Fahr, Albert. Serial nos.

Year	Serial No.	Year	Serial No.
1900	4591	1928	21801
1902	5699	1930	23051
1904	6841	1932	23491
1906	8061	1924	23570
1908	9631	1936	23775
1910	11241	1938	23927
1912	13001	1940	24077
1914	15336	1944	24211
1916	16041	1946	24222
1918	16541	1948	24229
1920	17139	1950	24300
1922	18101	1952	24500
1924	19161	1953	24600
1926	20579

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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Rippen Serial Nos.

 

Year	Serial No.	Year	Serial No.
1948	7979	1972	120765
1950	9090	1974	130605
1951	9820	1976	149685
1952	11000	1978	161185
1953	13405	1979	166785
1954	16005	1980	167000
1955	18105	1981	173000
1956	19205	1982	179000
1960	49125	1983	185000
1962	63725	1984	189400
1964	80725	1985	192650
1966	94875	1986	195450
1968	105435	1987	199600
1970	113245	1988	203800

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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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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