Wednesday 5 November 2014

Hellas Piano Serial Nos.



Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1950
2000
1980
60100
1955
2502
1981
67500
1958
2830
1982
77000
1959
3383
1983
85396
1960
3509
1984
93831
1970
15200
1985
101308
1972
21585
1986
107548
1973
25179
1987
110825
1974
28950
1988
113456
1975
32871
1989
115101
1976
37137
1990
117001
1977
41614
1991
121501
1978
47239
1992
125601
1979
53514


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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