This should be an 8 digit number that can be dated by the 1st and 2nd digits as follows: From 1975-1977 the number is typically found on a decal on the back of the headstock. Gibson USA, Gibson Acoustic, Gibson Memphis Fernandes/Burny Japanese Acoustics up till 1982 were made by Hayashi Gakki and from 1982 by Headway. Atlansia have supplied body and neck parts for Fernandes/Burny and Santai have also worked with Fernandes. Tokai currently make the Japanese made Burny guitars. FujiGen were not making many set neck guitars in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Japanese Burny solid body models were made by Terada in the 1970s and then by TР•РЊkai in the late 1970s and then by Terada (FLG models) in the early 1980s and then by Matsumoku (most RLG models) and FujiGen (most RLC models) from the early 1980s up until the late 1980s and then by FujiGen from the early 1990s to the mid 1990s and currently by Tokai. Fernandes does not have their own guitar manufacturing factories and rely on OEM guitar manufacturers to make guitars for them. Fernandes currently has guitars made in Japan, Korea and China. Fernandes have also made Acoustic guitars using the Fernandes and Burny brand names. Burny have made signature models such as the Randy Rhoads LC-70RR with VH-1 pickups and fret edge binding. The FLG-XX Burny models are from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s and the RLG-XX Burny models are from the early 1980s onwards. The early Burny Les Paul models had a 'Les Paul model' logo on the headstock which was later changed to a 'Super Grade model' logo in 1981. Some Burny guitars from the 1980s had a Matsumoku bolt tenon that was also used on many Matsumoku made Aria guitars. Some Burny guitars from the 1970s/1980s had a tenon and dowel neck joint similar to what was used on some Greco guitars. The FLG-240, FLG-150, FLG-90 Les Paul models and the FSA-80 Semi Acoustic model were made by Terada from 1980-1981 and the RLG-150, RLG-120, RLG-90 models were made by Matsumoku from 1982-1986.

The higher end Burny guitars have fret edge binding and most models were finished with a thin polyurethane finish with only a few high end models having nitrocellulose lacquer finishes.

The VH-1 pickups from 1987 and after are approximately 8.2 kРћВ© DC resistance and have a ceramic magnet and are not wax potted. The early VH-1 pickups starting from 1983 (installed in Burnys from 1985) are approximately 7.5 kРћВ© DC resistance and are handwound and have an alnico magnet.

The higher priced Burny electric guitars had VH-1 Gibson PAF like pickups installed from 1985 onwards. The original selling price in Japanese Yen is often included in the model number for example FLG-90 = 90000 Japanese Yen.

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