Used Nordheimer upright piano in Mahogany Polish. A beautiful upright piano with roots to one of the most successful Canadian piano manufacturers of all time. Comes with 10 year parts, 1 year labour warranty, GTA delivery, bench and tuning.
Piano serial numbers identify the (1) age of your piano, the (2)piano's year of manufacture, as well as (3) the circumstancessurrounding the production of your piano, including factory history,manufacturing processes, and company ownership and oversight.
Nordheimer Upright Piano Serial Number
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5) Immediate interior [front]: On the back of the [a] keyslip (long wooden ledge, runs along the front/bottom of the piano's keys. The serial number is often hidden and stamped on the other side, facing the keys). On the front of the [b] action frame (after the keyslip is removed), or stamped on [c] one or both of the cheek blocks, viewed to the right and left of the piano's keyboard.
On older pianos, you may find 3-5 screws, underneath the keyslip, that will need to be removed (or, simply lift up, if no screws are present) to view the action frame. The serial number may be stamped on the front of the frame's wooden base, immediately under the keys.
To recap: the piano's serial number when it isn't immediately visible near the 200+ tuning pins or etched onto the soundboard, may be hidden, here (see the video, above, at 3:55 to prceed #1-4; please proceed with caution):
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The Pierce Piano Atlas, 12th Edition now in hardcoverformat, provides a wealth of information about the piano manufacturingindustry. Over 12,000 piano names are included, some dating back to theearly eighteen hundreds. This guide provides references to serialnumbers, dates of manufacture, factory locations, a brief history ofmany manufacturers and other pertinent information.
Typically, a serial number has 5 to 7 digits, but in some cases, it may have fewer or more and may also include a letter. This is a view of the grand with the lid open and the music desk removed. It may be necessary to clean dust off the harp or soundboard before the serial number can be seen.
Upright or vertical piano serial numbers can usually be found by lifting the lid and looking inside on the gold harp or plate. It is usually not necessary to remove the upper front panel to find the serial number (as in this picture).
By locating the serial number, you can begin your research to know the value of the piano. The first thing the serial number tells you is the age of the piano. Paired with the who made the piano, the age is a key piece of information, and many piano experts can begin to assign a value quickly after assessing the condition and a few other criteria.
Finding your piano's serial number is the quickest and most reliable way to determine its age and, combined with the brand and condition, estimate a ballpark resale value. You may need it for insurance purposes, too.
Serial numbers are 4-7 digits and occasionally include a letter or two. Don't confuse it with the model number, which almost always starts with a letter. You may also spot a few three or four digit numbers inside your piano. This aren't the serial number; they're manufacturing codes from when your instrument was assembled.
Now that you know what you're looking for, open up any piano and look at the cast iron plate. You may not have noticed it before, but the serial number may be blindingly obvious. The most common (and most conspicuous) location is in the V-shaped space between the tenor and bass string sections of tuning pins. In a grand piano, the V-shape will be inverted because of the direction of the strings.
Didn't see it there? Don't worry, the next most common spot for the serial number is just to the right. Look at the area of the plate near the treble section. It may be printed in bold ink or engraved, either straight onto the iron or a plaque.
Serial numbers are often tucked away in corners or easily confused with other numbers. Our in-house piano wiz has had clients inform him that their shiny new piano was made in 1856 and wow, isn't it in great shape? Hate to break it to them, but that's just the patent date. Tricky little things, those serial numbers.
That does happen. Sometimes the gold-colored plate was re-gilded and the number was painted over. If your piano's serial number was a plaque, they can go missing with time and wear. Just to complicate things, some pianos never had an official serial number in the first place.
If you think your piano doesn't have a serial number, ask your piano technician to take a look. S/he may be able to find the number's super-secret hiding spot or estimate your piano's age another way.
The serial number alone won't give you a value, but it does give you a place to start. Look up your piano in the Pierce Piano Atlas or use a resource like The Bluebook of Pianos to determine your piano's age. We used this nifty serial number search tool and discovered that this sample piano was built in 1964.
HAMILTON PIANO CO., Est. 1889, with factories at Chicago Heights, Ill. Controlled by the Baldwin Piano Company. Gibson Guitars Guitars acquired the Hamilton name in 2001, when they purchased the Baldwin Piano Co. See Acrosonic or Baldwin for additional numbers. Serial numbers are for the first piano made in year shown.
Nordheimer began to publish sheet music after the move to Toronto, and its output soon surpassed that of all other Canadian firms. When the company joined the Board of Music Trade of the USA in 1859 it satisfied the condition of membership - that of having published at least 1000 pages of music. In 1870 it had 272 titles in print. The pre-Confederation output included Canadian and foreign composers in about equal numbers. Among the former were J.P. Clarke, St George B. Crozier, Jules Hecht, Henry Schallehn, and G.W. Strathy; among the latter, Balfe, Bellini, and the young Offenbach. Also offered was a piece misattributed to Beethoven. Most publications were for piano or voice and piano, but Clarke's Lays of the Maple Leaf, a song cycle or glee (and the longest Canadian publication in sheet music size up to its time, 1853), contained duets and a choral piece. Publication series included The Band, 'a selection of fashionable dances for the piano.'
As early as 1845 the company was an agent for Stodart & Dunham of New York, Chickering of Boston, and other US piano manufacturers. In 1858 Steinway was added. Nordheimer did not establish its own piano factory until about 1890 (having operated the Lansdowne Piano Co jointly with Gerhard Heintzman ca 1886-90), but then produced upright and grand pianos of a high quality - about 5000 by 1901, 11,000 by 1910, and 21,500 by 1927.
Pianos also have other numbers printed on them such as part numbers and many other pianos do not have a serial number at all. Many pianos will have a 4, 5 or 6 digit serial number to identify the age of the piano. Using this number, along with the manufacturer, the age of the piano can sometimes be determined. The areas to look for these numbers vary from each company but here are some common places to look along with some photos.
3. Grand piano serial numbers are placed in many areas as the photos show. There are seven examples but your serial number placement could be in yet a different location and may require some searching.
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