Piano serial number dating / Sohmer
Sohmer piano serial number lookup
How old is your Sohmer? Enter its serial number and we read it against Sohmer’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 Sohmer serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of Sohmer’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 60123 | 1920–1924 | Sohmer & Co. serial, USA |
How Sohmer serials date
- The original New York Sohmer & Co. series to 1982
- Sohmers made after 1982 (Pratt Read, then Samick) do not date from this table
More on Sohmer 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.