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After the dissolve of Kay/Valco in 1968, the Engelhardt-Link Company bought the upright bass and cello lines at the asset auction in 1969, and continue to produce the same instrument lines until today. Manufactured in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Engelhardt basses and cellos are sturdy instruments, widely used by students and touring professionals.
Axcelerator Series Axcelerator (made in USA 1994–1998) Axcelerator AX (made in USA 1995–1998) Axcelerator F (made in USA 1994) Cropper Classic (made in USA)
1. Hagstrom used a 6 or 7digit serial number on production (1963–1983) electric guitar and bass models. 2. The first 3 digits of the serial number indicate the manufacturing Production Run number. The remainder of the number is the sequence number for that unit (guitar or bass) within the production run.
As with the American Standard double basses also made by H. N. White, the King Mortone basses had a longer than usual 43 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch mensure (scale length), which was about 1 1/2 inches longer than most 3 ⁄ 4 size double basses. This makes them somewhat more difficult to play for some players, though it is a key component of the ...
During the 1950s, some of the instruments leaving D'Angelico's shop had mixed features, such as an Excel-sized guitar with New Yorker features created for Johnny Smith, or D'Angelico necks custom fitted to bodies customers brought in. [15] Original D'Angelico guitars are identified by a serial number punched inside the bass f-hole—the serial ...
The first two digits of the serial number on a Skyline Series-bass indicates the year it was built. [22] Skyline Series basses are shipped to Lakland's U.S. facility for the installation of electronics and final inspection and set-up. [2] [23] In 2001, Lakland introduced the Korean (Indonesian since 2008) made Skyline Series.
Basses made by U.S. Music Corporation used the same seven-digit formula continuing the 4-string serial number and dating. As with other Parker guitars, they offered both magnetic and piezoelectric pickups, with the ability to blend the two. The Fly Bass was discontinued in 2008 and Parker offered 4- and 5-string basses with the newer MaxxFly shape.
Penco also made bolt neck copies of Gibson's Les Paul and SG guitars and basses, Rickenbacker 4001 basses, Fender Stratocaster/Fender Telecaster copies, Fender Jazz Bass copies; and the odd mandolin and banjo. They also made 12-string acoustic guitars. The Penco brand was also put on "lawsuit" Korina-finished Gibson Explorer-styled guitars.