James Spiers' Analysis of Mastertone Serial Numbers

(Based on the Banjo Pages Serial Number Listings as of August 2000)


List B -- 1925 through 1926                      
                       
Mastertone   Style 3 Style 4 Granada Style 5 Style 6 Style 7 Style 12 Style 18 Other Totals
Style                      
  Number Listed 94 17 18 19         1 149
  Percentage of Total in List B 63% 11% 12% 13%   N/A   1% 100%
RB Instruments (5-string)                  
  Number Listed 3 6 0 0         0 9
  Percentage of Total in List B 2% 4% 0% 0%         0% 6%
Flatheads Tonerings                      
  Number Listed                    
  Percentage of Total in List B           N/A      
Flathead RBs                  
  Number Listed                    
  Percentage of Total in List B                    
                       
                       
List C -- 1927 through 1928                      
                       
Mastertone   Style 3 Style 4 Granada Style 5 Style 6 Style 7 Style 12 Style 18 Other Totals
Style                      
  Number Listed 87 23 38 10 2       45 205
  Percentage of Total in List C 42% 11% 19% 5% 1%       22% 100%
RB Instruments (5-string)                      
  Number Listed 3 1 2 0 1       0 7
  Percentage of Total in List C 1% 0.5% 1% 0% 0.5%   N/A   0% 3%
Flatheads Tonerings                    
  Number Listed 0 0 2 0 0       2 4
  Percentage of Total in List C 0% 0% 1% 0% 0%       1% 2%
Flathead RBs                      
  Number Listed 0 0 2 0 0       0 2
  Percentage of Total in List C 0% 0% 1% 0% 0%       0% 1%
                       
                       
List D -- 1929 through 1932                      
                       
Mastertone   Style 3 Style 4 Granada Style 5 Style 6 Style 7 Style 12 Style 18 Other Totals
Style                      
  Number Listed 63 11 20 5 56       19 174
  Percentage of Total in List D 36% 6% 11% 3% 32%       11% 100%
RB Instruments (5-string)                      
  Number Listed 7 0 1 0 0       0 8
  Percentage of Total in List D 4% 0% 1% 0% 0%   N/A   0% 5%
Flatheads Tonerings                    
  Number Listed 2 0 0 1 36       8 47
  Percentage of Total in List D 1% 0% 0% 1% 21%       5% 27%
Flathead RBs                      
  Number Listed 0 0 0 0 0       0 0
  Percentage of Total in List D 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%       0% 0%
                       
                       
List E -- 1933 through 1935                      
                       
Mastertone   Style 3 Style 4 Granada Style 5 Style 6 Style 7 Style 12 Style 18 Other Totals
Style                      
  Number Listed 112 37 56           10 215
  Percentage of Total in List E 52% 17% 26%           5% 100%
RB Instruments (5-string)                      
  Number Listed 14 9 13           0 36
  Percentage of Total in List E 7% 4% 6%     N/A     0% 17%
Flatheads Tonerings                    
  Number Listed 38 11 36           2 87
  Percentage of Total in List E 18% 5% 17%           1% 40%
Flathead RBs                      
  Number Listed 9 6 12           0 27
  Percentage of Total in List E 4% 3% 6%           0% 13%
                       
                       
List F -- 1935 through 1941                      
                       
Mastertone   Style 75 Style 4 Granada Style 5 Style 6 Style 7 Style 12 Style 18 Other Totals
Style                      
  Number Listed 73 6 4   2 10 5 8 2 110
  Percentage of Total in List F 66% 5% 4%   2% 9% 5% 7% 2% 100%
RB Instruments (5-string)                      
  Number Listed 18 1 0   0 2 1 0 0 22
  Percentage of Total in List F 16% 1% 0% N/A 0% 2% 1% 0% 0% 20%
Flatheads Tonerings                    
  Number Listed 24 1 2   0 10 5 8 2 52
  Percentage of Total in List F 22% 1% 2%   0% 9% 5% 7% 2% 47%
Flathead RBs                      
  Number Listed 17 0 0   0 2 1 0 0 20
  Percentage of Total in List F 15% 0% 0%   0% 2% 1% 0% 0% 18%
                       
                       
Total of All Lists -- 1925 through 1941                      
                       
Mastertone   Style 75 Style 4 Granada Style 5 Style 6 Style 7 Style 12 Style 18 Other Totals
Style                      
  Number Listed 429 94 136 34 60 10 5 8 77 853
  Percentage of Total in All Lists 50% 11% 16% 4% 7% 1% 1% 1% 9% 100%
RB Instruments (5-string)                      
  Number Listed 45 17 16 0 1 2 1 0 0 82
  Percentage of Total in All Lists 5% 2% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 10%
Flatheads Tonerings                      
  Number Listed 64 12 40 1 36 10 5 8 14 190
  Percentage of Total in All Lists 8% 1% 5% 0% 4% 1% 1% 1% 2% 22%
Flathead RBs                      
  Number Listed 26 6 14 0 0 2 1 0 0 49
  Percentage of Total in All Lists 3% 1% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 6%
 

Last Updated on 10/29/00
By Tom Biggs


 
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