Hi, my sister had a Dobro made by Jones. The # on it is 6578. I don't know how true this story is, but what we were always told as kids is: RQ Jones made 2 Dobros for Josh Graves to pick from. Mr Graves made his choice & the other Dobro (we called it, affectionately, "The Halloween Jonesbro") was bought by my dad at a music store for my sister. Can anyone tell me anything about #6578?
Here is an archived thread from 2019 to give you a bit of information:
https://www.resohangout.com/archive/50910
There are other threads in the archives on Jones guitars. You can do a search on the left side of your screen, look for the magnifying glass icon.
Some had serial numbers while others didn't. It doesn't seem like Rudy was very meticulous as far as record keeping and there has never been an online forum to my knowledge that compiled his serial numbers (or lack thereof).
Pictures would help - a lot!
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This will be your best shot at finding information here on the guitar, with R.Q. Jones we're not talking about a company like C.F. Martin where detailed records for nearly every guitar have been kept going back many decades.
Edited by - MarkinSonoma on 04/14/2025 13:03:50
Regarding RQ serial numbers, I agree with Mark that they’re probably not very helpful. Photos of the guitar, wood, accoutrements, inlays, etc. would probably tell us more. I have played many Jones’, including the two most famous ones and have never noticed a serial number but that could be because I was delirious at the time....in fact I may still be...
78....should be the year of manufacture....
Rudy was my grandpa’s first cousin so I always wanted a coveted Jones! I bought one a few years ago and I believe numbers were U2277 I assumed it was the #2 of February of 1977. So I called Rudy and he said he couldn’t remember how he numbered his resos. We discussed maybe the U being an Uncle Josh model. So I guess his number system will forever be gone!
