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 COLLINGS GUITARS |
| LABEL IDENTIFICATION/SERIALIZATION |
| Label Identification 1975-1979: Models do not have a label; instead, there is a signature in ink on the inside back strip. 1979-1984: Light brown oval label with brown ink marked Bill Collings, Luthier and illustrated with logs floating in a river. 1984-1989: Darker brown oval label with brown ink marked Bill Collings, Luthier and illustrated with logs and guitars floating in a river. 1989-Present: Light brown oval label with black ink marked Collings, Austin, Texas. Flattop Serialization: 1975-1987: Guitars do not posses a serial number. Most are marked with a handwritten date on the underside of the top. Some guitars from 1987 may have a serial number. 1988-Present: Guitars began a consecutive numbering series that began with number 175. The serial number is stamped on the neck block. Serial numbers had reached 4700 by 1999. Archtop Serialization: Before 1991: Archtops before 1991 had their own separate serialization. 1991-Present: Archtops are numbered with a two-part serial number. The first number indicates the archtop as part of the general company serialization, and the second number indicates the ranking in the archtop series list. |