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Thread #111321 Message #2960028
Posted By: Sarah McQuaid
07-Aug-10 - 09:41 AM
Thread Name: How old is my Fender 12 string?
Subject: RE: How old is my Fender 12 string?
Only just spotted this thread, so I don't know whether people are still looking for info. I'm referring to my well-thumbed copy of Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars and under "Fender Acoustic Flat Tops" (which I assume is what everybody above is talking about?) it says that the F-series was introduced by 1969 and discontinued by 1979. Here are the serial numbers / dates Gruhn gives for the F-series (note that there's some overlap between years):