The low 6-digit serial number denotes a relatively early Gulbransen piano. In this case, the piano with a serial number 285144 would have been produced somewhere in mid- to late 1928. This year began with serial 282000 and progressed on up to 300000, which marked the start of the 1929 production year. 1 person found this useful. Established in Chicago in 1904, Gulbransen was a major contributor to the American piano industry in the early 20th Century. Gulbransen produced a full line of upright and grand pianos, but they were likely the largest maker of player pianos in the pre-Depression era. Serial Numbers. Antique Gulbransen Master Console piano now on sal. Austin Selling this Antique Gulbransen Master Console piano! Serial number #381133. Great condition with matching Bench Piano Length 57.5' Width 26' Height 40.5' Bench Length 33.5' Width 13.5' Height 20'. To purchase, call or tex. The age of your piano is determined mainly from its serial number. You may be able to find information about the age of your piano from the links below. The serial numbers for pianos are usually at least 5 numbers long. Some older piano have 4 digits. Many of the newer pianos have a very long combination of numbers and letters. A guide for collectors and sellers to determine the age of a Gulbransen piano is to locate the brand name and the serial number. There are numerous historical publications used by experts and enthusiasts in the music industry to cross reference brand names and serial numbers in order to target the dates of manufacture.
Good question! And a simple one to answer. First, a how-to on where to find the serial number of your piano. Upright pianos will have their serial numbers either painted onto the cast iron backplate, or stamped into the pinblock underneath. Serial numbers may also be found on the edges of the kickboard down below, sometimes on the edges of the fallboard (key cover) or sometimes on the underside of the top lid.
Grand and baby grand pianos will have their serial numbers on or under the plate, directly behind the music desk (stand), or sometimes on a soundboard label in the middle of the piano under the strings.
Below is a helpful list of serial numbers from different manufacturers, and their corresponding years:
ACKERMAN & LOWE
1911-8000 1912-9100
1928-100000 1929-104000 1930-105000 1931-106000 1932-107000 1933-108000
ACOUSTIGRANDE
1901-800 1908-5400
ACROSONIC (Baldwin Uprights and Verticals, Classic, Ellington, Franke, Howard before 1959, Kremlin, Manuelo, Modello, Monarch, St. Regis, Sargent, Schroeder, Valley Gem and Winton). All Baldwin Upright or Vertical Pianos – Does not include Hamilton Studios or Baldwin Grand Pianos.
AEOLIAN
AEOLIAN/AEOLIAN – AMERICAN Est. 1903 – New York, N.Y.
The manufacturing facilities at East Rochester was comprised of a series of separate and individual factories planned so that manufacturing of the various instruments was carried on in an entirely individual and distinct manner, and by separate organizations, each under direction of men who had been associated with each respective make for many years, thus preserving, unimpaired, the individual and distinctive qualities of each piano. Combined they made a great and powerful contribution to the art of music, for each of the great instruments they produced will continue providing magnificent music for generations to come. Name brands built in East Rochester include Chickering & Sons, J & C Fischer, Wm. Knabe, Mason & Hamlin, and George Steck.
H. B. Tremaine was a business genius who brought about the commercial exploitation of the piano player on a big scale. Tremaine’s father had built a successful small business making and cranked table-top-sized mechanical organs, a very popular item in homes in the late 1800’s. He founded the “Aeolian Organ and Music Company” around 1888; the firm achieved considerable success with larger instruments and organs. His son took over in 1899 and immediately set about to apply his own business acumen to the company’s affairs. With the newly perfected “Pianola,’ he launched an aggressive advertising campaign which was entirely new to the stodgy piano business. With four page color advertisements (almost unheard of in that day) published in the popular magazines, he literally stunned the piano industry with the message that here, indeed, was the answer to everyone’s prayer for music in the home! Tremaine and Pianola built an enormous business empire over the next thirty years. It wasn’t long after the turn of the century that it was deemed desirable to “miniaturize” the clumsy Pianola and other similar, instruments so that they could be built directly inside the pianos. Within a few short years, the push up”players disappeared from the scene. By this time everyone got into the act, and every piano maker so manufactured a player of some sort.
This name is known the world over in connection with musical instruments, It is applied to some of the various products of the Aeolian Company of New York which instruments of renown included the Duo Art Pianola, Weber Pianola, Steck Pianola, Wheelock Pianola, Stuyvesant Pianola, Steinway Duo Art Pianola, Stroud Pianola the Aeolian Orchestrelle and the Aeolian Pipe Organ; it also controlled the Meludee Music Co., Inc., and the Universal Music Co.
