Last character is body type: D=wood, B=metal. Numeral y before letter is last digit of year. 2 or 3 or 4 numerals in center are serial number for year.
8 is the decade of manufacture (8=1980s). Could maybe fit if body code could be first character? But then there are too many number characters. D is body type: D=wood, B=brass, M=steel or mandolin. Y is last digit of the year (if this number is '3' it is actually 1974).ģ or 4 numerals in center are instrument ranking for year starting with 101. In 1987, Saga Musical Instruments reintroduced the Regal trademark on a line of resonator guitars that are still produced today. There is no label inside and no serial number. Zach tries to track down the origins of an underdocumented Regal 'Esquire'.