Finding the production date of your Martin mandolin is relatively easy because Martin basically 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 Martin mandolin, you can use Martin Mandolin serial number decoder and refer to the information provided below.
Where to find Martin Mandolin serial number Location?
Martin mandolin serial numbers 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.
Martin Mandolin serial number decoder
Enter the serial number below, click the “Check” button and Decoder will show you the year when your mandolin was made and the country where it came from.
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 numbers
SERIAL NUMBER
YEAR
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
FAQ
What year my Martin mandolin was made?
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 Martin mandolin, you can use Martin mandolin serial number decoder.
How do I find Martin mandolin serial number?
Martin mandolin serial numbers 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.