1903-1900 1904-3000 1905-5400 1906-9000
AEOLIAN-AMERICAN DIVISION OF AEOLIAN CORP.
Piano lines controlled and manufactured by this Division listed alphabetically include Chickering & Sons, Wm. Knabe & Co., Mason & Hamlin and Weber. The manufacturing facilities at East Rochester consist of over 250,000 sq. ft. of space situated on over eight acres of land occupied and devoted exclusively to the manufacture of only pianos since 1906. Aeolian was one of America’s largest producers of grand pianos. Instruments made by Aeolian American Division enjoyed an unquestioned reputation throughout the world
AEOLIAN – AMERICAN CORPORATION – Founded 1932
Aeolian – American was the consolidation of the American Piano Company, Aeolian Piano Company formerly Winter & Company, and Weber Piano Company. Factories were located at East Rochester N.Y., Worchester Ma. and Memphis, Tenn.
Aeolian probably produced more instruments than any other company in the U.S. Founded as Heller & Co. in 1899, later incorporated as Winter & Co. in 1903, the firm became affiliated with Sears Roebuck and Co. In 1941 William G. Heller, Henry R. Heller and associates acquired the Sears interest and devoted the production to defense work during World War II. Faith in the industry and the conviction that the piano industry needed someone to keep the venerable manufacturers in operation, Aeolian has acquired companies which would not otherwise have survived.
During 1960 the work force included only excellent craftsmen under the direction of people who had been associated with these fine makes for many years, thus preserving unimpaired the Individual and distinctive quality of each piano. The affiliation of the various houses that formed this large and powerful contributing force to the art of music, insures for each a wider scope for musical activity in that each of its units was of the highest quality in its grade, which had an extraordinary economy of production. This company’s purchasing power contributed immeasurably to the integrity and value of instruments that were made in the various Divisions.
Aeolian Corporation, which in 1982 owned over 40 registered brand names, the product of merger and acquisitions over the years combining 16 domestic piano producers and the largest Canadian producer. Recognition was given by the trade to the various Aeolian lines is the best evidence that Aeolian Corporation pianos manufactured in Memphis and East Rochester, fulfilled every requirement in grands, studios, spinets, consoles and players in a variety of scales and finishes, as well as case designs. Aeolian produced not only the concert and beginners piano, but also for the artist and leisure time musician.
Although production ceased in 1982 and 1985 there are countless thousands of Aeolian -American pianos still in use throughout America, in private homes, schools, churches and rental fleets. They were not always the most expensive, and some of their designs were, while aesthetically correct they weren’t always perfect, but they did and still do provide students with the perfect entry level piano ever made at a price that most families could afford.
A B Chase Gabler Musette
Aeolian Haines & Co. Normandie
Armstrong Haines Bros. Pease
Bent, George P. W.P. Haines Pianette
Bradbury Hallet & Davis Pianola
Brewster Hardman Poole
D.S. Buchanan Heller & Company Primatone
Cable Holmer & Sons Restonic
Cable, Fayette S. Holmes & Co. Rudolph
Carola Huntington Schneider,
Chickering Ivers & Pond Schiller
Conover – Cable Kingsbury George Steck
Cook, J.B. Knabe Sterling
Crown Kranich & Bach Sting
Duo – Art Laffargue Stratford
Elbridge Lindeman Stroud
Ellsworth Marshall & Wendell Stuyvesant
Emerson Mason & Hamlin Vose & Sons
Euphona Mehlin & Sons R. W. Waude,
J & C. Fischer Melodigrand Weber
Foster – Armstrong Mendelssohn Wheelock
Franklin Henry F. Miller Wellington
See individual names for numbers not listed.
Aeolian distinguished itself as a piano maker, not merely an assembler. Aeolian plants produced pianos that were quality assured, one of the reasons that over the years many of the largest school systems in the United States have selected their pianos exclusively. In addition, broadcasting stations, colleges, music schools, universities, operas, and symphonies have countless Aeolian pianos in constant service, this was during the time that American Institutions purchased pianos on limited budgets, not as commercial endorsements or University and College Piano Sale locations.
