This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Alsoa Also,there should be a pencil mark on one of the low keys with the date and a signature-initials of the quality control or a foreman.Sometimes I had found dates on the let-off rail. If this fails,count the annual rings on the soundboard.. But,seriously. with experience you can eyeball the age by the cabinet style. Good luck! Isaac Also From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Roger Jolly Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 9:31 PM To: andrew@birchcreek.org; Pianotech Subject: Re: How to find age of Baldwin 6'3 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/76/67/fb/15/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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