Piano serial number dating / Lester
Lester piano serial number lookup
How old is your Lester? Enter its serial number and we read it against Lester’s own production records to tell you the year it was built.
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Type the serial or code from the instrument. We read it as you type.
Example Lester serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of Lester’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 214500 | 1951 | Lester (Betsy Ross) serial, USA |
| 256500 | 1954–1955 | Lester (Betsy Ross) serial, USA |
| 304250 | 1958 | Lester (Betsy Ross) serial, USA |
How Lester serials date
- The Lester (Betsy Ross) line, 1948 to 1960
More on Lester 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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