FYI, the SLB series was manufactured in Korea.quote So if mine has a 7 digit serial number starting with a 7 (denoting 87) but is also active then its post 90.
Aria Search Serial Numbers Date FromSeven digit serial numbers date from the 80s, covering the period 81 through 90.
Aria Search Series Was ManufacturedAria Search Serial Number StartingThere werent many models in the XRB series, but what ones were manufactured appeared between 87 and 89. To the best of my knowledge these were manufactured in Japan, although Aria did move a large portion of its production to Korean at this time, 87 onwards. Matsumoku stopped building Aria Pro (or anything else) in 1987, and I would expect that economic conditions would have meant that only the higher-end Arias would have continued being Japanese-made. Apropos of nothing, early Matsumoku serials, eg on the Steel Adjustable Neck plates, appear to be random not dateable. Early (pre 75-ish) set through-neck instruments appear not to have serial numbers at all. Jon. As Jon rightly states, 1987 marks the end of the Matsumoku plant - although precisely iwheni it actually closed seems to be rather elusive (it was ownedby Singer they were having financial difficulties.) Exactly what got made where in this transitional year is open to debate. ![]() Petequote thanks pete some really good info there well its certainly lacking the made in japan stamp on the scratchplate,no string trees, the neck does slant back, and the neck is painted in the same finish as the body.by the sounds of it Kim Jong-il may have played a part in its construction. Mines more of a slab body and the truss-rod adjustments under a triangular-ish cover at the headstock end of the neck. Oh, and mines currently in pieces and the bodys down to bare ply. I wouldnt know where to start putting a price on one now, though. It wont be all that much, but they do play well and their sound is reasonably versatile - seen in the context of todays entry level market, that probably wont mean all that much. That nice understated retro-metal look might go a couple of quid in your favour at the right time and in the right place. Id never let mine go seeing as its my first, sentimentality aside Id probably take 80. The later ones (Magnas etc) dont generally go for a lot tbh, Id be surprised if this did over a ton. Pete. The information Ive always had was that Aria didnt start production in Korea until 88. I dont have definitive information that production continued in Japan before 88, but it seems a fair assumption to make in the circumstances. Doesnt it flyquote If your memory isnt playing tricks on you, and yours was the active model (SLB2A) as opposed to the passive model (SLB2), then youre looking at a date post 90, as that was the year the active model was introduced. If your memory isnt playing tricks on you, and yours was the active model (SLB2A) as opposed to the passive model (SLB2), then youre looking at a date post 90, as that was the year the active model was introduced.
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