Sunday 2 November 2014

Duck, Son and Pinker Piano Serial Nos.



Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1904
11000
1938
30800
1906
12000
1940
32000
1908
13300
1945
34600
1910
14500
1950
36200
1912
16000
1952
36923
1914
17000
1954
37273
1916
18000
1956
37572
1918
18800
1958
37880
1920
19600
1960
38134
1922
20600
1965
38909
1924
22000
1970
40211
1926
23300
1972
40880
1928
25000
1974
41629
1930
26000
1976
42386
1932
27400
1978
43649
1934
28000
1980
44612
1936
29500
1981
45800

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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1 comment:

  1. hi, do you know if theres any way of identifying which model type it is by any features for 1920's upright?
    thanks

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