28 Jan 2014

Yamaha Piano (Other Manufacturing Sites) Serial Number

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Yamaha Pianos produced for the U.S. market have been manufactured in 6 locations:
  • Hamamatsu, Japan
  • Thomaston, Georgia
  • South Haven, Michigan
  • Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Hangzhou, China
  • Taoyuan, Taiwan
As a result, there are six different serial number ranges for Yamaha pianos.If the serial number begins with a “T”, the piano was manufactured in Thomaston, Georgia.

If the serial number begins with a “U”, the piano was manufactured in South Haven, Michigan.

If the serial number begins with an “H”, the piano was manufactured in Hangzhou, China.

If the serial number begins with “YT”, the piano was manufactured in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

If the serial number begins with “J”, the piano was manufactured in Jakarta, Indonesia.

If your grand piano is a GH1G, GH1FP, GC1G, or GC1FP, your piano was manufactured in Thomaston, Georgia.

If your grand piano is a GA1E, DGA1E, GB1, DGB1, GB1K, or DGB1K, your piano was manufactured in Jakarta, Indonesia.

If your grand piano is any other model, it was manufactured in Hamamatsu, Japan.

Pianos Manufactured in
Hangzhou, China
Year of
Manufacture
Serial
Number
2004 H0004000
2005 H0004900
2006 H0010900
2007 H0020700
2008 H0039900
2009 H0071498
2010 H0105429
Pianos Manufactured in
Thomaston, GA
Year of
Manufacture
Serial
Number
1983 T500101
1984 T500422
1985 T500998
Jan-1986 T502874
Jun-1986 T504050
Jun-1986 T100001
1987 T101856
1988 T110501
1989 T122421
1990 T132706
1991 T143101
1992 T155131
1993 T167386
1994 T177711
1995 T189741
1996 T202945
1997 T212917
1998 T224053
1999 T237164
2000 T251146
2001 T265755
2002 T275258
2003 T283503
2004 T294877
Pianos Manufactured in
Jakarta, Indonesia
Year of
Manufacture
Serial
Number
1999 J1600001
2000 J1700559
2001 J1802250
2002 J1904634
2003 J2008354
2004 J2109546
2005 J2212096
2006 J2317402
2007 J2422310
2008 J2526623
2009 J2631503
2010 J2733874
2011 J2837851
2012 J2942840
Pianos Manufactured in
South Haven, MI
Year of
Manufacture
Serial
Number
1974 U101000
1975 U102000
1976 U107000
1977 U110000
1978 U117000
1979 U124000
1980 U132000
1981 U141000
1982 U150000
1983 U160000
1984 U167000
1985 U174000
1986 U186000
Pianos Manufactured in
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Year of
Manufacture
Serial
Number
2004 YT277800
2005 YT281000
2006 YT285000

 

 

From:
http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/Text_WithCatMenu_XC/0,,CNTID%25253D12173%252526CNTYP%25253DGENERAL,00.html

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