Question about Pierce Atlas (is there anything else?)

[Thomas Cole]

Gordon

If the customer really wants to know the age and Pierce comes up with 
nothing, you could take a guess based on style, finish color, etc., and 
then explain to the customer that you simply counted the annular rings 
in the soundboard.

Assuming they have a sense of humor.

Tom Cole

pnotnr at aol.com wrote:
> 99% of the time it seems that I can find the year of manufacture for a 
> piano in the Pierce Atlas, but every so often I hit a dead end.  For 
> example, I just saw a Hudson Console piano with a serial number 
> 285578.  I looked up Hudson and no #'s are given, but it says that 
> Hudson was made by Wellsmore and Jacob Doll.