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Surely we can assume that serial numbers showing that, for example, a 60s Guild with a BRW bridge, was built long ago would suffice.
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No, you can't.
How do you prove that a bridge or fingerboard have not been changed.....or even a back, for that matter? My issue is that much of my BR stash has been in my possession since before the 1992 ban, and I have receipts for some of it. But proving that the wood I have is actually the wood in the receipt is almost impossible.
And if it mirrors the rules on other endangered products like tortoise shell and ivory, once an antique is altered from its original form, it becomes illegal.
So much for taking antique items like tortoise combs or boxes and making guitar picks. Or taking pre-ban scrap ivory pieces and making nuts and saddles out of them.