no no the letter A is after the serial number, here's a photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7383552...83228/sizes/l/
The other strange thing about this 6117 is that the black part of the sunburst colour seems to cover a lot more of the guitar than on all the 6117's that I've seen from the 60's and 70's. And also the sides of the body are almost completely black with very little sunburst colour near the bouts.
thanks
