Wednesday 22 October 2014

Erard Serial Nos.

Year
Serial No.
Year
Serial No.
1920
108000
1956
130400
1923
111000
1958
131280
1926
115000
1960
131815
1928
117600
1962
132000
1930
120000
1964
132370
1932
122000
1966
132541
1934
123500
1968
132833
1936
124500
1970
133129
1938
125500
1972
133550
1940
126200
1974
134200
1941
126600
1976
134800
1945
127000
1978
135200
1946
127300
1980
135600
1948
127800
1982
135900
1950
128300
1984
136100
1952
129000
1986
136200
1954
129600
1988
136260

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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