Piano serial number dating / Baldwin
Baldwin piano serial number lookup
How old is your Baldwin? Enter its serial number and we read it against Baldwin’s own production records to tell you the year it was built.
Can't read a digit? Type ? in its place. Looked-up serials are kept, never tied to you. How it works
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Type the serial or code from the instrument. We read it as you type.
Example Baldwin serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of Baldwin’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 18123 | 1910–1914 | Grand / standard line |
| 712345 | 1960–1964 | Acrosonic (spinet / console) |
How Baldwin serials date
- Separate serial series for the grand line, the Acrosonic spinets and consoles, and the tall verticals
- The bare number does not say which line, and the ranges overlap; pick the reading that matches your piano
More on Baldwin piano serial numbers
How sure is it
A piano year is a strong guide, not proof. The serial dates the instrument to within a year or so, and less precisely where output was small or a whole decade barely moved. When a serial cannot pin a year, we say so.
This is one of many makers the piano serial number dater covers.