<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=625475918-20102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hmmm. I understand the use of K for Korean, and the use of J, (10), as "0". However, I don't understand the use of K, (11), as "1". J as October makes sense. Seems like even the code is in code. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=625475918-20102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=625475918-20102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=625475918-20102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=625475918-20102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-- Geoff Sykes</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=625475918-20102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Scott Jackson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 19, 2007 9:54 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Pianotech List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Peeling paint on Samick plate<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=187404816-19102007>Translation of Samick serial number:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=187404816-19102007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=187404816-19102007>Ignore the initial K (for Korea). The JK is 2001. The next J is October, then G for Grand.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=187404816-19102007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=187404816-19102007>Scott Jackson</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=078421501-19102007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=078421501-19102007>I was called to work on a Bernhard Steiner piano today. Bernhard Steiner is currently owned by Samick. I think the piano was made in 2001 but the decoding of the serial number doesn't make sense, (KJKJG0141). Wouldn't KJKJ be 1011/1011?</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>