Most Lyle guitars are lawsuit guitars. Most Ibanez lawsuit guitars don't have a serial number (some of the most recent do though). 1970’s Vintage Guitars. The oddest thing is at the back where the serial number plate should be is open and there are no. Lyle brand of guitars are.

[original post]>Most of the Lyle Acoustics are worth around a hundred dollars. They were imported by an Oregon company if memory serves me.

They are very decendent guitars builtat the same factory as epiphones! Play em don't sell em! Waveburner Serial Number Free on this page. From what I've been able to find out (as a proud owner of a mint W-415 'Dove' model acoustic), Lyle guitars are actually Gibson seconds, that for whatever reason didn't pass muster to be sold as a Gibson (bad finish, scuff, imperfection in the wood, etc.).

The Lyle company was out of Portland, OR (I believe) and was started by former Gibson employees who would fix the flawed Gibsons and resell them under the Lyle name. Made in Japan was because Gibsons were made in Japan at the time(?). A damn fine instrument; considered rare now, I guess. Crack Win 7 Bg Kmspico. I don't ever want to get rid of mine! NOTE: I could be wrong on any or all of the above; feel free to respond with the correct info if you want as I'm curious to learn more about Lyles as well.