Piano serial number dating / Zimmermann
Zimmermann piano serial number lookup
How old is your Zimmermann? Enter its serial number and we read it against Zimmermann’s own production records to tell you the year it was built.
Linked to Zimmermann’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 Zimmermann serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of Zimmermann’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 436123 | 2004 | Zimmermann serial, Germany |
How Zimmermann serials date
- Zimmermann's own series (separate from C. Bechstein)
- A long East German gap means serials of about 200,000-210,000 cannot be pinned to a year
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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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