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Piano Serial Numbers

C. Bechstein Serial Numbers & Piano Age Chart

Find the year your C. Bechstein piano was built. Our chart lists 166 C. Bechstein serial numbers from 1853 to 2019 — enter yours below or look it up in the table.

C. Bechstein serial number chart

Each row shows the first serial number made in that year. If your number falls between two rows, your piano was built in the earlier year.

C. Bechstein serial number chart
YearSerial number from
18530
1853176
1859176
1860300
1861476
1862710
18631102
18641305
18651595
18661869
18672369
18683154
18693673
18704196
18714855
18725756
18736580
18747328
18608070
18758070
18768924
18779596
187810213
187910933
188011676
188112558
188213596
188314715
188415705
188516704
188617629
188719058
188820640
188922628
189024958
189127456
189230198
189332735
189435111
189537785
189640448
189743352
189846879
189950490
190054181
190157871
190261615
190365809
190469829
190578185
190782390
190886114
190990138
191094753
191094753
191199469
1912103786
1913108112
1914110016
1915110898
1916112067
1917113123
1918113773
1919114822
1920115783
1921117126
1922119211
1923121322
1924123320
1925126160
1926128572
1927131473
1928133743
1929136067
1930137446
1932138345
1933138989
1935139999
1936140714
1937141600
1938142417
1939143270
1940143890
1941144360
1942144740
1943145000
1944145220
1945146235
1950147000
1951147133
1952147300
1953147600
1954148000
1956148650
1957148850
1958149900
1959150600
1959150600
1960151950
1960151950
1961152683
1962153400
1963154306
1964155300
1965156400
1966157570
1967158740
1968159840
1969161100
1970162300
1970162300
1971163400
1972164400
1973165470
1974166600
1975167800
1976168950
1977170150
1978171350
1979172550
1980173785
1980173785
1981174819
1982175749
1983176428
1984177110
1985177800
1986178422
1987179105
1988179754
1989180311
1990180821
1991181522
1992182103
1993182539
1994183219
1995183917
1990184299
1996184580
1991184625
1992184968
1997185302
1994185670
1998186074
1996186144
1999186666
2000187537
2001188393
2002189243
2003190386
2004191644
2005192945
2006194398
2007196024
2008197624
2009199093
2010200688
2011202173
2012203629
2013204914
2014206300
2015207540
2016208936
2017210274
2018211766
2019213406

Where to find the serial number on a C. Bechstein piano

  • Upright piano: open the top lid and look at the cast-iron plate near the tuning pins, usually on the left or right side.
  • Grand piano: look on the plate near the tuning pins, under the music desk, or on the soundboard beside the plate.
  • It may also be stamped on the back of the case, under the keyboard, or on the keyframe — check with a flashlight.
  • Ignore model numbers and patent dates: the serial number is usually 4 to 7 digits long.

Good to know

  • The year in the chart is when the piano was manufactured, not when it was first sold.
  • Our C. Bechstein records cover 1853 to 2019. If your number is outside this range, the result shows the closest year we have.
  • Pianos built decades ago often need more than a tuning: worn hammers, loose tuning pins and dry wood are common. A technician can tell you what yours needs.

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