The first thing the serial number tells you is the age of the piano. It is usually not necessary to remove the upper front panel to find the serial number (as in this picture).īy locating the serial number, you can begin your research to know the value of the piano. Upright or vertical piano serial numbers can usually be found by lifting the lid and looking inside on the gold harp or plate. It may be necessary to clean dust off the harp or soundboard before the serial number can be seen.
This is a view of the grand with the lid open and the music desk removed. 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. The various places on the diagram point to some possible locations.
Grand serial numbers like on the Steinway pictured above may be found in many different places. We provide our customers with the following real-life diagrams to quickly help them find the serial number on their grand or upright piano. The serial number is considered your piano’s birth certificate, and it is the way the original manufacturer assigned it a unique. I know you'll find it most interesting, especially that 7'4".One of the primary ways you can begin to investigate the value of your piano is by locating the serial number. I hope that you run across a Falcone someday and can try it out. I believed the Baldwin 6'3" to be the better buy for the price, as Falcone's were very expensive. But not having the wallet or room for that model, that left the 6'1". (Mason & Hamlin was dormant then.) The Falcone definitely held its own, and had I bought one, the 7'4" anyway, I'm sure I would have been very pleased with it. That latter assertion though might have been just a wife's tale though.Īt the time, I was comparing Falcone to Baldwin and Steinway. Someone told me once that in addition to a pattented device to enhance the treble, the strings were flattened at the ends which supposedly contributed to the piano's unusual voice. It had a special character all its own that's hard to describe. Some people criticized the Falcone as a Steinway clone, others extrolled it as the peak of perfection. The only thing that disappointed me was the uppermost two octaves-too thin a sound there in my opinion. It had an even action and a gorgeous tone. The 6'1" was not so remarkable in my opinion. I played a few Facone pianos and was quite impressed. There were only three models made, a 6'1", a 7'4", and a 9' concert grand. The founder was Santi Falcone, a piano technician, whose dream was to create a top caliber piano made of the finest handcrafted materials. Falcone pianos were made in Haverhill, MA in what is today the Mason & Hamlin factory.
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