Wednesday 22 October 2014

Ibach Serial Nos.

Year

Serial No.

Year

Serial No.

1920

82100

1964

108700

1922

85000

1966

111801

1926

91600

1968

114751

1930

96000

1970

117901

1932

96600

1972

121401

1934

97000

1974

125101

1936

97400

1976

128700

1938

97800

1978

133050

1940

98300

1980

136675

1948

98310

1982

139700

1950

98500

1984

141555

1955

99500

1986

143955

1956

100000

1988

146075

1957

100850

1990

147437

1958

101700

1992

148236

1960

103800

1994

149240

1962

106200

1995+

149700

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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