Inhaltsverzeichnis
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1975-1989
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1990-2012
Hallo alle zamm,
zur Info 1980 wurden Yamaha Schlagzeuge nur in Taiwan und in Japan gebaut, von 1987 bis 1992 wurde auch in England gebaut.
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How To Date Your Yamaha Drums
Until recently, Yamaha's official website readily provided
information to users on how to date Yamaha drums. Since the
information is no longer available via Yamaha's official website, I
have taken the liberty to post it here, and further help readers by
putting this information on how to date Yamaha drums into a more
readable format since the original text as provided by Yamaha was
difficult to decipher. Additionally, while this information is true
for most models, there can be deviations from this information on
occasion. Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below the
article.
1975-1989
Yamaha drums manufactured between 1975 and 1989 are coded
with either two-letters or a two-letter prefix in the serial
number.
For example, JM or JM1234.
The first letter in the serial number indicates the year of
manufacture.
First
Letter
|
Year
|
L
|
1975
|
M
|
1976
|
N
|
1977
|
O
|
1978
|
P
|
1979
|
Q (Japan)
X (Taiwan)
|
1980
|
H
|
1981
|
I
|
1982
|
J
|
1983
|
K
|
1984
|
L
|
1985
|
M
|
1986
|
N
|
1987
|
O
|
1988
|
P
|
1989
|
The second letter is the month of manufacture.
Second
Letter
|
Month
|
H
|
January
|
I
|
February
|
J
|
March
|
K
|
April
|
L
|
May
|
M
|
June
|
N
|
July
|
O
|
August
|
P
|
September
|
X (Japan)
R (Taiwan)
|
October
|
Y
|
November
|
Z
|
December
|
For some very special drums you will notice a dot after the
letters. A dot (•) after the letters indicates a research
model or first run in production.
1990-2012
Yamaha drums manufactured between 1990 and 1999 will have a
serial number in the format of [Letter][Letter][Dash]. This is quite
confusing with the 80's serial numbering system as the only
distinction between the 80's and 90's numbering is the - [dash] in
the serial numbering scheme. To further complicate matters, Yamaha
also uses a three-letter serial numbering scheme on certain models,
possibly in preparation for Y2K. All Yamaha drums manufactured
between 2000 and 2012 have a three-letter serial numbering scheme.
For example, MN-1234 or PIY12345.
In the first example, the first letter indicates year of
manufacture, same as in the 1980's serial numbering scheme. In the
second example, the first two letters indicate the year of
manufacture.
First Letter
(Two-Letter Serial Numbers)
|
First 2 Letters
(Three-Letter Serial Numbers)
|
Year
|
H
|
PH
|
1991
|
I
|
PI
|
1992
|
J
|
PJ
|
1993
|
K
|
PK
|
1994
|
L
|
PL
|
1995
|
M
|
PM
|
1996
|
N
|
PN
|
1997
|
O
|
PO
|
1998
|
P
|
PP
|
1999
|
Not
Applicable
|
QQ
|
2000
|
Not
Applicable
|
QH
|
2001
|
Not
Applicable
|
QI
|
2002
|
Not
Applicable
|
QJ
|
2003
|
Not
Applicable
|
QK
|
2004
|
Not
Applicable
|
QL
|
2005
|
Not
Applicable
|
QM
|
2006
|
Not
Applicable
|
QN
|
2007
|
Not
Applicable
|
QO
|
2008
|
Not
Applicable
|
QP
|
2009
|
Not
Applicable
|
HQ
|
2010
|
Not
Applicable
|
HH
|
2011
|
Not
Applicable
|
HI
|
2012
|
For Two-Letter Serial Numbers, the second letter is the month of
manufacture, For Three-Letter Serial Numbers, the third letter is the
month of manufacture.
Second
or Third Letter
|
Month
|
H
|
January
|
I
|
February
|
J
|
March
|
K
|
April
|
L
|
May
|
M
|
June
|
N
|
July
|
O
|
August
|
P
|
September
|
X
|
October
|
Y
|
November
|
Z
|
December
|