MM Blues - how old is it?

[zimmharpo23]

Hi all

Had a great day with a buddy of mine yesterday playing a little blues and enjoying each other’s resonators (I have a 1930s Dobro and a MM FE Dobro).

He’s recently acquired a second hand MM Blues and I was really really impressed with it. Very playable and great sound.

The serial no on the headstock is: MMB 0198 10.

I get the MMB part as Michael Messer Blues but someone please chime in by decoding the numbers for me?

Thank you in advance.

Andy

[Michael Messer]

Feb 16, 2024 9:45:18 GMT zimmharpo23 said:

Hi all

Had a great day with a buddy of mine yesterday playing a little blues and enjoying each other’s resonators (I have a 1930s Dobro and a MM FE Dobro).

He’s recently acquired a second hand MM Blues and I was really really impressed with it. Very playable and great sound.

The serial no on the headstock is: MMB 0198 10.

I get the MMB part as Michael Messer Blues but someone please chime in by decoding the numbers for me?

Thank you in advance.

Andy

Hi Andy,

0198 would have been the manufacturer's batch number and 10 was the year of manufacture....2010.

I hope that is helpful and I am pleased that you had a good day of music. My day was also a musical one with an eight hour rehearsal and a curry.

(I moved this thread because I try to keep all MM guitars stuff in one place so it doesn't take over the forum)

Shine On
Michael

[zimmharpo23]

Hi Michael

Thanks. Your day sounds like a good mix of pain and pleasure!

Many thanks for that info, and of course I should have thought about the appropriate message section. Doh!

I’ll say it again, the Blues sounded and felt terrific. Warm sounding too. We were both very impressed.

Best wishes

Andy

[Michael Messer]

Hi Andy,

A lot of people think that a steel bodied guitar will have a bright metallic sound, but if they're well built that is not the case at all. They can be warm and mellow sounding, especially after a decade or so of being played.

Shine On
Michael