sunshinewelly 0 Posted March 17, 2014 Does anyone know whether you can date a korean JTX through its serial number - i have bought a nice mint second hand JTX-69 and am interested in when it was made (as i understand that earlier models had issues with the E string slipping off the neck). Mine seems ok in that regard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cruisinon2 2,361 Posted March 17, 2014 first four number tell you the year and month of manufacture. YYMM...So 1202 is Feb 2012. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PANT666666 7 Posted March 17, 2014 For what its worth, I am dating a Korean girl who was made in 1964. To date there has been no problem with the e string slippage. (Im sorry, I couldn't resist) 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshinewelly 0 Posted March 18, 2014 so mine is W11210 - so thats October 2012. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cruisinon2 2,361 Posted March 18, 2014 so mine is W11210 - so thats October 2012. Something's not right...it's year first, then month. YYMM. So unless that's a typo, 1121 doesn't make sense. If it's 1112, that would make sense, and it would indicate that it was built in Dec 2011. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshinewelly 0 Posted March 18, 2014 Sorry it was a typo. The number is W1210 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bentbrad 0 Posted December 4, 2015 w13100028 - this is a JTV -89F. So this would be October 2013? What does the W stand for? Is that the Korean Factory code? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snhirsch 91 Posted December 4, 2015 Probably. They are made by (W)orld Music in Korea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarrellM5 170 Posted December 5, 2015 My JTV69 was also made in October of 2010 and doesn't exhibit any problems with the high E string. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psarkissian 345 Posted December 10, 2015 Close, but not quite,... it's not JTX, it's JTV. Stands for James Tyler Variax. "first four number tell you the year and month of manufacture. YYMM...So 1202 is Feb 2012"--- Close,... good guess,... actually 1202 would be January 2012. Yes,... "W" is for World Music in Korea. I own four JTV's with "W" numbers,... love 'em all. Sharp crowd here,... I like it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cruisinon2 2,361 Posted December 10, 2015 "first four number tell you the year and month of manufacture. YYMM...So 1202 is Feb 2012"--- Close,... good guess,... actually 1202 would be January 2012. So the formula is YY/(MM-1)? Strange, but we persevere... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psarkissian 345 Posted December 14, 2015 So the formula is YY/(MM-1)? No,... not quite. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cruisinon2 2,361 Posted December 14, 2015 So the formula is YY/(MM-1)? No,... not quite. I'd ask, but I suspect....oh, never mind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcbeddall 109 Posted December 15, 2015 How on earth does 02 stand for January? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cruisinon2 2,361 Posted December 15, 2015 How on earth does 02 stand for January? Don't even bother. No doubt this falls into the uber-secret, should this info fall into the wrong hands the moon will escape from it's orbit, category. You know, the same class of history-altering data as recommended pickup height.... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcbeddall 109 Posted December 15, 2015 Haha cheers I'll quit until I've perfected the secret handshake Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
