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<font size=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. <br>
How far back this system was in place I don't know.<br><br>
Roger<br><br>
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At 01:24 PM 4/11/2005, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hello everyone--<br><br>
Does anyone know how I might find the age of a Baldwin 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>
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin<br><br>
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