Vintage Guitars, SWEDEN - Bjärton serial numbers.

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This page is part of our Bjärton information.


Bjärton basses/cellos serial numbers

The numbers below are rough estimates only,
based on the very limited information currently
available to us. Please help making this site more
accurate and complete by sending us serial
numbers and photos of your instrument or any
other information that you might have access to.


1946 - Circa 1958
1-4 digits hand written on the label or 4 digits
stamped into the neck heel.

When production began in 1946, the serial number
and year was written on a label, presumably
starting with serial number 1. Later, from around
mid 1954, the serial number was stamped into the
neck heel.

When the guitar/mandolin production started in
1952, the first guitar received serial number 1001
stamped into the top edge of the headstock.

According to former factory worker Olle
Tornerefeldt, after a fire in the factory on April 29,
1954, the same serial number series was used for
all instruments. This suggests that before mid
1954, there were two separate series used: One for
basses & cellos, with the serial number hand written
on a label (1946-mid 1954), and one for guitars &
mandolins, with the serial number stamped into the
top edge of the headstock (1952-mid 1954).
After that, the same serial number series was used
for all instruments, with all receiving stamped
numbers.

However, please bear in mind that this is only our
current theory, and more examples of basses &
cellos need to surface before we can get a clearer
understanding of their serial numbers.

In the mean time, here's a rough guide:

Pre factory fire, 1946-mid 1954
(serial number on label):

Serial number range Year
x - xx 1946
xx - (1)xx 1947
(1)xx - 1xx 1948
1xx - 3xx 1949
3xx - 6xx 1950
6xx - 8xx 1951
8xx - 13xx 1952
13xx - 18xx 1953
18xx - 20xx 1954 (Jan-Apr)


Currently known examples:
(Please help us fill this table by sending us serial
number and photos of your instrument)

Instrument Serial number Model name Year
Double bass 52 Standard 1947
Double bass 53 Konsert 1947
Double bass 56 Standard (5-string) 1947
Double bass 57 Suverän 1947
Double bass 111 Junior 1948
Double bass 163 Favorit 1949
Double bass 164 Junior 1949
Double bass 192 Populär 1949
Double bass 248 Populär 1949
Double bass 253 Populär 1949
Double bass 271 Junior 1949
Double bass 314 Junior 1949
Cello 329 Model 2/Model 3 1949
Cello 342 Model 1 1949
Double bass 396 Populär 1950
Double bass 504 Junior 1950
Cello 548 Model 1 1950
Double bass 630 Konsert/Standard 1950
Cello 648 Model 1 1951
Cello 653 Model 2 1951
Double bass 696 Elit 1951
Double bass 720 Populär 1951
Double bass 724 Populär 1951
Double bass 733 Standard 1951
Double bass 744 Populär 1951
Cello 749 Model 1 1951
Double bass 773 Favorit/Suverän/Elit 1951
Double bass 779 Junior 1951
Double bass 787 Populär 1951
Double bass 816 Populär 1951
Cello 844 Model 2 1951
Double bass 878 Junior 1952
Double bass 940 Konsert 1952
Double bass 1311 Standard 1952
Double bass 1411 Suverän 1953
Double bass 1441 Elit 1953
Double bass 1485 Favorit 1953
Double bass 1495 Junior 1953
Double bass 1592 Favorit 1953
Double bass 1647 Favorit 1953
Double bass 1971 Swingmaster 1954
Double bass 1975 Swingmaster 1954
Double bass 1978 Junior 1954
Double bass 2001 unknown 1954


Post factory fire, mid 1954-1958
(serial number stamped into neck heel):

Serial number range Year
1401 - 1700 Circa 1954 (fall)
1701 - 2900 Circa 1955
2901 - 4600 Circa 1956
4601 - 7164 Circa 1957
7165 - 10764 Circa 1958


Currently known examples:
(Please help us fill this table by sending us serial
number and photos of your instrument)

Instrument Serial number Model name Year
Double bass 1704 Populär Circa 1955
Double bass 2266 Konsert Circa 1955
Double bass 2289 Elit Circa 1955
Double bass 2477 Swingmaster Circa 1955
Double bass 2523 Swingmaster Circa 1955
Double bass 2635 Swingmaster Circa 1955
Double bass 2644 Swingmaster Circa 1955
Double bass 3052 Swingmaster Circa 1956
Double bass 3057 Swingmaster Circa 1956
Double bass 3060 Swingmaster Circa 1956
Double bass 3176 Junior Circa 1956
Double bass 3183 Suverän Circa 1956
Double bass 3456 Swingmaster Circa 1956
Double bass 3460 Swingmaster Circa 1956
Double bass 3487 Swingmaster Circa 1956
Double bass 3488 Swingmaster Circa 1956
Double bass 3765 Swingmaster Circa 1956
Double bass 3856 Swingmaster Circa 1956
Double bass 4428 Suverän Circa 1956
Double bass 4452 Suverän Circa 1956
Double bass 4554 Swingmaster Circa 1956
Double bass 4702 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 4710 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 4765 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 4766 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 4770 Populär Circa 1957
Double bass 5213 Suverän Circa 1957
Double bass 5280 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 5487 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 5689 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 5831 Elit Circa 1957
Double bass 6076 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 6184 unknown Circa 1957
Double bass 6366 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 6490 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 6801 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 6900 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 6901 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 6903 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 7001 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 7152 Swingmaster Circa 1957
Double bass 7661 Swingmaster Circa 1958
Double bass 7664 Swingmaster Circa 1958
Double bass 7668 Swingmaster Circa 1958
Double bass 7969 Swingmaster Circa 1958
Double bass 7971 Swingmaster Circa 1958
Double bass 8134 Swingmaster Circa 1958
Double bass 8224 Swingmaster Circa 1958
Double bass 8254 Swingmaster Circa 1958
Double bass 8435 Swingmaster Circa 1958
Double bass 8509 Swingmaster Circa 1958
Double bass 8599 Swingmaster Circa 1958
Double bass 8639 Suverän Circa 1958
Double bass 8757 Junior Circa 1958