What's up with the log books? Dean, are there any more that aren't scanned? Any chance of new scans?

The honorable wstoll has been putting together a pretty good account of those books...

It would be great to piece together the missing pages.. half pages.. etc.

I have all the tags and 80% of the serials in excel. Most of 82-83 is cropped off the sides. Should have the rest of it done pretty soon.

I'd really love to find out more about my 82 Baby Z.

I'd like to see a copy when you're finished.

There are approx. 60 or 61 duplicate Tag#s. I have verified they are different Guitars so it isn't duplicate
page pictures...although there are a few of those. I have also been combining the Sales data with the Tag/build
data, as well as adding list prices and uplift prices for everything I can find.

I also added a column to flag original owners, as we have a few of those too!

Dean, your Tag# is part of the missing pages.

Damn !! Thanks for trying Wayne.

Maybe someday I'll get lucky. LOL

During my little break here - I cleaned out an old storage locker.
There were many Dean things from the original days of Dean Guitars.
Am talking everything from original artwork to UPS shipping logs.
There is even a Dean Guitar mirror (someone made if for me years ago) that lights up...has to be about 3 1/2' to 4' tall.
Am thinking of putting some of this on eBay.

Still have boxes to go thru...however, not sure I will have much free time with the launch of DBZ Guitars.

Dean Z

I posted a tags and serial number guide here: http://www.deanguitars.com/forum/viewtopic...0864bc51de04feb

I'll post more as I finish it. Would it be appropriate to post here?

I saw this too. Tag's 1001-1066 are dupes. What do you make of the tags with the 'A' after them? 'F/2'?

http://www.deanguitars.com/log_books/pages...ion0092_jpg.htm

i found my 1980 Cherryburst V on this page. The tag # is 935. What it doesn't explain is why it has a Series III headstock. duhn duhn dun!!!!

Maybe a factory repair of the neck? They could have stamped the old serial on the new neck.

that's what Dean Z once said. no way the neck was built in 1980.

May be able to find an entry in the Series III headstock era accounting books for some warranty work.

Here's your info

1980 V Standard, Cherryburst w/Series III HS,Chrome HW, 2 Pups
SN# 80 01917, Tag# 935
Ordered 4/14/80 through Nadines, Shipped 6/10/80 to Fox Music
Fox Paid $570.78 ($562.00 Geet/$8.78 Shipping) 6/26/80 CK# 8983
Sold By House Retail Price $869.00

They are duplicated Tag#'s but they are not duplicate Guitar listings. Different Guitars and SN#'s.

F/2 is a Factory Second
Lettered Headstock is signed under the clearcoat
There are references to Cadillac Custom style......I assume that is Multi-ply binding on a geet that didn't have it
normally
Reverse Headstock is "Shrimpfork"

Dean, do you have the log books? I'm trying to get as much history together as I can so everyone can
get all the info possible on their Vintage Deans.

One of these days I have to pull the pickups on all my vintages and get the tag numbers. I have already sent all the s/n's to Wayne.

I still have an original framed "Girl in the Water" framed photo Dean gave me way back in 82.

It's not a poster, it's a photograph!

The last I heard, it's the only surviving one.

Have Sections 40-78 in Excel. PM if you want them.

Are there any logbooks pre 1980? I would love to see what my 78 was before it was refinished. I took it apart to change te pickups a couple days ago and sure enough it has a nice thick maple top on it. Im not about to start sanding to see what the flame looks like though.

Was there any numbers written in the pup cavities??

I didnt see any. The paint in the cavities was checked as well. I held it in the light and still didnt see numbers.

Did the tags start with 1? Like is that '76 V (where'd that thing end up anyway) tag 1?

you should give us a shot at those items first!

if you do make sure you put a thred up .. ''HEY BUY ME STUFF'' or sumthin like that or contact us in some way .. id love to get my hands on some of that

I can tell you exactly why but you probably don't want to hear the answer.

Your 80 V has a series III headstock for the same reason my 82 ML has a maple neck.