scottdcoi

Could be he was lyin'. He said it was stolen and the guy gave it back to him cuz he felt guilty, but maybe if it is a '96 then the guy who stole it swapped his with a different one. Whatever. Its still a sweet guitar and was got at a great price.

im pretty sure gibson doesnt answer phones on saturdays. Anyone else with a knowledge for dobros know?

Anyone

http://www.provide.net/~cfh/dobro.html 1967-1974 OMI Dobro: 101 - 401 1967-1970 402 - 712 1971 713 - 1427 1972 1428 - 2296 1973 2297 - 2372 early 1974 1974-1979 OMI Dobro: Y (#)### D configuration. Y is last digit of the year (if this number is "3" it is actually 1974). 3 or 4 numerals in center are instrument ranking for year starting with 101. D is body type: D=wood, B=brass, M=steel or mandolin. Could maybe fit if body code could be first character? a '75 (d5)? But then there are too many number characters. 1980-1988 OMI Dobro: 8 (#)### yD configuration. 8 is the decade of manufacture (8=1980s). 2 or 3 or 4 numerals in center are serial number for year. Numeral y before letter is last digit of year. Last character is body type: D=wood, B=metal. Doesnt fit because the body type character is first. 1988-1994 OMI Dobro: A# #### yyD configuration. First letter (and numeral) is style. numerals in center are instrument ranking. yy is last two digits of year. Last character is body type: D=wood, B=metal, H=Hounddog, P=solid peghead. Doesnt fit because the body type character is first (D style) and because the year would be 96, outside of the '88-94 code. 1995-1997 OMI Dobro: A(A) (x)xxx yy configuration. First letters are style. numerals in center are instrument ranking. yy is last two digits of year year. Doesnt fit because the first 2 arent letters, there is a letter then a number 1998-current Gibson Dobro: 8 digits ymmddrry configuration First y is last digit of year. mm is month dd is day rr is rank last y is decade.

I'm having trouble decoding the serial number on my dobro. i'm wondering the year. d5 073 96. Its a d style, wood body. Some codes i've seen say the last 2 are year digits, but the guy i bought it from said he bought it new in the 80s. This serial number doesnt conform to the 80s code either. Any help is appreciated.