IVERS & POND and AEOLIAN NUMBERS
ALEXANDER
1960-172000 1963-183000 1966-195000 1961-176000 1964-187000 1967-199000
ANDERSON BROTHERS
1956-160000 1959-169000 1962-180000 1965-191000 1957-163100 1960-172000 1963-183000 1966-195000 1958-166000 1961-176000 1964-187000 1967-199000 ANGELUS
1912-1000 1915-3400 1918-5400 1921-7500
1913-1500 1916-4200 1919-6000 1922-8000
1914-2600 1917-4800 1920-6700
APOLLO
1901-2075 1911-17800 1921-45000 1931-112000 1902-4000 1912-19600 1922-49000 1932-118000 1904-7000 1914-23200 1924-58000 1934-130000 1905-8700 1915-24400 1925-63000 1935-132000 1906-10000 1916-26800 1926-77000 1936-135000 1907-11500 1917-29000 1927-80000 1937-137000 1908-13000 1918-32800 1928-87000 1938-150000 1909-14500 1919-36000 1929-95000 1939-155000 1910-16000 1920-40000 1930-106000
ARIA DIVINA
Verticals & Grand Built by Aeolian after 1959:
ASTIN – WEIGHT
AUGUST FORSTER
1873- 900 1924- 50000 1960-122500 1974-147500
AUTOTONE PLAYER PIANOS
1960-121100 1966-134300 1972-142900 1978-150900 1961-123400 1967-136000 1973-144700 1979-150300 1962-126200 1968- N/A 1974-146500 1980-151100 1963-128500 1969- N/A 1975-147600 1981-151800 1964-130500 1970- N/A 1976-148700 1982-152200 1965-132000 1971-141100 1977-149900 1983-153100
BACON, FRANCIS
1950-408000 1964-570000 1971-643000 1978-722500 1955-503000 1965-579000 1972-653500 1979-737000 1958-521000 1966-589000 1973-660000 1980-754000 1960-535000 1967-601500 1974-683000 1981-767000 1961-542000 1968-611000 1975-695000 1982-780000 1962-551000 1969-621000 1976-708500 1983-795491 BAILEY
1901-1000 1909-9000 1916-16000 1923-23000 1902-2000 1910-1000 1917-17000 1924-24000 1903-3000 1911-11000 1918-18000 1925-25000 1904-4000 1912-12000 1919-19000 1926-26000 1905-5000 1913-13000 1920-20000 1927-27000 1906-6000 1914-14000 1921-21000 1928-28000 1907-7000 1915-15000 1922-22000 1929-29000
BALDWIN
Pianos bearing this well known and an honorable name is the product of The Baldwin Piano and in the best sense of the word, instruments of the highest degree of excellence. The system or chain of scientific improvements of the Baldwin piano based on the law of acoustics, and known as the Baldwin acoustic system, which permitted the greatest conservation of tone, secures an artistic result of the highest quality, and has resulted in gaining for. It enjoys a leading position among the world’s artistic musical instruments. Baldwin is now owned by the Gibson Guitar Company.
Historically: The Baldwin piano has an individuality of the highest character. When it was exhibited at the International Exposition at Paris in 1900 it was honored with an award (The Grand Prix) which has never been bestowed on any, other American piano, and the highest honor ever received by any, piano made In America. The Baldwin pianos are made in most modem and perfectly equipped factories under ideal manufacturing conditions. At the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Mo., 1904, the Baldwin piano was again awarded the Grand Prize and still another Grand Prize was awarded the Baldwin pianos and Manualos at the Anglo-American Exposition, London, 1914. The “New York Tribune,” in commenting on the comprehensive display of the Baldwin Company at Paris, and the success of this piano and this house, said that they made a record that would never he forgot in the history of uprights, grands and reproducing pianos, the grands including the various sizes from concert grands to small grands for parlors. In Rome, 1923, the Baldwin piano was awarded the Papal Medal and the House of Baldwin appointed “Purveyors to the Holy See.” The Baldwin piano is recognized as a universal favorite between the leading operatic artists and virtuosos of the pianoforte. The Baldwin Manualo is a unification of the most artistic piano with the most scientific players’ construction; in other words, it combines the highest artistic attainment in piano production with the most gratifying ability of performance.
ACROSONIC Built by BALDWIN (Baldwin Uprights and Verticals, Classic, Ellington, Franke, Howard before 1959, Kremlin, Manuelo, Modello, Monarch, St. Regis, Sargent, Schroeder, Valley Gem and Winton). All Baldwin Upright or Vertical Pianos – Does not include Hamilton Studios or Baldwin Grand Pianos.
1900-9000 1918-109000 1992-1501002
BALDWIN GRAND PIANOS
The Baldwin Grand Piano, designed, built and guaranteed by the Baldwin Company is used exclusively by the first rank of artists in all spheres of musical expression – pianists, composers, conductors, singers, instrumentalists – as well as the outstanding symphony orchestras around the world and in music festivals everywhere. Without reservation, from the nine-foot concert grand to the five feet, two inch grand, every Baldwin embodies the latest concepts of acoustical science and piano making, it is a precision engineered musical instrument of the highest degree of excellence. Any Baldwin made piano is worth the time. Money and energy to rebuild or refurbish.
