Piano serial number dating / Pleyel
Pleyel piano serial number lookup
How old is your Pleyel? Enter its serial number and we read it against Pleyel’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 Pleyel serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of Pleyel’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 151234 | 1911–1920 | Pleyel serial, France |
How Pleyel serials date
- A serial series from about 1805 in Paris, dated by decade band, so the year is approximate
- For a Chopin-era Pleyel the Paris museum registers or the piano's own date-mark are exact
More on Pleyel 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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