Wednesday 5 November 2014

Richard Lipp Piano Serial Nos.



Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1905
25300
1954
43597
1910
30740
1956
43758
1915
36670
1958
43960
1920
36800
1960
44350
1921
37000
1966
47499
1922
37800
1967
48101
1923
38600
1976
49098
1924
39200
1985
50001
1925
40000
1986
50020
1926
40926
1987
50050
1927
41133
1988
50080
1928
41713
1989
50110
1929
42050
1990
50140
1935
42600
1991
50170
1936
42650
1992
50200
1937
42700
1993
50220
1938
42836
1994
50230
1948
43000
1995
50250
1949
43100
1996
50260
1950
43300
1997
50270

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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