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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Roger Jolly<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 11, =
2005 9:31
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =
andrew@birchcreek.org;
Pianotech<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: How to find =
age of <st1:place
w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place> 6'3</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Many <st1:place w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place>'s have a punched =
ser# on
the belly rail, and on the up side of the rear leg console, as an anti =
theft
marking. <br>
How far back this system was in place I don't know.<br>
<br>
Roger<br>
<br>
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<br>
At 01:24 PM 4/11/2005, you wrote:<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hello everyone--<br>
<br>
Does anyone know how I might find the age of a <st1:place =
w:st="on">Baldwin</st1:place>
6'3" that I just<br>
purchased? I'm doing a complete rebuild on it and cannot find a =
serial<br>
number ANYWHERE. What I have found...is what I think is a CASE =
number.<br>
That number is 8140. If I were to base the age off of that number =
and
from<br>
the Pierce Atlas...it would put the piano being built between 1895 and =
1900.<br>
BUT, I do not think it is that vintage. There seems to be a date =
on the<br>
underside of the plate indicating 1922..but I'm not sure of that =
either.<br>
Then also on the underside of the plate, written in chalk is the same
"case<br>
number" of 8140 that I've found imprinted on many of the case parts =
after<br>
stripping them.<br>
<br>
Any ideas?<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
<br>
Andrew Olson<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sturgeon Bay</st1:City>, =
<st1:State
w:st="on">Wisconsin</st1:State></st1:place><br>
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