Model V (older, straight-strung piano) |
The Bechstein Model 7 |
The Bechstein model 8 |
The Bechstein Model 9 |
Bechstein Model A |
Model S |
Model V (older, straight-strung piano) |
The Bechstein Model 7 |
The Bechstein model 8 |
The Bechstein Model 9 |
Bechstein Model A |
Model S |
Year
|
Serial No.
|
Year
|
Serial No.
|
1902
|
89000
|
1942
|
444000
|
1904
|
129000
|
1946
|
480000
|
1906
|
158200
|
1948
|
500000
|
1908
|
183000
|
1950
|
517000
|
1910
|
211000
|
1952
|
537020
|
1912
|
244200
|
1954
|
553000
|
1914
|
267800
|
1956
|
571300
|
1916
|
288000
|
1958
|
586500
|
1918
|
307000
|
1960
|
604000
|
1920
|
322000
|
1962
|
617900
|
1922
|
336000
|
1964
|
646800
|
1924
|
352000
|
1966
|
678500
|
1926
|
364000
|
1968
|
717900
|
1928
|
372100
|
1970
|
764200
|
1930
|
383000
|
1971
|
771000
|
1932
|
389000
|
1972
|
817000
|
1934
|
399000
|
1973
|
820000
|
1936
|
414000
|
1974
|
901000
|
1938
|
426000
|
1975
|
951000
|
1940
|
438000
|
1976
|
1000100
|
The idea that 100% accuracy for all piano makers over a century ago is an interesting thought - but considering that all record keeping would be hand-written and kept in large ledger books, inaccuracies are likely. These records will be as reliable as the clerks whose job it was to keep them. The digital age of barcodes and scanned labels was still in the realm of science fiction. So we have to be content with our best guess numbers.
Year
|
Serial No.
|
Year
|
Serial No.
|
1890
|
10000
|
1911
|
36000
|
1891
|
12000
|
1913
|
38000
|
1892
|
13000
|
1916
|
40000
|
1893
|
14000
|
1919
|
42000
|
1894
|
15000
|
1920
|
43000
|
1896
|
16000
|
1921
|
44000
|
1900
|
17000
|
1923
|
46000
|
1902
|
18000
|
1925
|
46250
|
1903
|
20000
|
1926
|
46600
|
1904
|
22000
|
1928
|
47100
|
1905
|
24000
|
1929
|
47500
|
1906
|
26000
|
1928
|
47100
|
1907
|
28000
|
1929
|
47500
|
1909
|
30000
|
1930
|
48000
|
1910
|
34000
|
1931
|
48826
|
The idea that 100% accuracy for all piano makers over a century ago is an interesting thought - but considering that all record keeping would be hand-written and kept in large ledger books, inaccuracies are likely. These records will be as reliable as the clerks whose job it was to keep them. The digital age of barcodes and scanned labels was still in the realm of science fiction. So we have to be content with our best guess numbers.