I was able to locate the source of the "blank "FENDER" "F" logo on the plate that screws into the neck.if any guitar was found to have that plate removed and a blank put on was infringing the Fender patent and was considered altering the original which carried legal consequences. Removed? The guitars being most prone to this problem was solved by adding the famous
Would you buy anything with the serial number I convinced them once again to stamp the serial number on the back of the amp chassis This was not sucessful as they (bootleggers) could easily remove the tilt back leg and sell it as such. Most speaker enclosures and any amp with a set of tilt back legs had the serial number stamped on the leg on the amp that it was installed. Knowing all to well how this can interfere with distribution I was able to convince themĪt CBS to stamp the serial number on the back chassis of the amplifiers. Those who bootlegged Fender guitars very difficult. It was quite a while before Fender & CBS accepted my idea and after that,it made
I asked that serial numbers be stamped on theīack of the headstock which would make it more difficult for the "bootleggers" to remove. The blank plate with a "F" Fender logo and anyone who removed the plate with the "F" would be infringing on Fenders patents. I was then known as Broadway Joe Agent 007 1/2.I bought many guitars from non Fender dealers and finally (not always) located the source with proof of sale to the original dealer by Invoice.īy my insisting that this be remedied I suggested to the suits at CBS to manufacture If there was a serial number I had the shopper buy the guitar to try to locate the source of supply. Store and look at the back side of the guitar I would send people into a non Fender dealers This drove the Fender authorized dealers up a wall and Fender asked all the reps to try to locate the source of the blank plate manufacturer. Non Fender dealers would bootleg Fender guitars and haveĪ new blank plate made up so that the origin Plate that screwed into the body and the base Up till 1965 or so,all Fender solid body guitars had the serial number stamped on the Oh how sweet it is,you are right Meatballīreath. Since serial numbers are not a reliable way of establishing the year of an S-10 PP, I suspect the presense (or absense)of this patent number is a clue to the date of manufactor.
Sometime around 1970 the patent was granted and Emmons started stamping it on the end of their changer in full view. I respectfully disagree "O-Great Fender Guru". Makes no difference,you know you have a bellyīutton and you know you have an original Emmons, so stop crying Its like bellyīuttons,some are "innies" some are "outies". I understand you can change an existing patent by 10% and you have a "NEW" item that is patentable.Ed Naylor Steel Guitar Worksįrom: The Knight Of Fender Tweed~ Dodger Blue Forever A "Design" patent is only good for 7 years. Sho-Bud didn't on their guitars.I went thru all this 40+ years ago when I started building my guitars. A lot of people did not "Stamp" the patent # on their instruments. Somewhere I have a copy of the patent that Emmons got on their changer. I have no patent numbers stamped on any of The patent number was stamped on the cut-tail changer backplate. Woodneck bolt-ons would not have a patent number. My 84 has a patent number, but it has a different style push pull changer.Jerry I have a 72 or so, S10 wood neck, bolt on changer(I believe), without a patent number. Joey A-My belief is that the earliest "cut-tail" changers without the patent numbers are usually from around 1967(post '66 bolt-on)Those cut tails with patent numbers are likely from 1968 or later-I had a '67 without the patent numbers Topic: Patent Number on Emmons PP Changer ?Įarlier Changers do not have any Patent number stamped on them.Īnyone know what year this Patient Number stamp started? Your profile | join | preferences | help | search Classic country shuffle styles for Band-in-a-Box, by BIAB guru Jim Baron.