---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Many Baldwin's have a punched ser# on the belly rail, and on the up side of the rear leg console, as an anti theft marking. How far back this system was in place I don't know. Roger At 01:24 PM 4/11/2005, you wrote: >Hello everyone-- > >Does anyone know how I might find the age of a Baldwin 6'3" that I just >purchased? I'm doing a complete rebuild on it and cannot find a serial >number ANYWHERE. What I have found...is what I think is a CASE number. >That number is 8140. If I were to base the age off of that number and from >the Pierce Atlas...it would put the piano being built between 1895 and 1900. >BUT, I do not think it is that vintage. There seems to be a date on the >underside of the plate indicating 1922..but I'm not sure of that either. >Then also on the underside of the plate, written in chalk is the same "case >number" of 8140 that I've found imprinted on many of the case parts after >stripping them. > >Any ideas? > >Thanks! > >Andrew Olson >Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/dd/53/ca/5f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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