Finding the production date of the Martin mandolin is relatively easy because C.F. Martin just used serial numbers sequentially starting in 1895. Thus, the serial number of your Martin mandolin can, in most cases, indicate the exact year it was made.
To check the production year of your mandolin, you can use the serial number decoder and refer to the manual checklist provided below.
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Where to Find C.F. Martin Mandolin Serial Number?
Martin mandolin serial number can typically be found stamped on the inside of the instrument, either on the back strip or the neck block. You can spot them by peering through the sound hole.
C.F. Martin Mandolin Serial Number Decoder
Enter the serial number below, click the “Check” button and this lookup tool will show you the year when your mandolin was made and the country where it came from.
C.F. Martin Mandolin Serial Number Checklist
For Martin mandolins was used a different serial number system than for guitars. Only from 1991 to 1993 are the serial numbers of the mandolins from the same set used for guitars. From 1994 to 2002 mandolins were only made to order, after which Martin stopped the production of mandolins in 2002.
Martin mandolin serial number Chart
Serial Number | Year |
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1 – 23 | 1895 |
24 – 112 | 1896 |
113 – 153 | 1897 |
154 – 359 | 1898 |
360 – 577 | 1899 |
578 – 800 | 1900 |
801 – 881 | 1901 |
882 – 1171 | 1902 |
1172 – 1348 | 1903 |
1349 – 1507 | 1904 |
1508 – 1669 | 1905 |
1670 – 2026 | 1906 |
2027 – 2357 | 1907 |
2358 – 2510 | 1908 |
2511 – 2786 | 1909 |
2788 – 3098 | 1910 |
3099 – 3431 | 1911 |
3431 – 3847 | 1912 |
3848 – 4162 | 1913 |
4163 – 4462 | 1914 |
4463 – 4767 | 1915 |
4768 – 5007 | 1916 |
5008 – 5752 | 1917 |
5753 – 6370 | 1918 |
6371 – 7237 | 1919 |
2738 – 8761 | 1920 |
8762 – 9627 | 1921 |
9628- 10245 | 1922 |
10246 – 11020 | 1923 |
11021 – 11809 | 1924 |
11810 – 12520 | 1925 |
12521 – 13359 | 1926 |
13360 – 13833 | 1927 |
13834 – 14170 | 1928 |
14171 – 14630 | 1929 |
14631 – 14892 | 1930 |
14893 – 15290 | 1931 |
15291 – 15476 | 1932 |
15477 – 15528 | 1933 |
15529 – 15729 | 1934 |
15730 – 15887 | 1935 |
15888 – 16156 | 1936 |
16157 – 16437 | 1937 |
16438 – 16580 | 1938 |
16581 – 16747 | 1939 |
16748 – 16957 | 1940 |
16958 – 17263 | 1941 |
17264 – 17405 | 1942 |
17406 – 17641 | 1946 |
17642 – 18303 | 1947 |
18304 – 19078 | 1948 |
19079 – 19559 | 1949 |
19560 – 20065 | 1950 |
20066 – 20496 | 1951 |
20497 – 20902 | 1952 |
20903 – 21452 | 1953 |
21453 – 21952 | 1954 |
21953 – 22254 | 1955 |
22255 – 22629 | 1956 |
22630 – 22985 | 1957 |
22986 – 23111 | 1958 |
23112 – 23262 | 1959 |
23263 – 23512 | 1960 |
23513 – 23663 | 1961 |
23664 – 23938 | 1962 |
23939 – 24139 | 1963 |
24140 – 24339 | 1964 |
24340 – 24439 | 1965 |
24440 – 24564 | 1966 |
24565 – 24639 | 1967 |
24640 – 24839 | 1968 |
24840 – 24989 | 1969 |
24990 – 25039 | 1970 |
25040 – 25139 | 1971 |
25140 – 25239 | 1972 |
25240 – 25339 | 1973 |
25340 – 25679 | 1974 |
25680 – 25895 | 1975 |
25896 – 26070 | 1976 |
26071 – 26101 | 1977 |
26102 – 26112 | 1979 |
26113 – 26156 | 1980 |
26157 – 26215 | 1981 |
26216 – 26225 | 1982 |
26226 – 26247 | 1983 |
26248 – 26254 | 1984 |
26255 – 26263 | 1985 |
26264 – 26273 | 1986 |
26274 – 26279 | 1987 |
26280 – 26281 | 1988 |
26282 – 26283 | 1989 |
26284 – 26291 | 1990 |
26292 – 26297 | 1991 |
259996 – 260020 | 1976 |
509122 – 533213 | 1991 – 1993 |