[pianotech] Question about Yamaha Date/Place of Manufacture

[Michael Magness]

Hi David,

Pasted from The Yamaha site,

  Yamaha Pianos produced for the U.S. market have been manufactured in 4
locations:

   - Hamamatsu, Japan
   - Thomaston, Georgia
   - South Haven, Michigan
   - Jakarta, Indonesia

 As a result, there are four different serial number ranges for Yamaha
pianos.

If the serial number begins with a *"T"*, the piano was manufactured in
Thomaston, Georgia. If your grand piano is a GH1G, GH1FP, GC1G, or GC1FP,
your piano was manufactured in Thomaston, Georgia.

If the serial number begins with a *"U"*, the piano was manufactured in
South Haven, Michigan.

If your grand piano is a GA1E, DGA1E, GB1, or DGB1, your piano was
manufactured in Jakarta, Indonesia.

If your piano is any other grand piano it was manufactured in Hamamatsu,
Japan.

If your upright piano is taller than 45" it was manufactured in Hamamatsu,
Japan.

If your upright piano is 45" or shorter *and* has seven *numbers* in the
serial number, it was manufactured in Hamamatsu, Japan after January, 1970

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 5:51 PM, David Stocker <firtreepiano at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  I wasn't aware any grands were made in the US. I believe the Yamaha
> website serial search will only tell you if it was made for SALE in the
> North American market, not where it was manufactured.
>
> David Stocker, RPT
> Tumwater, WA
>
>
>  *From:* Michael Magness <ifixpiano at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, May 07, 2010 14:18
> *To:* Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> *Subject:* [pianotech] Question about Yamaha Date/Place of Manufacture
>
>
> I tuned a Yamaha GH-I today Serial B5889408.
> According to Yamaha's website all GH-1's were made in Thomaston, however as
> I looked down the serial numbers they were all only six digits and as we all
> can plainly see this one has seven.
> There is no mention on their website where the pianos refixed with a B were
> made or when however just looking at the number, disregarding the letter it
> would appear to be made in 2000 in Japan.
> There is no one at the church who would remember anymore.
>
> Anyone else have an opinion?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
> --
>
> It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought
> without accepting it.
>
>    Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)
>
> Michael Magness
> Magness Piano Service
> 608-786-4404
> www.IFixPianos.com <http://www.ifixpianos.com/>
> email mike at ifixpianos.com
>



-- 

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without
accepting it.

   Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)

Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
608-786-4404
www.IFixPianos.com
email mike at ifixpianos.com
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