Following is a list of brand names that are in use or in development, by Gibson, since 2003: A. B. Chase, Aeolian, Ampico, Baldwin, Cable, Chickering, Ellington, Howard, Ivers & Pond, J & C Fischer, 1{ranich & Bach, Monarch, Mozart, Pianola, Pianovelle, Sargent, and Wurlitzer. In 2004 Gibson acquired a piano factory in the Guangdong Province, of China. In 2006 they purchased the Dongbei Piano Group, third-biggest Chinese piano maker.
1895-6000 1969-184661 1991-298934
Baldwin vertical pianos up to 42” tall
Baldwin vertical 248A Pro, 48”
1990-427993 1991-435212 1992-440915 1993-445623
Baldwin vertical pianos 44” tall and up: 6000, 5050, 248 (after 1993), 243
HAMILTON PIANO CO., Est. 1889, with factories at Chicago Heights, Ill. Controlled by the Baldwin Piano Company. Gibson Guitars Guitars acquired the Hamilton name in 2001, when they purchased the Baldwin Piano Co. See Acrosonic or Baldwin for additional numbers. Serial numbers are for the first piano made in year shown.
1901-20000 1921-97500 1941-133000
BAY. H.C.
1914-3000 1918-8000 1922-14000 1926-19200 1915-4000 1919-9500 1923-15500 1927-20300 1916-5000 1920-11000 1924-17000 1928-22000 1917-6500 1921-12500 1925-18000 1929-23000
BECHSTEIN
BENT, GEORGE P.
Bjur Bros. same serial numbers as Brambach by Kohler & Campbell after 1955.
1912-10000 1916-14000 1920-18000 1924-22000
1914-12000 1917-15000 1921-19000 1925-23000
1915-13000 1918-16000 1922-20000
BOSENDORFER
1900-15640 1935-25700 1950-26960 1970-29109
1910-19640 1940-26290 1955-27490 1975-30622
1920-22530 1944-26730 1960-27900 1980-33444
BRADBURY
1900-29400 1930-98000 1942-204000 1949-254000 1910-35700 1935-125000 1943-210000 1951-266000 1920-40000 1940-183000 1947-243000 1952-300000 1925-40300 1941-193000 1948-250000 1953-305000 1960-364200 1966-397700 1972-420500 1978-44000 1961-370700 1967-401500 1973-424900 1979-44400 1962-376900 1968-405200 1974-430300 1980-44690 1963-383100 1969-407500 1975-433400 1981-44970 1964-387900 1970-410900 1976-436900 1982-45240 1965-392000 1971-415600 1977-438000
BRAMBACH
1900-10000 1930-266000 1942-300200 1950-408000 1910-30000 1935-274000 1947-401000 1951-412000 1920-50000 1940-289000 1948-403000 1952-416000 1925-60000 1941-295000 1949-406000 1953-420000 1955-503000 1965-579000 1972-653500 1979-737000 1958-521000 1966-589000 1973-660000 1980-754000 1960-535000 1967-601500 1974-683000 1981-767000 1961-542000 1968-611000 1975-695000 1982-780000 1962-551000 1969-621000 1976-708500 1983-795491 1963-560000 1970-631500 1977-712000
BRINKERHOFF
1907-3500 1913-80000 1919-140000 1925-190000 1908-6000 1914-88000 1920-147500 1926-202000 1909-9000 1915-100000 1921-155000 1927-210000 1910-11000 1916-110000 1922-162500 1928-218000 1911-62000 1917-120000 1923-170000 1929-226000 1912-71000 1918-130000 1924-180000 1930-230000
BUSH & GERTS
1900-22000 1920-62000 1931-72200 1939-73600
1905-33000 1925-70000 1933-72500 1941-74100
1915-55000 1930-72000 1936-72900 1942-75000
BUSH & LANE
1902-18000 1920-46000 1923-52500 1928-61500
1905-23000 1921-47500 1924-68000 1929-62000
1915-37500 1922-49800 1925-57700 1930-63000
CABARET PLAYER PIANO
1977-5000 1979-7800 1981-10100
1978-6600 1980-9000 1982-11300
CABLE
CABLE – PRE-1950
1885-3000 1909-122000 1920-224000 1931-300000
1908-110000 1919-217000
CABLE after 1950 Aeolian
1950-318000 1959-345800 1967-393000 1975-425700 1951-321000 1960-350600 1968-392800 1976-429300 1952-323000 1961-355000 1969-398000 1977-434000 1953-326000 1962-360000 1970-402000 1978-437000 1954-333000 1963-365000 1971-407300 1979-443000 1955-336500 1964-372000 1972-411400 1980-448000 1956-338000 1965-379000 1973-415900 1981-451000 1957-339200 1966-386000 1974-420700 1982-455200 1958-342400
CABLE, HOBART M.
