Piano serial number dating / Kawai
Kawai piano serial number lookup
How old is your Kawai? Enter its serial number and we read it against Kawai’s own production records to tell you the year it was built.
Linked to Kawai’s own lookup
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 Kawai serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of Kawai’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1691234 | 1986 | Japan-made |
| A41234 | 1993 | USA line (A) |
| F09123 | 2005 | Indonesia line (F) |
How Kawai serials date
- A running serial for the Japan-built pianos
- An A prefix is the US line, an F prefix the Indonesia line; other leading letters are ignored
More on Kawai 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. Confirm with Kawai's dating FAQ.
This is one of many makers the piano serial number dater covers.