You’re doing a piano serial numbers lookup if you need more information about a specific piano. You may want to find out the age of the piano. Every piano has a serial number, just like a car with a VIN number. You will find it in front of the tuning pins, usually stamped in ink on the metal frame. Piano serial numbers usually have five to seven digits, but may have fewer or more, depending on the manufacturer and age of your piano. Serial numbers may also include a letter as well. Here are the TOP FIVE places to locate the serial number of your spinet, console, studio, or upright piano: Serial number locations are found: 1) On the piano. Samick pianos have been awarded numerous Gold and Silver Medals by countries all around the world for excellence in tone, touch, quality, stability, durability, and overall superiority of materials used in manufacturing. Serial Numbers effective on January 1, of the year shown. 1885-3100 1903-56000.
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Age and History – Piano Research
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Piano Age Information*
Piano Serial Number Search Information
Serial numbers are usually between four and seven digits long.
Where to Look – Upright
Samick Piano Serial Numbers Lookup Tool
1. Lift the piano lid and look for a stamped or stenciled serial number up around where the piano strings connect to the “pins.”
2. Look on the metal “harp” which holds the strings.
3. Look behind the piano anywhere on the wood framing.
Where to Look – Grand
1. Lift the lid and look on the metal “harp” for a stamped or stenciled serial number.
2. Look underneath the piano for a stamped or stenciled serial number.
Samick Piano Serial Number
Piano Value
If you are buying or selling a piano and want to get a feel for pricing a piano or a piano’s value, check out these great piano resources.
[Bluebook of Pianos]
Brand Name | Owner | Manufacturer | Country | Link |
Acrosonic | Baldwin | Baldwin | US | www.baldwinpiano.com |
Astin-Weight | Astin-Weight | Astin-Weight | US | http://www.astin-weight.com |
Baldwin | Baldwin | Baldwin | US | www.baldwinpiano.com |
Baldwin, D. H. | Baldwin, Samick | Baldwin, Samick | US, Indonesia, | www.baldwinpiano.com |
Bechstein, C. | C. Bechstein | C. Bechstein | Germany | www.bechstein.de |
Bergman | Young Chang | Young Chang | Korea | www.youngchang.com |
Bluthner | Julius Bluthner | Julius Bluthner | Germany | bluthnerpiano.com |
Bohemia Piano | Bohemia Piano | Bohemia Piano | Czech Republic | www.bohemiapiano.cz |
Bosendorfer | Yamaha Pending | Bosendorfer | Austria | www.bosendorfer.com |
Boston | Steinway & Sons | Kawai | Japan, | www.steinway.com |
Brentwood | Pearl River | Pearl River | China | www.pearlriverpiano.com |
Cable, Hobart | Story & Clark | Story & Clark | China | www.storyandclark.com |
Carl Ebel | Kemble & Co | Yantai Longfeng | China | www.uk-piano.org/kemble |
Chickering | Wurlitzer, Baldwin | Baldwin | US | www.baldwinpiano.com |
Classic | Baldwin | Baldwin | US | www.baldwinpiano.com |
Diapason | Kawai | Kawai | Japan | www.kawaius.com |
Disklavier | Yamaha | Yamaha | Japan | www.yamaha.com |
Estonia | Estonia | Estonia | Estonia | www.estoniapiano.com |
Everett | Dongbei Piano | Dongbei Piano | China | www.jiangjiepiano.com.cn |
Falcone | PianoDisc | Mason & Hamlin | US | www.masonhamlin.com |
Fandrich & Sons | Fandrich & Sons | Dongbei Piano | China | www.fandrich.com |
Fazioli | Fazioli | Fazioli | Italy | www.fazioli.com |
Feurich | Feurich | C. Bechstein | Germany | www.feurich.com |
Förster, August | Förster, August | Förster, August | Germany | http://www.august-foerster.de |
Grotrian-Steinweg | Grotrian-Steinweg | Grotrian – Steinweg | Germany | www.grotrian.de |
Haessler | Julius Bluthner | Julius Bluthner | Germany | www.bluthnerpiano.com |
Hamilton | Baldwin | Baldwin | US | www.baldwinpiano.com |
Hastings | Macao Piano | Macao Piano | China | www.pearlriverpiano.com |
