Unfortunately, there are a number of not really identified instruments there, but at least the most common models are identifiable. You can go to the website, look for the logo and maybe find the model you're looking for the logo is very common on instruments from Germany from the time period you're looking at. I found no maker stamp on the back, but you can guess that it was made by OSCAR SCHMIDT & FERDINAND or FERDINAND OSCAR SCHMIDT (the company was originally named OSCAR SCHMIDT & FERDINAND, and changed the name to FERDINAND OSCAR SCHMIDT around 1972) in Germany, and shipped to the US. I'm assuming it's a 'made in Germany' model some OSCAR acoustic guitars (like this one) can be found labeled 'OSCAR-WASHBURN' or 'WASHBURN-OSCAR', but not that's the case here.

It's not a rare acoustic guitar, since it is from the period of the golden age of guitar building, and is from a pretty obscure builder (those OSCAR & F letters are pretty common, and you can pretty much assume that there was a factory producing a number of them). I have no idea what the numbers mean, but the 'S & F' implies it was made in the 1970s.Īre there any specific serial numbers from the 1970s that identify a particular guitar manufacturer? Is there a way to find out what the factory serial numbers were in the 1970s? Electric guitars with serial figures formulated with five or much less characters were likely manufactured in the 1980s, and serial numbers with four personas show that a electric guitar was manufactured in the 1970s or early 1980s. The sticker on the back is stamped with the same 'OSCAR S & F' as the acoustic, as well as '197' and '76'. In many Washburn guitars, the very first two numbers of the serial quantity indicate the 12 months of produce. It's in pretty rough 's in great shape, though!

It's hard to tell the year of manufacture on the acoustic, but the back of the neck is stamped 'OSCAR S & F'. I believe it was a 1974 Stacy and in good condition for a 1970's item. Oscar schmidt guitar serial number lookupįor more on the history of the Oscar Schmidt brand, watch this video:

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