Aeolian Serial Nos.

 

Year	Serial No.	Year	Serial No.
1903	1900	1919	59000
1904	3000	1920	63000
1905	5400	1921	67000
1906	9000	1922	70000
1907	12000	1923	73000
1908	15000	1924	76000
1909	19000	1925	78000
1910	23000	1926	80000
1911	27000	1927	82000
1912	31000	1928	85000
1913	35000	1929	88000
1914	39000	1930	91000
1915	43000	1931	94000
1916	47000	1932	97000
1917	51000	1933	98000
1918	55000

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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Schiedmayer & Soehne Serial Nos.

 

Year	Serial No.	Year	Serial No.
1900	20005	1948	51900
1910	28611	1949	52950
1915	33486	1950	53100
1920	35321	1952	53185
1925	40130	1961	54135
1926	41567	1966	54605
1927	42261	1967	54705
1928	43372	1968	54800
1929	44237	1969	124600
1930	45037	1970	124870
1931	45326	1971	125165
1932	45528	1972	125460
1933	45712	1975	126130
1934	45806	1978	126420
1935	46017	1980	126640
1938	47200	1981	126801
1940	49600	1982	126901
1943	51700	1983	126960

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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Schiedmayer: Short History

Schiedmayer, J & P, Serial Nos

 

Year	Serial No.	Year	Serial No.
1900	31000	1935	62101
1906	36700	1936	62335
1910	43000	1937	62641
1915	49500	1938	62863
1920	51800	1939	63108
1925	55600	1940	64000
1926	56700	1950	64200
1927	57600	1952	64800
1928	58700	1955	65555
1929	59600	1958	66405
1930	60200	1960	67005
1931	60800	1962	67205
1932	61200	1966	68905
1933	61600	1969	69623
1934	62000

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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Welmar Serial Nos.

 

Year	Serial No.	Year	Serial No.
1925	13000	1970	70000
1930	16500	1972	72000
1935	20000	1974	74000
1938	21600	1976	76000
1940	23500	1978	78000
1946	46000	1980	80000
1948	48000	1982	82000
1950	50000	1984	84000
1952	52000	1986	86000
1954	54000	1988	107140
1956	56000	1990	107935
1958	58000	1992	108420
1960	60000	1994	109205
1962	62000	1996	109990
1964	64000	1998	110590
1966	66000	2000	110940
1968	68000	2002	111240

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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Welmar: Short History