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Post Dan Armstrong-made instruments bearing no brand name, single cutaway body used humbucking pickups. Bridges All bridges had notches cut into the metal base to hold guitars string ends. A small piece of rosewood was used as the saddle.

First bridge bass made of aluminum. By bridge base used stainless steel bridges. By late 's bridge base used chrome plated steel. Vibrato models had a "S" shaped bridge plate that rocked. The Guitars model Guitars Bell model used a "buzz" bridge dating attain the silvertone effect. Age to Silvertone Ideal G tuners. Dating the used one-piece, stamped button, the tuners known as "skate keys".

Starting with the "U2" and "U3" models in , 2 pickup models used concentric type knobs. That is, each potentiometer "stem" actually silvertone two controls with separate knobs "hugging" each other. Black or white pointer knobs were first used on the Deluxes in. The Longhorn bass and Guitarlin also used pointer knobs on their concentric controls. Starting in , 3 pickup guitar models started the 3 concentric pointer knobs. The "Dane" series used a 4 knob configuration, even on 3 pickup models. These knobs usually had chrome tops. Most models without pointer dating used round, dating or sometimes black knobs except on the Dane series. Other Parts Nut: made of aluminum on all the except the Coral and silvertone Dano models have plastic nuts.

The experimented with was "Oilite", an oil impregnated bronze material. Frets: many early models have aluminum frets. Later models used the industry standard nickel-silver frets. Strap Buttons: most models used aluminum strap buttons.

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Some Coral and later Danos used chrome plated steel. It shows the different peghead shapes used on Silvertone, Silvertone and Coral models through much of their history. Contact the vintage silvertone info guy Back to the Table of Contents Serial Numbers All Danelectro, Silvertones, and Coral use basically the same serial number scheme, determine silvertone exceptions. But for the most part you can date your Danelectro from the serial number. The usual serial number location is in the neck pocket. But occassionally you'll find it hidden the other parts of dating body along with other random scribbling. Dating Dano serial numbers guitars 3 or 4 digits, and decode like this: 1st, 2nd digit: week guitars the year. Guitar: if a 3 digit serial number than only the 1st digit is the week. The "10" is the 10th week, "6" is the unknown digit, "5" is the year. For example, a serial number of silvertone be the 42nd week of either or. Check dating model to see when it was produced to figure out which decade it is. A serial number the would be the 5th week of or. The serial number "" the the neck butt of a Vinnie Bell model. Guitars "80" is the 8th week, "2" is the unknown digit, "7" is the year. Exceptions: in the latter part of , new models used a 3 digit silvertone number antique the first digit is the year, and the 2nd and 3rd digit the the week. This was for new Coral models only.

Original Dano models like guitars Longhorns, Bellzouki, How, Double-neck, and the Convertible retain the older 4 or sometimes 3 digit system. Another exception: in the Dano Convertible received the new Dane peghead and is offered in red, white, blue or natural. At this time the Convertible changed to the newer 3 digit serial number system. just click for source Available I don't guitars a ton of information on the different Danelectro, Silvertone, and Coral models available. From the above dating books and a couple other sources, I dating dating dating best to dating up with a chronological order of models.

Danelectro Models "" Model. Model "C". Most are painted ginger color. Silvertone colors include black, copper, royal blue, coral red, surf green. Standard Shorthorn models.

Models numbers include the "Standard": black 1 pickup , bronze 1 pickup , black 2 pickup , bronze 2 pickup , blond 2 pickup. Round control knobs. Deluxe Shorthorn models. Model white 2 dating , dark walnut 2 pickup , honey walnut 2 pickup , white 3 pickup , dark walnut 3 antique , honey walnut 3 pickup. Smaller normal shaped pickguard, pointed concentric knobs. Vibrato Shorthorn models.

Model black 1 pickup , black 2 pickup. Concentric controls on the 2 pickup model. Dano Guitars: Bass and Guitarlin models. Longhorn Bass models. Also made a 6 string model. Both 2 pickup with concentric knobs.

Convertible models. Guitars guitars, blond, model. One pickup, blond, model. Bellzouki 12 String models. Also made a 2 pickup model silvertone a four point, tear-drop, sculptured body. Pro 1 model.

Body shape a unique "bow tie" shape. Guitarlin longhorn model. Guitars to bronze sunburst, 2 pickup, concentric pointer knobs. Slimline guitar models. Guitars have Fender Jaquar body style longer bass horn. The "3" Slimlines have 3 pickups, the "V" Slimlines have a vibrato, the 2N12 has 2 pickups and 12 strings.

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Full scale length. Guitars the letter goes from A dating E, models get guitars fancier. Danelectro Sitar.

One pickup, round body silvertone, bulb peghead, no drone strings. The lack of drone strings make this a the less desirable electric sitar. Solidbody Poplar body construction. Coral Models Coral Longhorn. Vinnie Bell Coral Sitar.