- Mason And Risch Serial Number List 2019
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- Mason And Risch Serial Number List 2020
This is a partial list of piano manufacturers.Most piano professionals have access to detailed information about these brands using a Piano Atlas to reference serial numbers, which are used to determine a piano's age using the year a piano was built.
Here are the TOP FIVE places to locate the serial number of your BABY GRAND or GRAND piano: (See this link for a detailed picture of where to look) Note: You may have to remove the (1) music desk first and (2) gently clean out any dust from your piano's plate using a soft dry cloth + vacuum hose before you can find these numbers. Known serial numbers of reed organs are as follows: 1883 - 22539, 1893 - 61997, 1899 -26000, 1894 - 64200, 1900 - 89615 (Jan.) 1889 - 47982, 1895 - 75440, 1900 - 90602 (Mar.). MASON & RISCH MATHUSHEK MEHLIN & SONS MELDORF MELODIGRAND MELVILLE CLARK MENDELSOHN MILLER, HENRY F. MINI-PIANO MONARCH. Serial numbers are for the first piano made in year shown. The following list of numbers represents the date of manufacture followed by the piano serial numbers. The letters ‘sn’ mean serial number. Piano Manufacturer: Kurtzmann 1900 sn- sn- sn- sn- sn- sn- sn- sn- sn- sn- sn- sn-107000.
Piano serial numbers identify the (1) age of your piano, the (2) piano's year of manufacture, as well as (3) the circumstances surrounding the production of your piano, including factory history, manufacturing processes, and company ownership and oversight.
You can look up a free piano serial number history search from this page (see list of manufacturers, below).
Piano Serial Numbers:
Location, location, location...
Piano serial numbers usually have five to seven digits, but may have fewer or more, depending on the manufacturer and age of your piano. Serial numbers may also include a letter as well.
Here are the TOP FIVE places to locate the serial number of your spinet, console, studio, or upright piano:
Serial number locations are found:
1) On the piano’s cast iron plate. After lifting up the lid, look along the top front area of the plate. The serial number may be to the right or the left, or in the middle.
2) Under the opened lid on the ledge, stamped on a little plaque, to the right or to the left.
3) Stamped on the back of the piano; near the top of the wood frame.
4) Printed on one of the hammers, found on either end of the piano (newer or imported pianos).
5) Printed on one the keys - behind the nameboard, inside the piano (newer or imported pianos).
If you cannot find the serial number in any of the locations listed on this page, please watch the video below, to help find more piano serial number locations.
Grand Piano Serial Numbers
Where Are They Found? ...
Here are the TOP FIVE places to locate the serial number of your BABY GRAND or GRAND piano:
(See this link for a detailed picture of where to look)
Note: You may have to remove the (1) music desk first and (2) gently clean out any dust from your piano's plate [using a soft dry cloth + vacuum hose] before you can find these numbers.
Serial number locations are found:
1) On the piano’s cast iron plate, near the tuning pins, as you face the keys. Look to the right or to the left.
2) The Capo d'astro bar. Located on the right, this acts as a 'bridge' to the 'beams' of the cast iron plate.
3) On the piano's soundboard (see link above for a diagram).
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4) On a metal plate underneath the piano's top lid, near the strings and soundboard.
5) Immediate interior [front]: On the back of the [a] keyslip (long wooden ledge, runs along the front/bottom of the piano's keys. The serial number is often hidden and stamped on the other side, facing the keys). On the front of the [b] action frame (after the keyslip is removed), or stamped on [c] one or both of the cheek blocks, viewed to the right and left of the piano's keyboard.
On older pianos, you may find 3-5 screws, underneath the keyslip, that will need to be removed (or, simply lift up, if no screws are present) to view the action frame. The serial number may be stamped on the front of the frame's wooden base, immediately under the keys.
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To the right and left of the keys are two end cheek blocks, which are each secured down with a giant bolt or screw, which passes through the piano's keybed, both of which must be removed, to access the interior of the piano (see video, above).
Caution: When unscrewing and removing the cheek blocks, do not mistake the piano's leg screw/bolt, with the cheek block's screw/bolt.
Also, be careful not to drop the cheek blocks once they are removed, which can gouge and permanently damage the piano's case, and the block's delicate condition.
To recap: the piano's serial number may be hidden on the back of the piano'skeyslip (immediately in front of / below the keys), on the action's frontkeyframe, on the cheek blocks (each side), or within the action itself, once removed from the piano.
Scroll down below to find the (1) manufacturer of your piano, and then (2) click on the link to find the serial number.
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The History of Mason and Risch Pianos
Mason and Risch began in Toronto, Canada in 1871 as Mason, Risch, and Newcombe; however, in 1878 after Octavius Newcombe left to begin his own firm, Thomas Mason and Vincent Rische changed the name to Mason and Risch. The company began by selling others piano lines, but in 1877, they began to produce their own instruments bearing their name.
From 1886 until 1890, the company was closely associated with the Lansdowne Piano Company, and in 1948, it was acquired by Winter and Company. Winter & Company was later purchased by the piano giant - Aeolian Corporation – who continued to use the Mason and Risch name. [1]
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Starting small and eventually growing to become one of Canada’s largest piano manufacturers, Mason and Risch contributed much to the piano industry in Canada. After changing hands several times, the Mason and Risch name disappeared in the late 1980’s. [2]
About Mason and Risch Pianos
Receiving many accolades, including an acclamation by renowned composer Franz Liszt, Mason and Risch pianos were well known amongst the musical community both in and outside of Canada. Pope Puis XI and even Queen Victoria preferred Mason and Risch pianos to others and wrote letters of high praise to the company. Clearly, instruments of superior craftsmanship, Mason and Risch upright and grand pianos were well made, durable, had beautiful casings, and were of superior tonal quality. [2]
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Restoring a Mason and Risch Piano
Fully restored, a Mason and Risch upright piano can retail for around $18,500; however, they can go for much more or much less than that. Determining the value of a Mason and Risch instrument depends on the model, condition, and even the previous ownership of the instrument. Lindeblad’s experts are highly skilled in restoring pianos from all over the world and would love to talk to you today about restoring your masterpiece. Reach out to us now!
References:
[1] Pierce, W. Robert. Pierce Piano Atlas: Anniversary Edition, 2017 Our 70th Year. Albuquerque: Ashley, 2017. Print.
[2] http://www.bluebookofpianos.com/agesm.htm#MASON%20&%20RISCH
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