Markings on a baby grand piano provide valuable information about the instrument's history and maker.
A baby piano, sometimes called a baby grand piano, has several markings on it: a date that tells when the piano company was founded, and a serial number. The serial number is the most important marking of the two; with this number it is possible to look up that number in a piano blue book and determine the age of your piano. The number is usually 5 to 7 digits long, sometimes more. While the locations of these markings are many and varied, they are easily found if you know the most common places that they are located.
Instructions
1. Look for the piano manufacturer's founding date on the large cast-iron plate. This date is usually stamped on a visible spot on the top of the plate.
2. Look for the serial number of your piano in the front area of your piano's gold-painted plate near the keyboard if your piano was made by Yamaha or Kawai. Many other pianos have the serial number stamped there, too. On Steinway pianos the most common place for a serial number is in a small triangular area of that part of the plate.
3. Look for the serial number of your piano on the inside rear part of the piano case if your piano was made by a Korean company. The number is sometimes on a sticker in that location.
4. Look in the round iron plate holes or underneath the "belly," or soundboard, of the piano for the serial number. The number will sometimes be stamped somewhere in this vicinity.
5. Investigate the keyslip of your baby grand piano to see if the serial number is printed on the back side of it. The keyslip is the slender strip of wood that fits directly against the front of the keys. Some older Steinways, among other pianos, have their serial number printed in this spot. The number may be on the back of the keyslip, and, depending on the model, it may be necessary to remove several screws holding the keyslip in place to inspect it.
6. Look on your piano's plate strut to see if the serial number is stamped or printed there. A plate strut is the long metal support bar that runs lengthwise down the piano's iron plate.
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