These appear to me to be a factory change. Those are a different situation than the one that I am presenting here.
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I have some theories on how this might have happened, but would like to have some more examples and understand the extent of this practice before voicing them.ĭoes anyone else have examples of Gretsch serial numbers scratched out and replaced with handwritten numbers? I have seen some examples where the same serial number is written over the stamped on one the label - probably post-factory so that the fading serial number could be read more clearly.
I do not offer an explanation, just an observation. Original Printed number Handwritten number Increase One of these drums was in my garage yesterday as I was helping a local drummer add some toms to the bass he had just bought on Craigslist. These all are in a range of serial numbers a little higher than the serial numbers seen on guitars during a short period when Gretsch used drum labels in guitars (serial number range for drum labels in guitars documented by Gretsch guitar historian Edward Ball so far is 26000-26800). These are in a close group of serial numbers and all were increased to new numbers which were a little over 100 greater than the original numbers. I have recorded five examples of Gretsch Stop Sign Badge drums with serial numbers which were scratched through and changed in pen. Another of my occasional threads about very small details.
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