Vintage Gibson Steel Serial Number Question

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Virgil Franklin
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Vintage Gibson Steel Serial Number Question

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7-7516 is the number located on the cavity cover of my Gibson Console Grande 520...
is there any way to "date" this instrument for certain?
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Jack Hanson
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Cg 520

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The prefix "7" would indicate 1957 production.
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