CABLE-NELSON Made by Everett to 1973
1900-42000 1910-54000 1920-62000 1930-72000 Vertical & Grand Pianos After 1960 Made by Aeolian
Gulbransen Piano Serial Number Lookup
CHICKERING & SONS
1900-11000 1916-25000 1921-34000 1927-39900
1905-15000 1917-26800 1923-37800 1928-40300
1915-23500 1920-32000 1925-39000 1929-41000
CLARENDON
1910-33100 1923-100000 1925-106600 1928-115900
1915-64000 1924-102400 1926-109000 1930-117000
CONOVER
1960-350600 1962-360000 1964-372000 1961-355000 1963-365000 1965-379000
CONOVER-CABLE
1950-318000 1958-342400 1966-386000 1975-425700 1951-321000 1959-345800 1967-393000 1976-429300 1952-323000 1960-350600 1969-398000 1977-434000 1953-326000 1961-355000 1970-401700 1978-437000 1954-333000 1962-360000 1971-407300 1979-443000 1955-336500 1963-365000 1972-411400 1980-448000 1956-338000 1964-372000 1973-415900 1981-451000 1957-339200 1965-379000 1974-420700 1982-455200
CROWN
Crown pianos by Crown Before 1960:
1900-15000 1920-72300 1930-102500 1940-198000 1905-33000 1927-89000 1933-118000 1947-243000 1910-50000 1928-94000 1936-153000 1948-250000 1915-64000 1929-98000 1939-190000 1949-254000 Crown Pianos Made by Aeolian After 1960:
1965-1000 1968-16000 1971-31000 1974-49500
1966-6000 1969-21000 1972-36500 1975-56000
1967-11500 1970-26500 1973-42500 1976-63000
DAVENPORT – TREACY
1964-100442 1969-12000 1974-135600 1979-145600 1965-104300 1970-12190 1975-137500 1980-148000 1966-109800 1971-12490 1976-140900 1981-150500 1967-112300 1972-12720 1977-142800 1982-145300
ESTEY
Alexander Malcome Love Lancaster Chase & Baker Drachmann Metropolitan Anderson Bro Meldorf Purcell Wegman Soward Settergren
Estey Pianos with Settergren numbers:
1928-8000 1934-17500 1939-22400 1943-24800
1942-24600 1949-27000
1982-1001 1985-1016 1988-1110 1991-1414
1983-1004 1986-1027 1989-1201 1992-1560
1984-1008 1987-1047 1990-1305 1993-1620
FAZER
1965-4510 1972-13705 1979-45105 1986-87510 1966-5810 1973-16410 1980-55800 1987-92510 1967-6410 1974-19610 1981-62000 1988-98116 1968-7301 1975-22305 1982-69150 1989-105240 1969-8005 1976-26505 1983-73055 1990-111644 1970-9205 1977-31013 1984-76050 1992-116787 1971-10605 1978-41520 1985-81860 1993-121810
FEURICH
1900-13900 1930-46500 1955-53400 1970-62400 1910-23800 1935-47500 1960-55150 1975-66300 1915-30600 1940-49600 1965-59001 1980-70000 1920-35100 1944-50500 1967-61000 1985-73500 1925-40700 1950-51300 1969-61600 1990-77000
FISCHER, J & C
1900-115000 1950-187000 1969-214239 1975-219100
1905-126700 1960-198500 1970-215343 1976- N/A
1910-134000 1965-207741 1971-216700 1977- N/A
GRAND-KINKAID by Marantz
Superscope Pianocorder Player Pianos
GULBRANSEN
1915-90000 1940-344000 1961-479000 1966-551000
HAINES BROTHERS
HALLET & DAVIS PIANO COMPANY
Grands before 1960. Vertical & Grands after 1960
1901-49500 1915-85000 1929-131000 1944-215000 1902-51000 1916-89000 1930-132000 1945-215000 1903-53000 1917-93000 1931-132000 1946-215000 1904-55000 1918-96500 1932-132000 1947-503000 1905-55000 1919-100000 1934-132000 1948-504000 1906-59000 1920-102000 1935-133000 1949-504900 1907-61000 1921-105000 1936-135000 1950-506000 1908-63000 1922-109000 1937-153000 1951-507000 1909-65000 1923-113000 1938-163000 1952-508000 1910-68000 1924-117000 1939-170000 1953-507550 1911-71000 1925-121000 1940-183000 1954-509700 1912-74000 1926-124000 1941-193000 1955-510270 1913-77000 1927-128000 1942-204000 1956-510260 1914-81000 1928-131000 1943-215000 1957-510500
Verticals & Grands By Winter/Aeolian after 1960:
