Young Chang Piano Age Serial Number
You will need 2 things to determine the age of your piano:
The Weber Piano Company was a piano manufacturing company based in New York City and East Rochester. Weber Piano Company - Sale to Young Chang. Serial Number. I have a Young Chang G-185, serial number G-812660 that I am selling and would like to know what would be a fair price. The action needs to be regulated. It is in good condition otherwise. I am looking for an appraisal for a Baby Grand Piano Young and Chang model number G183 in pristine condition. Baldwin vertical pianos 44” tall and up: 6000, 5050, 248 (after 1993), 243. Gibson Guitars Guitars acquired the Hamilton name in 2001, when they purchased the Baldwin Piano Co. See Acrosonic or Baldwin for additional numbers. Serial numbers are for the first piano made in year shown. The serial number (NOT the model number) of the piano. To locate the serial number on a vertical piano, open the top and look inside. Almost all of them include the serial number on the plate in a small 'window' near the tuning pins. The number will usually be a 4 to 7 digit. Each piano is manufactured with a unique serial number that is recorded for future reference of not only when it was made but also where. My piano had been in our family since I was young and we needed some information about wether it was worth selling. Your website not only clarified my pianos age but now I can sell my piano with.
1. The brand name of the piano.
Note: Some pianos will have more than one name for the manufacturer. For example: 'Hamilton' by Baldwin or 'Cable Nelson' by Everett. To make sure that you have all of the information you will need, open the lid of your piano and check out the name or names engraved or printed on the plate. Do NOT trust the name on the outside of the piano since in could have been refinished and a different name added.
2. The serial number (NOT the model number) of the piano.
To locate the serial number on a vertical piano, open the top and look inside. Almost all of them include the serial number on the plate in a small 'window' near the tuning pins. The number will usually be a 4 to 7 digit number, but may include a letter or two. If you can't locate it here, look inside to the far left or far right as some manufacturers attach it there on a small piece of metal. It may be stamped in the wood under the lid, or as a last resort, pull the piano away from the wall and look on the back.
To locate the serial number on a grand piano, take the music desk off. It's usually stamped on the pinblock here. Also look on the soundboard, many of the manufacturers will include it inside one of the 'windows' in the plate.
After you have located the manufacturer's name and the serial number, you have two options.
Either contact me and I will be GLAD to look up the age for you,
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or check out some of the links that I've included to see if you can find it yourself on the internet.
Young Chang Piano Age Serial Number Lookup
The serial numbers given on this site, located next to the year, is the LAST piano made during that year. They are not complete lists, but has many, many pianos included:
http://www.bluebookofpianos.com/serial1.htm#TOP and http://www.concertpitchpiano.com/SerialNumberUpright.html
Where to locate the serial number on your piano:
www.pianoatlas.com
List of Piano brands with their serial numbers and age:
www.bluebookofpianos.com
Find the age of your Yamaha piano here:
usa.yamaha.com
I'm a new member here and this is my first post so please bear with me..
After 44 years playing piano, the past 5 or 10 only playing 3 or 4 times a year I have decided I'd like to start playing again for fun, not to be involved in the music business any longer..
To spark my interest I have been looking at several used baby grand pianos recently.. a Bell, some obscure brand from Halifax, an old used Steinway, and none have come close to impressing me in either sound or appearance..
However today I came across an Ivory Young Chang G157 and it impressed me in both areas.. I really liked it!
Seller has little knowledge of the piano as she bought it several years back to get her kids to play but they never got into it so it seems to have had very little use..
It plays well and sounds great but is not in perfect condition.. the korean 'fit and finish' problems exist.. (little missing tabs that used to cover screws etc) and a few small marks, one where the lamp on top of the piano fell and struck the area over the keyboard leaving a scratch etc..)
It is a good 'used' piano from what I can tell and I don't really expect it to be perfect but I feel her price may be a bit high in today's 'recession-esque' market.. she wants $4,000 for it..
Searching online I found a retailer just across the line in the U.S. with a New YC G157, same color for $4995, listing regular price as $6495 so I find myself really questioning the seller's price.
That said, she is open to offers as she is downsizing and selling her house, has advertised her piano twice at this price and says nobody has called to see it (I overheard her say this) and am wondering what the experts here (you guys) think a fair offer would be for this piano..
I am not sure of the age, but serial # is G053426 so if anyone can help establish an age or good offer for this piano I'd sure appreciate your help..
Thanks for your time..
~Trev