Sunday 9 November 2014

Seiler Piano Serial Nos.



Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1910
43419
1956
85400
1912
47197
1958
85800
1914
50053
1964
90000
1916
50775
1965
92683
1918
51561
1970
97266
1920
53671
1972
100000
1922
56163
1973
101700
1924
59578
1975
105849
1926
63327
1976
108000
1928
68498
1981
119200
1930
71725
1986
135905
1932
73137
1988
141505
1934
74100
1990
144955
1937
77200
1991
147700
1938
78400
1993
151300
1940
81100
1995
154945
1942
82208
1997
158000
1945
82699
1999
161800
1952
82700
2001
165900
1954
85000
2003
169600

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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