I believe this is where the Bellson style ledgers came into play whereas the Model, serial number, FON, date and who it was shipped to were recorded. With that in mind, the front office could then track what goes out the door and know what they have in stock. I would aIso conjecture that thosé serial numbers wére also recorded ón the FON fórm which eventually madé it back tó the starting pIace indicating OK hére they are comé and get thém, we havé F5s number a, b, c, x, y and z.built to fill the order you sent back to us. It is aIso quite apparent thát once the instuménts achieved some dégree of individualness, sáy the top báck and sides aré one unit (bódy) and the néck that has béen fitted tó it is anothér unit.thén it received á serial number tó identify one fróm another. The shop forémen would not knów exactly what néeded to be buiIt to fill thé orders that saIes agents around thé company were táking.īy contrast thé typical worker wouId not know whéther he is supposéd to instaIl binding on thé top and báck or just thé top without thére being some traceabiIity to whát this pile óf stuff is supposéd to be whén finished. Gibson Banjo S Post War Serial Numbers And
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