Finding Age of Yamaha Piano

Finding the Age of Your Yamaha Piano
	The serial number on YAMAHA GRAND PIANOS is stamped on the gold colored plate located inside the piano as illustrated in the grand piano picture. (Click here to enlarge the image at left.)

The serial number on YAMAHA VERTICAL PIANOS is stamped on the gold colored plate on the inside of the piano as illustrated in the vertical piano picture. The serial number can be seen by opening the toplid of the piano and looking inside.

(Click here to enlarge the image at right.)

Yamaha Pianos produced for the U.S. market have been manufactured in 3 locations:
Hamamatsu, Japan Thomaston, Georgia South Haven, Michigan
As a result, there are three different serial number ranges for Yamaha pianos. If the serial number begins with a *"T", the piano was manufactured in Thomaston, Georgia. If the serial number begins with a "U", the piano was manufactured in South Haven, Michigan. If your piano is a grand piano it was manufactured in Hamamatsu, Japan. If your upright piano is taller than 45" it was manufactured in Hamamatsu, Japan. If your upright piano is 45" or shorter and* has seven numbers in the serial number, it was manufactured in Hamamatsu, Japan.

Pianos Manufactured in Hamamatsu, Japan
Year of Manufacture	Serial Number
1917	1700
1918	1800
1919	1900
1920	2100
1921	2650
1922	3150
1923	3650
1924	4250
1925	4950
1926	5700
1927	6500
1928	7751
1929	8928
1930	10163
1931	11719
1932	13368
1933	15182
1934	17939
1935	19895
1936	22397
1937	25158
1938	28000
1939	30000
1940	31900
1941	33800
1942	35600
1943	37000
1944	38000
1945	38550
1946
1947	40000
1948	40075
1949	40675
1950	42073
1951	44262
1952	47675
1953	51266
1954	57057
1955	63400
1956	69300
Jan-57	77000
Jun-57	83000
Jan-58	89000
Jun-58	90000
Jan-59	102000
Jun-59	111000
Jan-60	124000
Jun-60	134000
Jan-61	149000
Jun-61	164000
Jan-62	188000
Jun-62	207000
Jan-63	237000
Jun-63	261000
Jan-64	298000
Jun-64	329000
Jan-65	368000
Jun-65	420000
Jan-66	489000
Jun-66	540000
Jan-67	570000
Jun-67	638000
Jan-68	685000
Jun-68	758000
Jan-69	805000
Jun-69	885000
Jan-70	960000
Jun-70	1040000
Jan-71	1130000
Jun-71	1230000
	Upright Pianos	Grand Pianos
Jan-72	1317500	1358500
Jun-72	1391000	1443500
Jan-73	1510500	1538500
Jun-73	1604000	1623000
Jan-74	1745000	1753500
Jun-74	1834000	1843000
Jan-75	1945000	1935000
Jun-75	2036000	2403000
Jan-76	2154000	2153000
Jun-76	2247000	2253000
Jan-77	2384000	2362000
Jun-77	2474000	2462000
Jan-78	2585000	2580500
Jun-78	2698000	2720000
Jan-79	2810500	2848000
Jun-79	2825000	2900000
Jan-80	3001000	3040000
Jun-80	3121000	3140000
Jan-81	3261000	3270000
Jun-81	3354000	3360000
Jan-82	3465000	3490000
Jun-82	3551000	3590000
Jan-83	3646200	3710500
Jun-83	3724100	3790400
Jan-84	3832200	3891600
Jun-84	3989000	3992300
Jan-85	3987600	4040700
Jun-85	4095500	4130400
Jan-86	4156500	4214600
Jun-86	4241000	4250700
Jan-87	4334800	4351100
Jun-87	4387300	4440000
Jan-88	4491300	4561000
Jun-88	4557800	4633500
Jan-89	4672700	4671400
Jun-89	4735200	4730800
Jan-90	4837200	4810900
Jun-90	4897800	4871000
Jan-91	4967900	4951200
Jun-91	5005600	5010100
Jan-92	5086800	5071800
Jun-92	5127800	5120700
Jan-93	5204100	5181400
Jun-93	5224900	5230000
Jan-94	5296400	5291500
Jun-94	5330000	5319000
Jan-95	5375000	5368000
Jun-95	5415000	5410000
Jan-96	5446000	5448000
Jun-96	5482000	5472000
Jan-97	5530000	5502000
Jun-97	5556000	5516000
Jan-98	5579000	5588000
Jun-98	5598000	5608000
Jan-99	5792000	5810000
Jun-99	5833000	5819000
Jan-00	5868000	5860000
Jun-00	5892000	5874000
Jan-01	5928000	5913000
Jun-01	5949000	5933000

Pianos Manufactured in Thomaston, GA
Year of Manufacture	Serial Number
1983	T500101
1984	T500422
1985	T500998
Jan-86	T502874
Jun-86	T504050
Jun-86	T100001
Oct-86	T101211
Jan-87	T101856
Apr-87	T104081
Jul-87	T106111
Oct-87	T108251
Jan-88	T110501
Apr-88	T113401
Jul-88	T116056
Oct-88	T119111
Jan-89	T122421
Apr-89	T125761
Jul-89	T128571
Oct-89	T131001
Jan-90	T132706
Apr-90	T134568
Jul-90	T137066
Oct-90	T140066
Jan-91	T143101
Apr-91	T146091
Jul-91	T148961
Oct-91	T152081
Jan-92	T155131
Apr-92	T158481
Jul-92	T161556
Oct-92	T164561
Jan-93	T167386
Apr-93	T170191
Jul-93	T172781
Oct-93	T174961
Jan-94	T177711
Apr-94	T180541
Jul-94	T183484
Oct-94	T186146
Jan-95	T189741
Apr-95	T193266
Jul-95	T196041
Oct-95	T199615
Jan-96	202945
Apr-96	205895
Jul-96	208331
Oct-96	210609
Jan-97	212917
April-97	215221
July-97	218086
Oct-97	221066
Jan-98	224053
April-98	227118
July-98	230301
Oct.-98	233818
Jan.-99	237164
April-99	240737
July-99	244329
Jan-00	251146
April-00	255201
July-00	258968
Oct.-00	261800
Jan.-01	265755
April-01	268821
July-01	271465

Finding the Age of Your Yamaha Piano

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