Seeking year made of P.A. Starck - SN #202617

[tom driscoll]

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> Sometimes you don't have a real answer to a name with a serial#..I've
> come across it a few times over the years myself, as I'm sure most of us
> have.
>
> Trying to read between the lines,
> Phil Bondi(Fl)
>
Or as Yogi said:
     "You can observe a lot by looking"

    Look at the bottom of the  plate , near the pedals--often a casting date
will be there,
    Look at the #1 or 2 key sometimes on the sides for a penciled date
    Look at the action, behind the main action rail,or if your lucky on the
front of the letoff rail for a stamped or penciled date.

   These dates will usually indicate the year of manufacture,with one
warning---on late forty's pianos I've seen keys or plates with different
dates. When production stopped for the war they didn't throw the stuff out.
For example one piano could have a plate cast in 41' and keys made in 47'.
    Tom Driscoll RPT