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Piano serial numbers identify the (1) age of your piano, the (2) piano's year of manufacture, as well as (3) the circumstances surrounding the production of your piano, including factory history, manufacturing processes, and company ownership and oversight.
You can look up a free piano serial number history search from this page (see list of manufacturers, below).
Piano Serial Numbers:
Location, location, location...
Piano serial numbers usually have five to seven digits, but may have fewer or more, depending on the manufacturer and age of your piano. Serial numbers may also include a letter as well.
Here are the TOP FIVE places to locate the serial number of your spinet, console, or upright piano:
Serial number locations are found:
1) On the piano’s cast iron plate. After lifting up the lid, look along the top front area of the plate. The serial number may be to the right or the left, or in the middle.
2) Under the opened lid on the ledge, stamped on a little plaque, to the right or to the left.
3) Stamped on the back of the piano; near the top of the wood frame.
4) Printed on one of the hammers, found on either end of the piano (newer or imported pianos).
5) Printed on one the keys - behind the nameboard, inside the piano (newer or imported pianos).
If you cannot find the serial number in any of the locations listed on this page, please watch the video below, to help find more piano serial number locations.
Grand Piano Serial Numbers
Where Are They Found? ...
Here are the TOP FIVE places to locate the serial number of your BABY GRAND or GRAND piano:
(See this link for a detailed picture of where to look)
Note: You may have to remove the (1) music desk first and then (2) gently clean out any dust from your piano's plate [using a soft dry cloth + vacuum hose] before these numbers can be found.
Serial number locations are found:
1) On the piano’s cast iron plate, near the tuning pins, as you face the keys. Look to the right or to the left.
2) The Capo d'astro bar. Located on the right, this acts as a 'bridge' to the 'beams' of the cast iron plate.
3) On the piano's soundboard (see link above for a diagram).
4) On a metal plate underneath the piano's top lid, near the strings and soundboard.
5) Immediate interior [front]: On the back of the [a] keyslip (long wooden ledge, runs along the front/bottom of the piano's keys. The serial number is often hidden and stamped on the other side, facing the keys). On the front of the [b] action frame (after the keyslip is removed), or stamped on [c] one or both of the cheek blocks, viewed to the right and left of the piano's keyboard.
On older pianos, you may find 3-5 screws, underneath the keyslip, that will need to be removed (or, simply lift up, if no screws are present) to view the action frame. The serial number may be stamped on the front of the frame's wooden base, immediately under the keys.
To the right and left of the keys are two end cheek blocks, which are each secured down with a giant bolt or screw, which passes through the piano's keybed, both of which must be removed, to access the interior of the piano (see video, above).
Caution: When unscrewing and removing the cheek blocks, do not mistake the piano's leg screw/bolt, with the cheek block's screw/bolt.
Also, be careful not to drop the cheek blocks once they are removed, which can gouge and permanently damage the piano's case, and the block's delicate condition.
To recap: the piano's serial number may be hidden on the back of the piano'skeyslip (immediately in front of / below the keys), on the action's frontkeyframe, on the cheek blocks (each side), or within the action itself, once removed from the piano.
Scroll down below to find the (1) manufacturer of your piano, and then (2) click on the link to find the serial number.
(Please be patient as we are updating this page on a daily basis. We invite you to SUBSCRIBE to this page, and to use the search box above, as serial numbers are being updated and added on an ongoing basis.)
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What Is the Online Piano Appraisal Service?
The Online Appraisal Service is intended as a piano price point for those who are thinking of selling their piano, or who are searching for a used piano.
The Online Piano Appraisal Service can help you to determine the current market value range of your piano - if you are looking to buy or sell one, or just need a rough estimate of how much your piano is worth.
This evaluation can serve as a reasonable starting point to began at.
An evaluation can be delivered in as little as 24 hours, or in five (5) days, depending on the delivery option you choose.
At times you may need a written appraisal to prove the value of your piano under certain conditions. A piano appraisal can prevent you from selling your piano for too little or paying too much for a new piano.
Written Piano Appraisals are needed for such purposes as:
BUYING
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*Tax donations require a separate, on-site evaluation (see below).
Many different factors influence a piano's value, including the following:
1) Manufacturer 2) Age 3) Interior & Exterior Components' Condition.
4) Condition of piano's case, finish, and keys. 5)Geographic location.
6) Rarity, scarcity, and/or furniture value. 7) Depreciation factors.
8)Eagerness of potential buyer (or seller) 9) Local or National Economy
Who Should Use This Service?
Anyone who needs a quick, reliable, and inexpensive guide to a piano valuation:
- Sellers: You are thinking of selling your piano. You need an idea of the piano's value in order to determine a starting point selling price.
- Buyers: You are searching for a used piano. You need to know if a piano in particular is priced reasonably.
- Owners: You are curious to know the fair market value of your piano. But you don't want a comprehensive appraisal performed by a piano technician just yet.
See the videos below, to learn more about the internal components of your piano.
Please Note: The Online Appraisal Service is based entirely online, and is a general evaluation of your piano. It is meant to serve as a starting point of reference, only. It is not intended to replace an on-site piano inspection, which is separate and different from the online appraisal service.
This service is intended for acoustic piano and player piano appraisals, only.
Keyboard and organ appraisals are offered as a separate service, for a fee of $40, delivered within 5-7 business days. This includes any electric, electronic, and digital keyboards; digital pianos; analog keyboards; synthesizers and samplers; and vintage keyboards.
Celebrity Owned Piano Appraisals understandably require more in-depth and extensive research, than a standard piano evaluation. This specialized research includes: the piano's Celebrity and/or Historical Value, Fair Market Value, and Art Case Value (if applicable).
If you are on a limited budget, we will appraise based only upon what we can discover in the time allotted, which may result in a lower price returned. When we are able to determine and document the piano's value, with more thorough and extensive research, to justify its starting market asking price, $350 is the standard price for a fully researched appraisal, delivered within 7-10 business days.
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Once your payment has been accepted, please allow 10 seconds for Paypal to redirect. Once you have been redirected, you may enter information about your piano at the online evaluation form.
STEP 3: Send 'Well-Lighted' Pictures of Your Piano.
Pictures of the piano's interior and exterior, including the (1) case and (2) keys [exterior]; (3) hammers, (4) strings and tuning pins, (5) soundboard and bridges, (6) cast iron plate [interior]. Or, you may send a video of your piano (e.g. play all the keys: naturals and sharps, up and down the keyboard; open the lids and case; record all components, listed above).
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