Post by Tony Ravenscroft on Dec 31, 2020 13:25:42 GMT -6
The following list is swiped directly from the Epiphone Wiki, which IME is much better curated than the Wikipedia you likely trust far too much.
I post this in here because I have definitely noted prefixes from Washburn guitars (electric and acoustic alike) that line up, and I would expect Austin to fit in too. Because the entire list is available to everyone on the EpiWiki, I have deleted entries here that definitely don't apply widely, like the Gibson-owned Qingdao factory.
As an initial test, I note that many Washburns from the late '90s to ~2010 and many Squiers (particularly Strats) support the Cort and Samick entries, for both Horea and Indonesia.
B - Bohêmia Musico-Delicia (Czech Republic)
BW - ? (China)
C - Cort
CI - Cort (Indonesia)
DW - DaeWon (China)
ED - Dongbei (China) -- Dongbei means "north-east"
F - Fuji-gen (Japan)
F/FN - Fine Guitars (Korea)
FC - ? (China 2000s) Possibly "Global Fine Supply Ltd."
FC - Fuji-Gen (Japan 1990s)
H - ? (China?)
GR - Grand Reward (Farida, Guang Dong) China
GP - ? (Korea)
I - Saein (Korea)
J - Terada Gakki Seisakusyo (Japan)
J - ? - Possibly Jakarta, Indonesia
JC - ? - Possibly Indonesia
JK - ? - Korea or Indonesia
K - Korea Ins. (Korea)
L - Leader Musical Instrument Co Ltd (Korea)
MC - Muse (China)
MR - Mirr factory, China
N - Fine Guitars (Korea)
O - Choice (Korea)
P/R - Peerless (Korea)
S - Samick (Korea)
SI - Samick (Bogor, Indonesia)
SJ - SaeJun (China)
SM - Samil (Korea)
SN - ? (Indonesia)
T - Terada Gakki Seisakusyo (Japan)
U - Unsung (Korea)
UC - Unsung China (China)
WF - ? (China)
X - ? (China)
Y - ? (Korea)
Z - Zaozhuang Saehan (China)
If all of the digits are numeric, or there is an alpha-numeric mix, the factory code MIGHT be two numerals, or somewhere in the middle of the s/n, or both. In that case, check the Wiki.
I post this in here because I have definitely noted prefixes from Washburn guitars (electric and acoustic alike) that line up, and I would expect Austin to fit in too. Because the entire list is available to everyone on the EpiWiki, I have deleted entries here that definitely don't apply widely, like the Gibson-owned Qingdao factory.
As an initial test, I note that many Washburns from the late '90s to ~2010 and many Squiers (particularly Strats) support the Cort and Samick entries, for both Horea and Indonesia.
B - Bohêmia Musico-Delicia (Czech Republic)
BW - ? (China)
C - Cort
CI - Cort (Indonesia)
DW - DaeWon (China)
ED - Dongbei (China) -- Dongbei means "north-east"
F - Fuji-gen (Japan)
F/FN - Fine Guitars (Korea)
FC - ? (China 2000s) Possibly "Global Fine Supply Ltd."
FC - Fuji-Gen (Japan 1990s)
H - ? (China?)
GR - Grand Reward (Farida, Guang Dong) China
GP - ? (Korea)
I - Saein (Korea)
J - Terada Gakki Seisakusyo (Japan)
J - ? - Possibly Jakarta, Indonesia
JC - ? - Possibly Indonesia
JK - ? - Korea or Indonesia
K - Korea Ins. (Korea)
L - Leader Musical Instrument Co Ltd (Korea)
MC - Muse (China)
MR - Mirr factory, China
N - Fine Guitars (Korea)
O - Choice (Korea)
P/R - Peerless (Korea)
S - Samick (Korea)
SI - Samick (Bogor, Indonesia)
SJ - SaeJun (China)
SM - Samil (Korea)
SN - ? (Indonesia)
T - Terada Gakki Seisakusyo (Japan)
U - Unsung (Korea)
UC - Unsung China (China)
WF - ? (China)
X - ? (China)
Y - ? (Korea)
Z - Zaozhuang Saehan (China)
If all of the digits are numeric, or there is an alpha-numeric mix, the factory code MIGHT be two numerals, or somewhere in the middle of the s/n, or both. In that case, check the Wiki.