Piano serial number dating / Bentley
Bentley piano serial number lookup
How old is your Bentley? Enter its serial number and we read it against Bentley’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 Bentley serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of Bentley’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 44050 | 1931–1940 | Bentley serial, England |
How Bentley serials date
- Decade markers only, so the year is approximate; serials run October to October
More on Bentley 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.