Hoffmann, W. | C. Bechstein | Bechstein, C. | Germany | www.bechstein.de |
Hyundai | Hyundai | Hyundai, Samick | South Korea | www.pianospl.com |
Ibach | Daewoo Co. | Daewoo Co. | Korea, Ger. | www.ibach.de |
J & C Fischer | Baldwin, Wurlitzer | Baldwin | China, Korea, | www.baldwinpiano.com |
Jassen | Charles R. Walter | Charles R. Walter | US | www.walterpiano.com |
J Chickering | Baldwin | Baldwin | US | www.baldwinpiano.com |
Kawai | Kawai | Kawai | Japan | www.kawaius.com |
Kingsburg | Yantai Longfeng | Yantai Longfeng | China | www.jiangjiepiano.com.cn |
Knabe | Young Chang | Young Chang | Korea | www.youngchang.com |
Knabe, Wm. | Schimmel | Schimmel | Germany | www.schimmel-piano.de |
Knight | Alfred Knight, | British Piano Mfg | UK | www.uk-piano.org/knight |
Kohler Campbell | Kohler & Campbell | Samick | Indonesia, Korea | www.samick.co.kr |
Kranich & Bach | Baldwin | Baldwin | US | www.baldwinpiano.com |
Maeari | Hyundai | Hyundai | South Korea | www.pianospl.com |
Mason & Hamlin | Piano Disc | Mason & Hamlin | US | www.masonhamlin.com |
Mecklenburg | Nordpiano | Nordpiano | Germany | www.klavierfabrik.de |
Nakamichi | Nakamura | Young Chang | Japan, S Korea | www.youngchang.com |
Nakamura | Nakamura | Young Chang | Japan, S. Korea | www.youngchang.com |
Niemayer | Dongbei Piano | Dongbei Piano | China | www.niemeyerpiano.com |
Nordiska | Dongbei Piano | Dongbei Piano | China | www.jiangjiepiano.com.cn |
Nordpiano | Nordpiano | Nordpiano | Germany | www.klavierfabrik.de |
Overs-Steinbach | Overs Piano | n/a | Australia, Korea | www.overspianos.com.au |
Pearl River | Guangzhou | Guangzhou | China | www.pearlriverpiano.com |
Petrof | Petro | Petro | Czech Republic | www.petrof.com |
Pfeiffer | Pfeiffer | Pfeiffer | Germany | www.pianos.de/pfeiffer |
PianoDisc | Piano Disc | Young Chang | Korea | www.youngchang.com |
Pramberger | Young Chang | Young Chang | Korea | www.youngchang.com |
Prince | Dongbei Piano | Dongbei Piano | China | www.jiangjiepiano.com.cn |
Princess | Dongbei Piano | Dongbei Piano | China | www.jiangjiepiano.com.cn |
Rudolf Wurlitzer | Baldwin | Baldwin | US | www.baldwinpiano.com |
Samick | Samick | Samick | Indo,U.S.,Korea | www.samick.co.kr |
Sauter | Sauter | Sauter | Germany | www.sauter-pianos.de |
Schafer & Sons | Young Chang | Young Chang | Korea | www.youngchang.com |
Schimmel | Schimmel | Schimmel | Germany | www.schimmel-piano.de |
Scholze | Petrof | Petrof | Czech Republic | www.petrof.com |
Schulze Pollman | Schulze Pollman | Schulze Pollman | Italy | www.schulzepollmann.com |
Seidl & Sohn | Seidl & Sohn | Seidl & Sohn | Czech Republic | www.seidl-piano.cz/ |
Seiler, Ed. | Seiler | Seiler | Germany | www.seiler-pianos.de |
Shanghai Piano | Dongbei Piano | Dongbei Piano | China | www.jiangjiepiano.com.cn |
Shingeru-Kawai | Kawai | Kawai | Japan | www.kawaius.com |
Scholze | Petrof | Petrof | Czech Republic | www.petrof.com |
Steck, Geoge | PianoDisc | Pearl River | China | www.pearlriverpiano.com |
Steinbach | Samick | Samick | Indonesia, Korea | www.samick.co.kr |
Steiner, | Samick | Samick | Korea, US | www.samick.co.kr |
Steingraeber & | Steingraeber & | Steingraeber & | Germany | www.steingraeber.de |
Steinway & Sons | Steinway & Sons | Steinway & Sons | US, Germany | www.steinway.com |
Story & Clark | Story & Clark | Story & Clark | US | www.storyandclark.com |
Strauss | Shanghai Piano | Shanghai Piano | China | www.strausspiano.com |
Wagner | Young Chang | Young Chang | Korea | www.youngchang.com |
Waldstein | Pearl River | Pearl River | China | www.pearlriverpiano.com |
Walter, Charles | Charles R. Walter | Charles R. Walter | US | www.walterpiano.com |
Weinbach | Petrof/Weinbach | Petrof/Weinbach | Czech Republic | www.petrof.com |
Westbrook | Artfield Piano | Artfield Piano | China | www.artfieldpiano.com |
Wurlitzer | Baldwin | Baldwin | Korea, China, US | www.baldwinpiano.com |
Xinghai | Beijing Xinghai | Beijing Xinghai | China | www.xinghai-piano.com |
Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha | Japan | usa.yamaha.com |
