Pierce Interpretation...

[JPIESIK]

Jim,

Using that logic, is it correct to assume that Anderson & Co. produced 45,000 
pianos in their first year, 1914? I'm also stumped.

John Piesik, RPT
Oceanside, CA



In a message dated 3/30/99 11:25:13 AM, you wrote:
     
<<Jay,
     
I have always thought that the 21400 was the first piano built in 1907 and 
that 24100 was the first piano built in 1908.
     
Tom>>
     
Jay, Tom;
 Just the thing to clear the cobwebs and quit working for a minute :-)
I had this same question and used the name of "Bord" as my reasoning as far as 
the atlas goes.
 The 9th edition lists Bord (by Pleyel) as being founded in 1840, it also
lists the serial No. 1, in 1840, the next listing is for 1845 where the serial 
number rises to No. 1200.  Now I took/take  this to mean that "Bord" produced 
one piano in 1840, so that was the last piano produced that year...right? If 
that reasoning is correct than serial No. 1200 was the last piano produced in 
1845....right?
     
   So far, so good......but do the serial numbers reflect actual "units"
produced or just assigned serial numbers........ in other words if a unit is 
destroyed in production, or is found to be totally unsuitable for sale, does 
the serial number just switch to another unit? Or is that number just skipped 
over?  The plot thickens and I have no answer :-)
Jim Bryant (FL)