1960-364200 1966-397700 1972-420500 1978-440000 1961-370700 1967-401500 1973-424900 1979-444000 1962-376900 1968-405200 1974-430300 1980-446900 1963-383100 1969-407500 1975-433400 1981-449700 1964-387900 1970-410900 1976-436900 1982-452400 1965-392000 1971-415600 1977-438000
HAMILTON
1900-16000 1922-102200 1935-127500 1960-188249 1905-36000 1923-107500 1940-132000 1966-226950 1910-56000 1924-111000 1947-135000 1973-279076 1915-76000 1925-115500 1952-149000 1980-343950 1920-93000 1930-126000 1955-160686 1982-366819
HARDMAN
1900-48000 1922-89300 1935-95200 1960-121100 1905-58000 1923-90000 1940-97000 1966-134300 1910-68100 1924-91000 1947-101000 1973-144700 1915-77200 1925-91500 1952-106400 1980-151100 1920-86000 1930-94200 1955-109000 1982-152200
HARRINGTON
1900-24500 1922-93000 1935-118000 1956-164200 1905-32000 1923-96000 1940-130000 1957-165000 1910-43000 1924-99000 1947-151500 1958-166000 1915-70000 1925-102000 1952-158600 1959-166723 1920-88000 1930-105300 1955-163200 1960-167125
HAZELTON BROTHERS
1900-25800 1922-215000 1935-274000 1950-408000 1905-37600 1923-223000 1940-289000 1952-416000 1910-49000 1924-230000 1947-401000 1954-427000 1915-64000 1925-237000 1948-403000 1955-503000 1920-73000 1930-266000 1949-406000 1960-511000
HINZE MADE BY KIMBALL
1904-55000 1918-96500 1932-132000 1947-503000
1905-55000 1919-100000 1934-132000 1948-504000
HORUGEL Germany
1900-8800 1922-34750 1932-43180 1948-40800 1905-11150 1923-35200 1933-44000 1949-44630 1915-28950 1925-37500 1935-43380 1951-44900 1920-32500 1930-42500 1940-44000 1952-45100
HORUGEL Samick Korea
1976-00645 1977-00847 1978-30150 1979-32740
HOWARD BUILT BY BALDWIN
1900-9000 1922-145000 1935-251800 1950-443258 1905-31000 1923-154000 1936-260000 1951-468177 1910-57000 1924-162000 1940-300000 1960-496180 1915-83000 1925-172000 1948-402000 1965-825030 1920-12700 1930-217000 1949-431000 1968-106212
HYUNDAI
1978-30150 1981-31960 1984-50630 1988-114390
1979-32740 1982-39410 1985-53844 1990-380000
1980-29530 1983-53400 1986-75020 1995-500000
IRWIN & SONS
1960-158800 1962-169000 1964-183000 1966-207000
1961-163000 1963-176000 1965-195000 1967-219000
IVERS & POND
Grand Pianos Ivers & Pond Numbers:
1900-24000 1922-71000 1935-78400 1950-84000 1905-37800 1923-72100 1936-78600 1955-86350 1910-48100 1924-73200 1940-79900 1960-91014 1915-57900 1925-74500 1946-80000 1962-94370 1920-68900 1930-77500 1947-80300 1963-97026 1960-91014 1966-109800 1972-127200 1978-144000 1961-92222 1967-112300 1973-130700 1979-145600 1962-94371 1968-116000 1974-135600 1980-148000 1963-97026 1969-120000 1975-137500 1981-150500 1964-100442 1970-121900 1976-140900 1982-145300
KAWAI
1950-14200 1967-251660 1975-785568 1983-1372000 1952-15000 1968-303686 1976-844362 1984-1465000 1955-20590 1969-369088 1977-904384 1985-1549000 1958-23200 1970-425121 1978-973490 1986-1627000 1960-26000 1971-488834 1979-1067130 1987-1704000 1964-13230 1972-558216 1980-1126366 1988-1779000 1965-16517 1973-633601 1981-1219355 1989-1850000 1966-20343 1974-718768 1982-1300000 1990-1921000
KIMBALL
1900-71000 1920-322000 1930-383000 1940-442000
1905-140000 1921-328000 1931-386000 1941-442000
1910-211000 1922-336000 1932-389000 1942-444000
Note: No production during WWII 1943/ 1944 / 1945
Vertical and Grand pianos after 1950:
KINGSBURY MADE BY THE CABLE COMPANY CHICAGO
Grand Pianos by Kingsbury Before 1949:
KOHLER & CAMPBELL
Astor Brambach Davenport Hilton Behning Campbell J.C. Hazleton Stratford Behr Brothers Celeste Kohler, Charles Tom Thumb Bacon, Francis Classic Kroger Waldorf
1905-46000 1918-198000
KRAKAUER BROS.
