One of the primary ways you can begin to investigate the value of your piano is by locating the serial number. The serial number is considered your piano’s birth certificate, and it is the way the original manufacturer assigned it a unique.

Belarus Piano Co. 1935-7 1939-294 1946-304 1950-2563 1955-1-2-3-4-5-670437. The serial number is considered your piano’s birth certificate, and it is the way the original manufacturer assigned it a unique. However, locating it can be tricky. We provide our customers with the following real-life diagrams to quickly help them find the serial number on their grand or upright piano.

Fleetwood mobile home serial number location. However, locating it can be tricky. We provide our customers with the following real-life diagrams to quickly help them find the serial number on their grand or upright piano.

Grand serial numbers like on the Steinway pictured above may be found in many different places. The various places on the diagram point to some possible locations.

Typically, a serial number has 5 to 7 digits, but in some cases, it may have fewer or more and may also include a letter. This is a view of the grand with the lid open and the music desk removed. It may be necessary to clean dust off the harp or soundboard before the serial number can be seen.

Upright or vertical piano serial numbers can usually be found by lifting the lid and looking inside on the gold harp or plate. It is usually not necessary to remove the upper front panel to find the serial number (as in this picture).

By locating the serial number, you can begin your research to know the value of the piano. The first thing the serial number tells you is the age of the piano. Paired with the who made the piano, the age is a key piece of information, and many piano experts can begin to assign a value quickly after assessing the condition and a few other criteria.

Sometimes, however, a serial number can be nearly impossible to find, even to professionals who know where to look and have identified thousands of serial numbers in their years of expertise. If you are running into this problem, feel free to give us a call, and we’ll be happy to work with you to locate your serial number.

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Upright piano: http://www.steinhovenpianos.com/

Wm. Knabe Pianos remain as one of the most celebrated piano brands in the world.

Despite the long pattern of turnovers and shifts from one owner to another, the long list of turnovers has not changed the quality of the products and the satisfaction Knabe pianos give to whomever plays them.
Company History

The start of Wm. Knabe and Co. pianos can be traced back to the 1830s. After his move to the United States from Germany, William Knabe worked for a well-known piano maker, Henry Hartge, and four years later, in 1837, Knabe started selling and repairing used pianos on his own.

In 1839, Knabe opened a partnership with Henry Gaehle, as Knabe & Gaehle, for the purpose of manufacturing pianos in Baltimore, Maryland. The company made drastic success until the early 1850’s. Following Gaehle’s death in 1855, Knabe advertised that he bought all the rights of the company and continued the business as Wm. Knabe and Co.

After his death on May 21, 1864, Wilhem Knabe was succeeded by his son William Knabe and his son-in-law Charles Keidel. In 1908, the Knabe company incorporated, and joined the American Piano Company. In 1932, Aeolian purchased American, and together they formed the Aeolian-American Corporation Knabe became part of the Mason & Hamlin Corporation, along with Falcone, Sohmer, and George Steck.

Today, Wm. Knabe and Co. is one of the top lines of pianos manufactured by Samick Musical Instruments, Ltd.

Present Day Manufacturing

Samick acquired the name Wm. Knabe and Co. from PianoDisc, the owner of Mason and Hamlin in 2001. As of 2007, Samick offers Knabe in seven different designs; three sizes for grand pianos and four sizes for upright pianos.

Samick opened a distributor center and factory in Tennessee where Knabe and other piano lines are manufactured. In 2010, Samick made the announcement that the rims for Knabe pianos are constructed and assembled in Korean factories and shipped to Tennessee to have the actions assembled and regulated.

For over one hundred years, Wm. Knabe and Co. pianos have maintained its name and quality despite the transfer of assets and rights.

More details about Knabe's history can be found at the Knabe Institute website: http://www.knabeinstitute.org/the-knabe-legacy.html

1850 -- 4100 1961 - 169998
1855 -- 5900 1962 - 166559
1860 -- 7400 1963 - 168148
1865 - 10000 1964 - 169626
1870 - 13000 1965 - 171287
1875 - 16000 1966 - 172986
1880 - 20000 1967 - 174764
1885 - 27000 1968 - 176379
1890 - 33000 1969 - 177801
1895 - 43000 1970 - 179259
1900 - 47000 1971 - 180177
1905 - 57000 1972 - 180871
1910 - 68000 1973 - 182171
1915 - 78000 1974 - 183886
1920 - 88000 1975 - 185468
1925 - 97400 1976 - 187038
1929 - 106100 1977 - 188635
1930 - 107300 1978 - 190686
1935 - 114100 1979 - 192324
1940 - 124000 1980 - 194164
1946 - 133500 1981 - 195484
1950 - 144620 1982 - 196284
1955 - 154300 1983 - 197840
1960 - 162750
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