Young Chang | Young Chang | Young Chang | Korea, China | www.youngchang.com |
Zimmermann | C. Bechstein | C. Bechstein | Germany | www.bechstein.de |
The Korean company Samick Musical Instruments Co. founded in September 1958, is one of the world's largest producer of musical instruments. Samick started producing acoustic guitars in 1965 and electric guitars in 1972. Good quality copies, including the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul, were made in 1976 and released under the Hondo II brand. Samick builds guitars under his own brand name but mainly under OEM license for several major brands such as Fender/Squier, Gibson, Epihone, Gretsch, Ibanez, Jackson and many other brands. Originally, founder of Samick, Lee Hyo-Ik, was the Korean importer of Baldwin Pianos. Around 1960 he also started building his own pianos, first from imported parts and later from homemade ones. The pianos were sold in his shop right next to the factory. Lee Hyo-Ik In the early 1970s, Samick had grown into a company with more than 3,000 employees. On January 20, 1978, a Samick branch was opened in Los Angeles and on December 11, 1980, a branch office in Dusseldorf, Germany, to introduce the brand to the European market. On 9 June 1989 there were opened a branch in Harbin, China and on 2 March 1990 a branch office in Tokyo, Japan . In March 1992 a factory was opened in Cileungsi near Bogor, Indonesia (PT Samick Indonesia). The vast majority of instruments are built in this factory. Sales of Samick instruments in the USA were so successful that on July 1, 1987, an American subsidiary, the Samick Music Corporation (SMC), was opened. The range for the international market was expanded considerably by developing a line-up based on American examples such as Gibson and Fender. In 2006 Samick moved the complete production to Bogor, Indonesia and production in Incheon was discontinued. The main reason for this was the increasing labor costs in South Korea. | Hondo In 1969 Samick entered into a joint venture with the American company International Music Corporation (IMC) in Fort Worth, Texas and the Hondo Guitar Company became a reality. Under the brand name Hondo they started to produce cheap guitars with modern manufacturing techniques, but with the American quality standards. The productions initially consisted of acoustic models. In 1972 they also started producing electric electric models and from 1976 also mandolins and banjos. At the end of 1976, under the name Hondo II, models were released that were based on the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul. From 1978 these were equipped with DiMarzio pickups. In 1979, more than 790.000 Hondo guitars were sold worldwide. Until 1989 Hondo guitars were mainly produced at the Samick factory in Korea. In 1995 Hondo Guitar Company was sold to MBT International, Musicorp. With a now renewed production line, after 46 years the brand name Hondo was replaced by the name J.B. Player, of which Musicoprp also owns the proprietary rights. SPG As early as 2003, it was feared that Korean production would disappear. By a group of Samick employees the company became SPG (Sound Professional Guitar Co, Ltd company) established. After production ceased in Korea, Samick's factory was bought by SPG. As a result, the quality of the products was maintained and many brands continued to outsource their assignments to SPG. Greg Bennett Greg Bennett was a former guitar builder at Gibson, and was approached by Samick to design a new guitar line. This new line of instruments includes acoustic, archtop guitars, basses, mandolins, ukuleles and banjos in addition to the electric models, and was released around 2011 under the 'Greg Bennet Guitars' label. The electric models feature Seymour Duncan-designed pickups, Grover tuners and Wilkinson bridges. Greg Bennett Some electric models designed by Greg Bennett: Avion, Ultramatic, Torino, Formula, Lasalle, G series |