A Yamaha piano serial number is used to identify the instrument’s age, origin, and authenticity. It’s essentially the piano’s “birth certificate,” showing when and where it was made.
What Yamaha Serial Numbers Tell You
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Year of Manufacture
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Yamaha has kept detailed records since 1917, so the serial number can be matched to production years.
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Factory of Origin
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Yamaha pianos have been built in six main locations: Hamamatsu (Japan), Thomaston (USA), South Haven (USA), Jakarta (Indonesia), Hangzhou (China), and Taoyuan (Taiwan). Each factory has its own serial number ranges.
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Model Verification
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Confirms the piano is a genuine Yamaha and not a copy.
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Resale & Appraisal Value
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Buyers and technicians use the serial number to determine the piano’s age and condition, which directly affects its value.
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Where to Find the Serial Number
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Grand pianos: Stamped on the gold-colored plate inside, usually under the music desk or near the tuning pins.
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Upright (vertical) pianos: Found on the gold plate inside the top lid, near the tuning pins.
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Digital pianos: Printed on a label at the back or underside of the instrument.
Reference:
Yamaha USA – Finding the Age of Your Piano
Serial Number Decoder – Yamaha
Yamaha Pianos produced for the U.S. market have been manufactured in 6 locations:
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| 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.
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