But we know Lyle guitars were imported from Japan by L. But you'll find plenty of useful info in the old threads about your 5102T. Gibson Guitar Serial Numbers Gibson Tube Amps Probably one of the most thorough. This forum ain't what it was.Īnyway, that's all lost to the mists of time. It's a real shame that most of them no longer post here. Looking at the names in those old posts made me nostalgic - RobintheHood, JonnyG et al. It's a great pity really, there used to be some really knowledgeable people at this forum, and it used to be a really good source of information because of them. Vantage VP700, Serial number 71105, made in the famous Matsumoku factory. You'll find 16 threads, some of them dating back years (2008, 2010, around that time). Lyle guitars where built in the famous Matsumoku factory between 1960s and late. Go to the main page of the forum: and in the search box in the upper right, paste in, including quotation marks, '5102T' The 'Kalamazoo' label is a bit of a red herring. I think they were all made in Japan by Matsumoku. Always wanted to track down one of these, myself. Neck heel:Serial number 01040748 on my Takamine means it was made on Saturday, April 07th, 2001.

Nice to see a new member from Wales on the boards (my Nan was from the other end of Wales to you, Prestatyn).although I live in Virginia. Unfortunately the serial number on this Lyle Guitar does not help with dating.

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