Gretsch Serial Numbers Lookup
It seems that Gretsch used the RB serial number sequence into the SSB period and then did a serial number reset around 1971. My kit is matched with serial numbers 481 (FT), 499 (BD), 553 (TT). There are SSB drums serial numbers up to 136,000. Hope this helps get you pointed in the right direction.
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Gretsch Electromatic Serial Numbers
I get emails all of the time with a basic drum descriptionand a serial number from visitors in hopes I can unlock the historyof their drum. I think in general serial numbers do play an importantrole in the commercial market especially electronics and otherhigh end items. In the 60's Insurance companies made it mandatorythat serial numbers be put on items so they can be documented.Unfortunately drum companies never really prescribed to any codeof documenting a drum based on that serial number.
In fact I onceheard that they started using serial numbers not for their ownuse per say but so schools and institutions could keep track ofinstruments in inventory.I also get people asking what factory a drum might have shippedfrom or the exact month a drum was made or even the productionnumbers etc. The ever important serial number which some companieskeep detailed records of unfortunately does not exist in the historyof drums. We also have to state that much of the record keepingwas archaic at best and in some cases history was destroyed inplant fires or just tossed in the garbage!With that said many drum companies never even used serial numbersearly on. In most cases the best way to estimate the date of adrum is its physical characteristics. Fortunatelydrum companies since the 40's were good at printing catalogs.Earlier catalog examples do exist, but are rare and expensiveto acquire.
In most cases they also included a host of other bandinstruments and items related to the music business. These catalogsalthough re-printed in some cases from year to year with limitedchanges do provide a timeline of when finishes were added andwhen hardware was used and or changed on drums.Unfortunately still there is no exact science or way to pinpointan exact date of a drums manufacture. As collectors and historianswe have to settle for a date range or a specific year at best.That being said some drums did get date stamped on the insideshell and that is the most accurate indication when a drum wasmade. The problem was that the stamp was created with an ink thateasily wiped off during routine cleanings!Even if a serial number badge does exist on a drum anomaliesdo occur and that is because the badges did not have an inventorycontrol system. A more historical perspective and history of thispractice was documented by Vintage Drum Center and can be read.It is also common knowledge that finishes that were discontinuedwere kept in inventory and people would order them, so productionwould use the finish. That throws the date of the drum off! Thishappened with hardware and badges and these companies were competingin an ever aggressive market and had to do what needed to be doneto remain profitable.