Avalon Guitar Serial Number

[John Swillum]

I have an Avalon A100C with a serial number that reads like this:

22 137

I do believe the actual model is A100CE since the Fishman electronics
are installed.

I'm curious about it's origins...

Also, what is the factory spec for strings for this guitar.

John Swillum

[JB]

Hi John and welcome

Your A100CE is an all solid wood model, hand made for us under licence.
It will originally have had D'Addario EXP16 strings fitted, 12 - 53 gauge.

Cheers
Jim

[John Swillum]

OK, now I'm begging the question...who was the "hand made for us under license" people.....East Germany.....Zimbabwe, the Republic of Who knows where?????

J/S

[singlereed]

Those were either Czech Republich or Korea I think.

[JB]

Czech Rep, Furch Company.

[John Swillum]

Thanks for the info...As a matter of protocol, my insurance company has suggested that I might consider insuring this instrument as well as a portion of my electronics in the house....the electronics were easy to place a value on since I have ready access to pricing info.....But this guitar has been just hell to find any data on. Do you have a suggested replacement value for this particular instrument, given that it's in excellent condition?????

J/S

[JB]

You'd be looking at about £1600 to replace it with a similar Irish made model.

[John Swillum]

Thanks for the quick reply...Would you believe I bought this thing here in the States for $950 cash the day before a music dealer closed for bankruptcy. A clerk saw me standing, gawking at it really, and said to make a offer, so I threw out what I thought was a ridiculously low offer.....and he accepted it....

J/S

[John Swillum]

The serial number tag inside my guitar has come loose and is lost. Should I worry about a replacement. The number was 22 137????

J/S

[JB]

The serial number tag inside my guitar has come loose and is lost. Should I worry about a replacement. The number was 22 137????

J/S

Not really, it's your guitar and you know the serial number, you might even see the serial number on the neck block but I can't remember if Furch stamped the block the same as we do.