Piano serial number dating / W. Hoffmann
W. Hoffmann piano serial number lookup
How old is your W. Hoffmann? Enter its serial number and we read it against W. Hoffmann’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
Type the serial or code from the instrument. We read it as you type.
Example W. Hoffmann serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of W. Hoffmann’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 123456 | 1981 | W. Hoffmann serial, Germany |
How W. Hoffmann serials date
- W. Hoffmann's own series (separate from C. Bechstein); this dates the pre-1982 German pianos
More on W. Hoffmann 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 Bechstein's dating service.
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