Dating your Landola

When was my Landola made?

“When was my Landola made?” is one of the most frequently asked question our customer service replies. With this table we have tried to make it easy for every Landola player to date his or her guitar by interpreting the serial number printed on the manufacturer’s sticker located inside the guitar. Very early Landola’s i.e. manufactured pre-1961 were marked by punching the serial number to the edge of the top head. Below, you can find a few examples.

The numbering system has changed three times along with the owner changes. We have not been able to track down all the serial numbers. Some archives have been lost during the owner changes. However, the process continues and we will update these pages when we find more information.

Here you can find the specifications on our different models through the years.

Serial numberYearNotes on company and production
didn't use serial numbers1942-1945Company was called Veljekset Mattson Oy (in english The Mattson Brothers Ltd).
0-20001946-1948In September 1945 the company became Ab Munkers Oy (Munkers Ltd). The first factory made guitar was launched on the market in 28 Feb 1946. The company invested in export and marketed guitars abroad.
2000-30001949estimated serials, 850 guitars in 1949
3000-50001950estimated serials, 1700 guitars in 1950
5000-75001951estimated serials, 2700 guitars in 1951
7500-105001952estimated, 10 000 Landola guitars in October 1952
1953
1954The company concentrated only on the guitar production
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961The new company was called Oy Landola Ab (Landola Ltd)
1962
1963First time participating in the Frankfurt Music Fair.
1964
1965
1966140 guitars produced per day
1967Move to a new factory in Sandsund
1968
1969he annual output 40 000 instruments, 85 % exported
1970
1971
1972
3 -2xxxxx1973In 1973 Landola Ltd was sold to Musiikki-Fazer, the largest firm in the music business in Finland. The company was called Fazer-Landola. The annual output 40 000 instruments, 75 % exported
4 - 2xxxxx1974
5 - 3xxxxx1975Since the early 1970s the first digit of the serial number has denoted the year of manufacture. The decade has to be judged by the rest of the serial. For example serial 5 - 300000 was given to a government minister in the opening party of the new factory in 1975.
6 - 3xxxxx1976
7 - 3xxxxx1977
8 - 3xxxxx1978
9 - 3xxxxx1979
0 - 3xxxxx1980
1 - 3xxxxx1981
2 - 3xxxxx1982
3 - 4xxxxx1983Oy Landola Ab bought the company back.
4 - 4xxxxx1984Annual output 20 000 guitars, 40 % exported
5 - 4xxxxx1985Arctic birch were re-entered in to production
6 - 4xxxxx1986
7 - 4xxxxx1987
8 - 4xxxxx1988
9 - 5xxxxx1989In 1989 production exceeded half a million. For example guitar number 9 - 500606 was made in 1989.
0 - 5xxxxx1990Annual output 10000-14000 guitars.
1 - 5xxxxx1991
2 - 5xxxxx1992For example guitar number 2 - 523527 has been made in 11 May 1992
3 - 5xxxxx1993
4 - 5xxxxx1994
5 - 5xxxxx1995
96 - month - serial1996 -Audiosal Oy Ab bought the company. Production strategy was changed from quantity to quality. Annual output round 3000 guitars. New numbering system was introduced. Read more from below.

Since 1996, each Landola guitar has featured a serial number that pinpoints the year and the month when the guitar was manufactured. Reading left to right, the first two digits represent the year and the second pair of digits represents the month. The rest of the digits are factory specified i.e. year – month – serial

So, for example if the serial number were 0201-14725 the guitar would have been made in January 2002.

 

The models manufactured in 1980–1992

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ASPEN/LANDOLA AND LUTHIER -CLASSICS
--------AL30LL30LL30LL30CL-30
--------AL200LL30 CELL20LL20CL-32CE
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STEEL STRING GUITARS
F-6F-6F-6F-6F-6F-6F-6F-6F-6F-6F-6F-6F-6
-----F-6CF-6CF-6CF-6C-F-6CF-6CF-6C
--------F-20----
-------F-61F-61----
H-6H-6H-6H-6H-6H-6H-6H-6H-6H-6H-6H-6F-6
H-20H-20H-20H-20H-20H-20H-20H-20-----
J-20 LJ-20J-20J-20J-20J-20J-20J-20J-20J-20J-20J-20D-20
-J-20 LSJ-20 LSJ-20 LSJ-20 LSJ-20 LSJ-20 LSJ-20 LSJ-20 LSJ-20 LSJ-20 LSJ-20 LSD-24
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JUMBO GUITARS
J-800NSJ-800NSJ-800NSJ-800NSJ-800NSJ-800NSJ-800NSJ-800NSJ-800NSJ-800J-800J-800J-80
---J-800LSCJ-800LSCJ-800LSCJ-800LSC------
--------J-60--J-60-
---C-75MSC-75MSC-75MSC-75MS---J-80J-80J-80
-----C-85C-85-J-600J-600J-600 LSJ-600-
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12 STRING GUITARS
-J-12------J-12J-12 gust.J-12J-12D-2212
-J-12-LS-J-12 LSJ-12 LSJ-12 LS-J-12 LSJ-12 LSJ-12 LSJ-12 LSJ-12 LSD-2412
---J-12LSTJ-12LSTJ-12LST-J-12LST-----
-----J-8112LSC-------
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ASPEN/LANDOLA, LANDOLA LUTHIER
--------AL18AL18LL18LL18DL30
--------AL28AL28LL28LL28DL34
--------AL35AL35LL35LL35DL38
--------AL FCAL FCLL FCLL FCLL50
--------AL FAL FLL FLL FLC60
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STEEL STRING ELECTRO ACOUSTICS
---------AEW 10AEW 10AEW 10S-70 CE
----------TARGETTARGET-
---------- J-85EJ-85E
------------DL-32CE
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CHILDREN MODELS
----C-10C-10C-10C-10C-10C-10C-10C-10C-10
--C-20C-20MC-20C-20C-20C-20C-20C-20C-20C-20C-20
-----------C-10MC-10M
-----------C-20MC-20M
-----------C-26MC-26M
-----------C-75MC-75M
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SCHOOL MODELS
-C-21C-21--C-21C-21C-21C-21C-21C-21C-21C-21
C-23C-23C-23----------
C-25C-25C-25H/MC-25H/MC-25H/MC-25H/MC-25H/MC-25MC-25C-25C-25C-25C-25
----C-26 SC-26 SC-26 SC-26 SC-26 SC-26C-26C-26C-26
-----C-27C-27------
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CLASSIC GUITARS
----C-55C-55C-55C-55C-55C-55C-55C-55C-55
C-65MC-65HC-65H/MC-65H/MC-65M/HM/HM/HC-65M/HC-65MC-65C-65C-65C-65
--------C-70MS----
C-75C-75 MSC-75 MSC-75 MSC-75 MSC-75 MSC-75 MSC-75 MSC-75 MSC-75C-75C-75C-75
-----C-85C-85C-85C-85C-85C-85C-85C-85
----C-90C-90C-90C-90C-90C-90C-90C-90C-90
LC-80LC-80LC-80LC-80LC-80LC-80 HLC-80-LC-80----
LC-81LC-81LC-81----------
LC-82LC-82LC-82LC-82LC-82LC-82-------
--------MaestroMaestroMaestroC-150 
B-10B-10-----------
B-11B-11-----------
B-12B-12-----------
---B-100B-100B-100-------
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CLASSICAL ELECTRO ACOUSTICS
-------C-200 CEC-200 CEC-200 CEC-200 CEC-200 CEC-200 CE
-----------C-200 CPC-200 CP