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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: dicnic on February 23, 2008, 10:42:59 AM

Title: Ball Serial Numbering???
Post by: dicnic on February 23, 2008, 10:42:59 AM
This may have been asked a zillion times already but a search turns up nothing.

Is there a chart or charts that enables one to decipher the serial numbers on bowling balls?

TIA for any information.
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Title: Re: Ball Serial Numbering???
Post by: shelley on February 24, 2008, 09:35:41 AM
On my Storm-made Dynos, the first two digits are the year of manufacture, then some letters that identify which ball it is (DTL for my Dynothane Thing Lives, for instance), then, as far as I know, numbers that simply uniquely identify the ball.  Other Storm-made balls I've seen are like that as well.  I don't know about other brands.

SH
Title: Re: Ball Serial Numbering???
Post by: BowlerKidR on February 24, 2008, 10:58:00 AM
For most companies, the first two numbers are the year of manufacture. The only company who does not do this is Brunswick, and any ball made by Brunswick, MoRich and older Lane 1 balls.
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Title: Re: Ball Serial Numbering???
Post by: shelley on February 25, 2008, 09:10:53 AM
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how does lanemaster serial numbers work


For mine, there are a few letters that identify the ball as, say, a Big-R-Bang or Black Pearl, then four or five numbers that are unique to that ball.

SH