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Sunday 9 November 2014

Ritmuller Piano Serial nos.



Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1825
900
1920
27702
1830
1100
1924
29355
1835
1400
1935
29670
1840
1800
1938
29672
1845
2300
1939
29739
1850
3141
1941
29814
1875
3621
1949
29848
1890
6580
1950
29858
1895
9400
1951
29880
1900
12000
1952
29900
1905
15100
1956
30000
1909
20907
1957
30010
1910
22726
1961
30300
1915
26102



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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