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Steinway & Sons Piano Serial Number Lookup
Enter a Steinway & Sons serial number to estimate the piano's production year. Available coverage: 1856–1996.
1856–1996year coverage
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Steinway & Sons production series
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Steinway & Sons
| Serial range | Estimated year |
|---|---|
| 1,000 – 1,999 | 1856–1857 |
| 2,000 – 2,999 | 1858–1859 |
| 3,000 – 4,999 | 1860 |
| 5,000 – 6,999 | 1861–1862 |
| 7,000 – 8,999 | 1863 |
| 9,000 – 10,999 | 1864 |
| 11,000 – 12,999 | 1865 |
| 13,000 – 14,999 | 1866 |
| 15,000 – 16,999 | 1867 |
| 17,000 – 18,999 | 1868 |
| 19,000 – 20,999 | 1869 |
| 21,000 – 22,999 | 1870 |
| 23,000 – 24,999 | 1871 |
| 25,000 – 26,999 | 1872 |
| 27,000 – 28,999 | 1873 |
| 29,000 – 30,999 | 1874 |
| 31,000 – 32,999 | 1875 |
| 33,000 – 34,999 | 1876 |
| 35,000 – 39,999 | 1877 |
| 40,000 – 44,999 | 1878–1880 |
| 45,000 – 49,999 | 1881–1882 |
| 50,000 – 54,999 | 1883–1885 |
| 55,000 – 59,999 | 1886 |
| 60,000 – 64,999 | 1887–1888 |
| 65,000 – 69,999 | 1889–1890 |
| 70,000 – 74,999 | 1891–1892 |
| 75,000 – 79,999 | 1893 |
| 80,000 – 84,999 | 1894–1895 |
| 85,000 – 89,999 | 1896–1897 |
| 90,000 – 94,999 | 1898–1899 |
| 95,000 – 99,999 | 1900 |
| 100,000 – 104,999 | 1901 |
| 105,000 – 109,999 | 1902–1903 |
| 110,000 – 114,999 | 1904 |
| 115,000 – 119,999 | 1905 |
| 120,000 – 124,999 | 1906 |
| 125,000 – 129,999 | 1907 |
| 130,000 – 134,999 | 1908 |
| 135,000 – 139,999 | 1909 |
| 140,000 – 144,999 | 1910 |
| 145,000 – 154,999 | 1911 |
| 155,000 – 159,999 | 1912 |
| 160,000 – 164,999 | 1913 |
| 165,000 – 169,999 | 1914 |
| 170,000 – 174,999 | 1915 |
| 175,000 – 184,999 | 1916 |
| 185,000 – 189,999 | 1917 |
| 190,000 – 194,999 | 1918 |
| 195,000 – 199,999 | 1919 |
| 200,000 – 204,999 | 1920 |
| 205,000 – 209,999 | 1921 |
| 210,000 – 214,999 | 1922 |
| 215,000 – 224,999 | 1923 |
| 225,000 – 229,999 | 1924 |
| 230,000 – 239,999 | 1925 |
| 240,000 – 249,999 | 1926 |
| 250,000 – 259,999 | 1927 |
| 260,000 – 264,999 | 1928 |
| 265,000 – 270,999 | 1929 |
| 271,000 – 272,999 | 1930 |
| 273,000 – 273,999 | 1931 |
| 274,000 – 275,999 | 1932 |
| 276,000 – 277,999 | 1933 |
| 278,000 – 278,999 | 1934 |
| 279,000 – 280,999 | 1935 |
| 281,000 – 288,999 | 1936 |
| 289,000 – 289,999 | 1937 |
| 290,000 – 293,999 | 1938 |
| 294,000 – 299,999 | 1939 |
| 300,000 – 304,999 | 1940 |
| 305,000 – 309,999 | 1941 |
| 310,000 – 313,999 | 1942 |
| 314,000 – 315,999 | 1943 |
| 316,000 – 316,999 | 1944 |
| 317,000 – 318,999 | 1945 |
| 319,000 – 321,999 | 1946 |
| 322,000 – 323,999 | 1947 |
| 324,000 – 327,999 | 1948 |
| 328,000 – 332,599 | 1949 |
| 332,600 – 332,999 | 1950 |
| 333,000 – 337,999 | 1951 |
| 338,000 – 341,999 | 1952 |
| 342,000 – 345,699 | 1953 |
| 345,700 – 347,899 | 1954 |
| 347,900 – 349,499 | 1955 |
| 349,500 – 352,999 | 1956 |
| 353,000 – 357,999 | 1957 |
| 358,000 – 360,999 | 1958 |
| 361,000 – 364,999 | 1959 |
| 365,000 – 369,999 | 1960 |
| 370,000 – 374,999 | 1961 |
| 375,000 – 379,999 | 1962 |
| 380,000 – 384,999 | 1963 |
| 385,000 – 389,999 | 1964 |
| 390,000 – 394,999 | 1965 |
| 395,000 – 399,999 | 1966 |
| 400,000 – 404,999 | 1967 |
| 405,000 – 411,999 | 1968 |
| 412,000 – 417,999 | 1969 |
| 418,000 – 422,999 | 1970 |
| 423,000 – 425,999 | 1971 |
| 426,000 – 430,999 | 1972 |
| 431,000 – 435,999 | 1973 |
| 436,000 – 439,599 | 1974 |
| 439,600 – 444,999 | 1975 |
| 445,000 – 449,999 | 1976 |
| 450,000 – 455,299 | 1977 |
| 455,300 – 462,999 | 1978 |
| 463,000 – 468,499 | 1979 |
| 468,500 – 473,499 | 1980 |
| 473,500 – 478,499 | 1981 |
| 478,500 – 482,999 | 1982 |
| 483,000 – 487,999 | 1983 |
| 488,000 – 492,999 | 1984 |
| 493,000 – 497,999 | 1985 |
| 498,000 – 502,999 | 1986 |
| 503,000 – 507,699 | 1987 |
| 507,700 – 512,599 | 1988 |
| 512,600 – 516,599 | 1989 |
| 516,600 – 520,299 | 1990 |
| 520,300 – 523,499 | 1991 |
| 523,500 – 526,999 | 1992 |
| 527,000 – 529,999 | 1993 |
| 530,000 – 533,499 | 1994 |
| 533,500 – 537,199 | 1995 |
| 537,200 and above | 1996 or later |