЄnother way to date a lot of 1938-1944 bicycles is by looking at the back of the fork crown which will have either two or three numbers e.g. 1934 Serial Numer 1937-38 generally used five numbers with one number below. Note: I have not found the serial number list for the Western Flyer Huffmans contained in the вЂњABC BookвЂќ to be accurate for the pre-1947 serial numbers. Notice some of these numbering systems overlap years and may be specific to how the bike was branded for example the Firestone bikes.Дetermining the exact year of a bike is usually done based on the frame design as well as other features on the bike. The below examples are what are generally found. An amazing amount of variety exists between numbers even on the same models such as the вЂ™37 Firestone Fleetwood Supreme. There seems to be little rhyme or reason to a lot of the early serial numbers seen on Huffman bicycles.

Bicycle serial number decoder