Upright or vertical piano serial numbers can usually be found by lifting the lid and looking inside on the gold harp or plate. It may be necessary to clean dust off the harp or soundboard before the serial number can be seen. This is a view of the grand with the lid open and the music desk removed. Typically, a serial number has 5 to 7 digits, but in some cases, it may have fewer or more and may also include a letter. The various places on the diagram point to some possible locations. Grand serial numbers like on the Steinway pictured above may be found in many different places. We provide our customers with the following real-life diagrams to quickly help them find the serial number on their grand or upright piano. The serial number is considered your piano’s birth certificate, and it is the way the original manufacturer assigned it a unique. The serial number indicates the start of the year shown.One of the primary ways you can begin to investigate the value of your piano is by locating the serial number. Any Baldwin made piano is worth the time, money and energyįind the age of your Baldwin piano using the serial number chart found below. Precision engineered, which gives each instrument the highest degree ofĮxcellence. Ideas of acoustical science and piano making its manufacture is Thisįacility remains open as a US distribution and service center.Īny doubt and dispute, from the nine-foot concert grand to the fiveįeet, two inch baby grand, every Baldwin piano demonstrates the most modern factory in Trumann, Arkansas in December 2008. Market, the Chinese domestic market, and other In 2008, Baldwin moved all production of pianos to factories in China (ownedīy Gibson Guitars, Nashville, TN). In 2006/2007, Gibson purchased the Dongbei Piano Group, the third biggest Chinese piano maker in the world. Chase, Aeolian, Ampico, DH Baldwin (built in Arkansas since 2004, discontinued in 2008), Cable, Ellington (2003, made in China), Hamilton, Howard grand pianos, Ivers & Pond, J & C Fischer, Kranich & Bach, Monarch, Mozart, Pianola, Pianovelle, Sargent. The following brands have been in use or are in development by Gibson, since 2003: A.B.
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