(late 1976 or early 1977) There were some undisciplined zero-numbered ones with various single digit numbers included in the zeros, which went to artists like, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Neal Diamond, Billy Gibbons, etc.( 1977) I remember the '8Mxxxxxx's, but am not sure where they were in the order, only that they weren't before the above and the #00245XXX which was the true first production guitar and was presented to Mississippi Music in Meridian, MS, (the store that Hartley's dad owned before retiring).
These would let us know and identify if any of the sales reps 'lost' their sample. Note that the decimal points progressed through the eight numerals and the last of the ten had two decimals. They were in order, 6 keys per side, 3 keys per side, and the bass. The sequence of markings on the first ones was CT-1, CT-2, CT-B, the first three built in my carport for the 1976 NAMM show. During the last few years, I have received more than a few T-60s that were the very first ones made on the gunstock carving machine and the Ekstrom-Carlson router, before production was even in sight. I don't believe that I've posted it here yet. Here is some serial number related info that Chip had posted on the original T-60 forum quite some time ago. I've been told that these are pretty accurate. Since the T-60 guitars were manufactured at the same time as the basses, the serial numbers are similar and were not separated between guitar and bass, just as they were produced. I went over to the T-60 site and copied the serial number dating list that they have to hopefully help everyone here with their T-40 dates.
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