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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Schiedmayer: Short History

Kimball Piano Serial Nos.

Year	Serial No.	Year	Serial No.
1902	89000	1942	444000
1904	129000	1946	480000
1906	158200	1948	500000
1908	183000	1950	517000
1910	211000	1952	537020
1912	244200	1954	553000
1914	267800	1956	571300
1916	288000	1958	586500
1918	307000	1960	604000
1920	322000	1962	617900
1922	336000	1964	646800
1924	352000	1966	678500
1926	364000	1968	717900
1928	372100	1970	764200
1930	383000	1971	771000
1932	389000	1972	817000
1934	399000	1973	820000
1936	414000	1974	901000
1938	426000	1975	951000
1940	438000	1976	1000100

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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