Wednesday 5 November 2014

Kawai Piano Serial Nos.



Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1930
6000
1976
844362
1935
8350
1978
973490
1940
9600
1980
1126366
1945
12000
1981
1219355
1950
14200
1982
1300000
1952
15000
1983
1380000
1954
18600
1984
1475000
1955
20590
1985
1550000
1956
21300
1986
1630500
1958
23200
1988
1781250
1960
26000
1990
1950000
1962
75760
1992
2050000
1964
132307
1994
2160743
1965
165178
1995
2197503
1966
203433
1996
2244232
1968
303686
1998
2314043
1970
425121
2000
2380000
1972
558216
2001
2410000
1974
718768
2002
2430000
1975
785568
2003
2466000

These serial numbers can be used only as a reference point.
An Exact date does not make a material difference to an assessment of a piano - a year or so out 120 years ago really is neither here more there.

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.

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