Besides rare, historically important pianos built during WWII, the most pricey ones were those made in the 1920s and earlier. Unfortunately, age alone won’t make this instrument highly valuable. In other words, the earliest antique piano you could find was about three centuries old. Keep in mind that this instrument was invented in the early 18th century. The most spectacular is probably those decorated in the 1800s. However, these old instruments need to be beautifully designed, handcrafted, and ornate. So, you can buy a model from the late 1920s to 1930s and be sure that it is the right antique thing. So, vintage pianos are those created from 1945 to 1985, while experts consider only pianos made before the Great Depression antiques.įinally, pianos from the 80s and the 90s are considered modern. To make things clear, the term ANTIQUE is a bit different for pianos. As expected, numerous things determine antique piano price, including: Age Remember that you always need to add at least 10% to 50% to the piano owner’s price if you decide to purchase it from a dealer. Therefore, these prices can give you only a clue what to expect. Thanks for looking.It is practically impossible to determine the piano value without seeing and checking it. If you know them please email them to me at so that I can update this list. Obviously this list is missing the last few years of production. So if your serial number is higher than 1980 but lower than 1981, that means your piano was made in 1980. If you don’t see your specific serial number that’s because this list only shows the serial number of the very first piano made each year. The quick rules for giving an approximate date of any Japanese Yamaha is as followsħ digit serial number beginning with a 1 means 1970-1974ħ digit serial number beginning with a 2 means 1975-1979ħ digit serial number beginning with a 3 means 1980-1984ħ digit serial number beginning with a 4 means 1985-1989ħ digit serial number beginning with a 5 means 1990+ħ digit serial number beginning with a 6 means 2000+ PLEASE NOTE!
For the purposes of dating, you can ignore the H, M, A, or other letters that may appear before the numbers. The majority of Japanese Yamaha pianos currently in the UK have a 7 digit (sometimes only 6) serial number which can be found to the top right area of the iron frame (you’ll need to lift the top lid of the piano to see it).
Yamaha Piano Serial Numbers (how old / what age is your Yamaha piano)
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