Looks like the serial number ending with “year made” applied to Terashima factory guitars built from 1975-1982.
So at least two different serial number systems running concurrently for two different factories.
Of the ones ending in year made, it looks like there may be more than one system? I say that because if you look at the other numbers, they are not always consistent for an accumulating number count. And they are 6 and 7 digit numbers.
Also note that special orders seem to have run through Terashima such as "Snappy" orders.
Trying to log these as they pop up.
So far:
1975
092175 (CE600) Yamauchi
145975 (CE600) Yamauchi
1976
052476 (CE400)
092276 (CE500)
094176 (CE500)
385x76 (CE500)
458676 (CE500)
475676 (CE400)
561676 (CE600) Yamauchi
626576 (CE1000) Yamauchi
1977
623577 (CE1500)
710077 (CE800)
741677 (CE1200)
758277 (CE2000)
118477 (CE400)
148577 (CE400)
1978
035578 (CE500)
037778 (CE500)
042578 (CE500)
055778 (CE400)
?58278 (CE600)
060178 (CE400)
168678 (CE400)
849278 (CE600)
972878 (CE1500)
1979
113779 (CE500)
124079 (CE500)
124879 (CE500)
210879 (CE500)
266779 (CE400)
1000979 (CE1000S)
1111379 (CE800)
1132879 (CE800)
1154479 (CE1200S)
1980
000180 (CE1000D)
004780 (CE1000D)
009380 (CE1000D)
011480 (CE1000)
018080 (CE800)
036780 (CE500CF)
081280 (CE500 CF)
127380 (CE500 CF)
1158580 (CE600)
1231680 (SW1000, Snappy)
1245980 (CE1500)
1259780 (CE2000, Snappy)
1276680 (SW800, Snappy)
1981
006881 (CE1200D)
019881 (CE1000)
022681 (CE1200D)
029781 (CE1000S)
124181 (CE600CF)
129281 (CE600CF)
189081 (CE500)
1347181 (CE2000)
1982
284582 (CE500CF)
CE400 and above.
Model based serial numbers seemed to run concurrently for most if not all of this period. Most are lower than CE400.
Cat’s Eyes Model Based Serial Numbers
"Raw guitars produced at the headquarters factory in Terawaki were mainly mass-produced products. We produced CE150-CE300 mass-produced products and CE400-CE600 semi-manufactured products. Luxury handicrafts with a CE rating of 800 or higher were made at the "Terashima Factory" on the south side of Hamamatsu Station."
Norihiro Yoshida's Blog, Tokai Employee 1979-1984
So at least two different serial number systems running concurrently for two different factories.
Of the ones ending in year made, it looks like there may be more than one system? I say that because if you look at the other numbers, they are not always consistent for an accumulating number count. And they are 6 and 7 digit numbers.
Also note that special orders seem to have run through Terashima such as "Snappy" orders.
Trying to log these as they pop up.
So far:
1975
092175 (CE600) Yamauchi
145975 (CE600) Yamauchi
1976
052476 (CE400)
092276 (CE500)
094176 (CE500)
385x76 (CE500)
458676 (CE500)
475676 (CE400)
561676 (CE600) Yamauchi
626576 (CE1000) Yamauchi
1977
623577 (CE1500)
710077 (CE800)
741677 (CE1200)
758277 (CE2000)
118477 (CE400)
148577 (CE400)
1978
035578 (CE500)
037778 (CE500)
042578 (CE500)
055778 (CE400)
?58278 (CE600)
060178 (CE400)
168678 (CE400)
849278 (CE600)
972878 (CE1500)
1979
113779 (CE500)
124079 (CE500)
124879 (CE500)
210879 (CE500)
266779 (CE400)
1000979 (CE1000S)
1111379 (CE800)
1132879 (CE800)
1154479 (CE1200S)
1980
000180 (CE1000D)
004780 (CE1000D)
009380 (CE1000D)
011480 (CE1000)
018080 (CE800)
036780 (CE500CF)
081280 (CE500 CF)
127380 (CE500 CF)
1158580 (CE600)
1231680 (SW1000, Snappy)
1245980 (CE1500)
1259780 (CE2000, Snappy)
1276680 (SW800, Snappy)
1981
006881 (CE1200D)
019881 (CE1000)
022681 (CE1200D)
029781 (CE1000S)
124181 (CE600CF)
129281 (CE600CF)
189081 (CE500)
1347181 (CE2000)
1982
284582 (CE500CF)
CE400 and above.
Model based serial numbers seemed to run concurrently for most if not all of this period. Most are lower than CE400.
Cat’s Eyes Model Based Serial Numbers
"Raw guitars produced at the headquarters factory in Terawaki were mainly mass-produced products. We produced CE150-CE300 mass-produced products and CE400-CE600 semi-manufactured products. Luxury handicrafts with a CE rating of 800 or higher were made at the "Terashima Factory" on the south side of Hamamatsu Station."
Norihiro Yoshida's Blog, Tokai Employee 1979-1984
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