Piano serial number dating / Chappell
Chappell piano serial number lookup
How old is your Chappell? Enter its serial number and we read it against Chappell’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 Chappell serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of Chappell’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 44425 | 1906 | Chappell serial, England |
| 78000 | 1935 | Chappell serial, England |
| 88000 | 1968 | Chappell serial, England |
How Chappell serials date
- Chappell of London's series from 1840
- Kemble bought the firm about 1970 and renumbered, so a serial jumps from about 91,800 to 188,550 across 1977-78
More on Chappell 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.
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