Re: Restamp ?
Hi All,
ItĂs interesting and funny to read this. All the time and speculation put into some numbers stamped on a block. Other than cars, I collect and sometimes sell vintage guitars and the same conversations come up. If one part does not exactly match another part then suspicions and rumors start. We can spend countless hours pondering this, to the point some may loose sleep. All I can add is that like car factories or guitar factories, these things were being pumped out one after the other, they did not give a damn who would look at these numbers, they were trying to keep the line going or loose their jobs. They were just waiting for Miller time and to get the hell out of there I would imagine. When I was a mechanic at a local Buick dealer in 1973 I saw some bizarre stuff on brand new cars.
I agree with those that would say if the numbers looked too perfect I would be leery. With guitars and cars, after you been around them long you can literally tell a fake across the room. The numbers become secondary.
So, as I used to tell my guitar buddies, if you werenĂt standing beside the guy that made it then donĂt make a statement that you know for a fact something is one thing or the other.
Can I drink my Miller now?
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