KRANICH & BACH
1900-35000 1940-74600 1971-95000 1975-97100 1910-50000 1950-77200 1972-95600 1976-97700 1920-60900 1960-86200 1973-96200 1977-97780 1930-71000 1970-93300 1974-96700 1981-98000
KROGER
1900-10000 1917-190000 1925-237000 1933-270000 1905-46000 1918-198000 1926-240000 1934-272000 1910-116000 1919-203000 1927-250000 1935-274000 1913-150000 1921-210000 1929-264000 1937-278000 1914-155000 1922-215000 1930-266000 1947-401000 1915-165000 1923-223000 1931-267000 1948-403000 1916-179000 1924-237000 1932-268000 1949-406000
KURTZMANN
1900-13000 1917-61000 1925-86000 1933-97000
1905-25000 1918-65000 1926-89000 1934-97300
1914-46000 1922-77000 1930-96000 1938-107000
LANCASTER
1956-160000 1959-169000 1962-180000 1965-191000
1957-163100 1960-172000 1963-183000 1966-195000
1958-166000 1961-176000 1964-187000
LAUGHEAD, GORDON
1948-4100 1952-7500 1955-9500 1959-13800
1949-5000 1953-8200 1956-10100 1960-15000
1950-5900 1954-8900 1957-10960 1964-22130
LESAGE (Canadian Affiltate – Aeolian)
1960-36000 1967-47000 1975-56500 1982-65800 1961-37050 1968-48000 1976-58000 1983-66300 1962-38600 1969-49500 1977-60000 1984-66750 1963-40300 1970-50500 1978-61200 1985-67300 1964-42000 1971-51500 1979-62700 1986-67730 1965-44000 1972-53000 1980-64000 1987-67905 1966-45500 1974-54500 1981-65500 1988-70000
LESSING
1900-23090 1913-56000 1917-109500 1924-171000 1910-39000 1915-90000 1918-118000 1925-180000 1911-47000 1916-99500 1919-127000 1927-196000 LESTER (Betsy Ross)
1948-175000 1951-209000 1954-241000 1958-299700 1949-181000 1952-220000 1956-272000 1959-308800 1950-193000 1953-231000 1957-280000 1960-324400
LOVE, MALCOLM
1956-160000 1959-169000 1962-180000 1965-191000
1957-163100 1960-172000 1963-183000 1966-191800
1958-166000 1961-176000 1964-187000 1967-191950
LOWREY
1963-349000 1967-449000 1971-463000 1975-519000 1964-364000 1968-421000 1972-477000 1976-533000 1965-379000 1969-435000 1973-491000 1977-528325 1966-393000 1970-449000 1974-505000 1978-541325
MARSHALL & WENDELL
MELODIGRAND AEOLIAN 64 and 73 NOTE PIANOS
1949-1000 1952-6100 1955-9300 1958-12110
1950-3200 1953-7200 1956-10300 1959-13206
1951-4400 1954-8500 1957-11114 1960-14006
MELODIGRAND POOLE/IVERS & POND NUMBERS
MELVILLE CLARK
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1901-2075 1913-22000 1925-63000 1934-134000
1910-16000 1915-24400 1930-118000 1935-136000
1911-17800 1920-40000 1932-130000 1927-150000
MENDELSOHN
MILLER, HENRY F. AEOLIAN
POOLE/IVERS & POND NUMBERS
MONARCH BY BALDWIN
1900-5000 1950-67280 1975-211900 1982-340000
1910-8450 1960-87200 1976-233700 1985-355000
Used Gulbransen Piano Values
PIANOLA PLAYER PIANOS
PLAYTONE PLAYER PIANOS
POOLE PIANO COMPANY
1900-26000 1915-57900 1935-77400 1952-83400 1908-44000 1925-74500 1946-78300 1957-87490 1910-48100 1930-76800 1949-78800 1959-89816 1960-91014 1966-109800 1972-127200 1978-144000 1961-92222 1967-112300 1973-130700 1979-145600 1962-94371 1968-116000 1974-135600 1980-148000 1963-97026 1969-120000 1975-137500 1981-150500
1978-30150 1981-31960 1984-50630 1988-114390
SCHAEFFER
1900-17000 1919-58300 1922-65000 1925-71000
1910-36000 1920-60600 1923-67000 1929-75300
1915-50500 1921-52400 1924-69000 1931-77900
SCHAFER & SONS
1977-100000 1981-400000 1985-660000 1989-HG0089
1978-280000 1982-410000 1986-860000 1990-HG0190
1984-510000 1910-9000 1951-23200 1966-88200 1915-10400 1952-24500 1975-152200
1967-95500 1976-159700
1907-3500 1913-80000 1919-140000 1925-190000
1912-71000 SEILER, ED. 1918-130000 1924-180000 1930-230000
SETTERGRIN, B.K.
