Ventura Acoustic Guitar Serial Numbers
Ventura was a brand of stringed instruments imported from Japan by C. Bruno and Company during the 1960s and 1970s. C. Bruno was bought by Kaman (Ovation) in the early 1980s, after which the brand disappeared. Some of the Ventura guitars were knock-offs of the Martin line, such as the Ventura V-35 appearing similar to the Martin D-35, and the Ventura V-14 / Martin D-14.
- For your consideration: Vintage Silvertoner Model 319-60609 Acoustic Guitar. Serial number appears to be 1342H604. Condition: Used. Lots of little nicks and scratched. Some wear to the fingerboard. A name tag that a previous owner applied to the body. Overall the guitar seems to be sound and playable. Will need new strings.
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The Ventura line included guitars (classical, western, folk, concert, electric, electro-acoustic), banjos, mandolins, and bass guitars.
The serial number of an acoustic is located on the label inside the sound hole of the guitar. All acoustic serial numbers begin with the letter 'A', and are followed by the two digit year prefix. The remaining digits indicate the sequential number of acoustics built to date. Approximate SE Acoustic Serial Numbers (China). As seen in the pics the serial number is in the 300's and corresponding neck date of 15th April 1982, only days after manufacture of these guitars started. The JV is loaded with three Fender X-1 pickups which read in the region of 7 ohms, it was quite common with early JVs to install X-1 pickups and this can be verified on the 21frets website.
Kaman Industries (parent company of Ovation) actually acquired C Bruno & Son in 1971. Although there isn't much in the way of records from this period, it is believed that Kaman contracted with manufacturers such as 'Matsumoku' (parent company of brands such as Aria) from '71 until the brand was discontinued in 1982. There is also evidence that C. Bruno contracted with other companies before the '71 Kaman acquisition such as 'Kasuga' and others.[1]
References[edit]
- ^https://web.archive.org/web/20150319013517/http://kaman.com/about-kaman/corporate-overview/acquisition-history/
External links[edit]
Bruno Ventura Acoustic Guitar
Ventura Acoustic Guitar Serial Numbers Lookup