1963-183000 1964-187000 1966-191800 1967-192000
STARCK, P.A.
Grand pianos * Serial numbers preceded by a G.
STECK GEORGE Est. 1857 New York, N.Y.
STEINWAY & SONS
1900-95000 1955-346500 1970-418000 1981-473500
STING PLAYER PIANOS
VOSE & SONS
1940-90700 1963-98329 1968-10002 1978-100733
WEGMAN
1956-160000 1959-169000 1962-180000 1965-191000
1958-166000 1961-176000 1964-187000 1967-192000
WEINBACH
WILLIS & SONS
1900-20000 1940-57300 1952-74700 1957-84800 1910-28400 1945-63300 1953-78600 1958-92500 1930-45700 1951-68800 1955-81600 1960-102000 1960-364200 1966-397700 1972-420500 1978-440000 1961-370700 1967-401500 1973-424900 1979-444000 1962-376900 1968-405200 1974-430300 1980-446900 1963-383100 1969-407500 1975-433400 1981-449700
WINTER
1900-4000 1940-183000 1952-291000 1957-84800 1910-28000 1946-225000 1953-310000 1958-92500 1930-98000 1951-278000 1955-324000 1960-102000 1960-364200 1966-397700 1972-420500 1978-440000 1961-370700 1967-401500 1973-424900 1979-444000 1962-376900 1968-405200 1974-430300 1980-446900 1963-383100 1969-407500 1975-433400 1981-449700
After 1960:
1960-91014 1966-109800 1972-127200 1978-144000 1961-92222 1967-112300 1973-130700 1979-145600 1962-94371 1968-116000 1974-135600 1980-148000 1963-97026 1969-120000 1975-137500 1981-150500 1964-100442 1970-121900 1976-140900 1982-145300
WURLITZER
Apollo-De Kalb-Julius Bauer-Melville Clark-Farney Kingston-Kurtzman-Merrium-Schaff Bros.-Underwood 1901- 480 1910-11600 1919-36000 1928-85000 1902-1430 1911-13000 1920-40000 1929-93000 1903-1910 1912-14000 1921-45000 1930-112000 1904-3000 1913-15000 1922-49000 1931-118000 1905-4500 1914-19000 1923-53000 1932-126500 1906-6000 1915-22000 1924-58000 1933-130300 1907-7500 1916-25000 1925-63000 1934-133300 1908-9000 1917-28000 1926-77000 1935-136000 1909-10300 1918-32000 1927-80000 1936-138700
Gulbransen Piano Serial Number Lookup
After 1937:
1937-150000 1952-444000 1969-106500 1981-1645000 1938-175000 1953-474451 1970-1105000 1982-1700000 1939-180000 1955-537000 1971-1145000 1983-1725000 1940-195000 1960-657000 1972-1175000 1984-1775000 1941-210000 1961-715000 1973-1205000 1985-1825000 1942-225000 1962-760000 1974-1235000 1986-1850000 1946-330000 1963-815000 1975-1266000 1987-1900000 1947-333000 1964-860000 1976-1296000 1988-2020000 1948-340000 1965-905000 1977-1385000 1989-2055000 1949-370000 1966-945000 1978-1495000 1990-2080000
YOUNG CHANG
Vertical pianos
1978-780000 1981-810000 1984-009400 1987-0261000
1979-790000 1982-001000 1985-014700 1988-1300000
1980-800000 1983-004000 1986-019950 1989-1433342
Gulbransen Piano Serial Number Location
Grand Pianos
1978-780000 1981-810000 1984-011000 1987-026100
1979-790000 1982-004700 1985-016000 1988-032000
1980-800000 1983-007300 1986-019600 1989-045739
ZIMMERMANN
1960-195001 1965-215001 1970-246001 1980-400001
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