Serial Numbers

The serial number on YAMAHA GRAND PIANOS is stamped on the gold colored plate located inside the piano as illustrated in the grand piano picture.

The serial number on YAMAHA VERTICAL PIANOS is stamped on the gold colored plate on the inside of the piano as illustrated in the vertical piano picture. The serial number can be seen by opening the toplid of the piano and looking inside.

Yamaha Pianos produced for the North American market have been manufactured in 4 locations:

* Hamamatsu, Japan

* Thomaston, Georgia

* South Haven, Michigan

* Jakarta, Indonesia

As a result, there are four different serial number ranges for Yamaha pianos.

  • If the serial number begins with a "T", the piano was manufactured in Thomaston, Georgia. If your grand piano is a GH1G, GH1FP, GC1G, or GC1FP, your 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 GA1E, DGA1E, GB1, or DGB1, your piano was manufactured in Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • If your piano is any other grand piano it was manufactured in Hamamatsu, Japan.
  • If your upright piano is taller than 45" it was manufactured in Hamamatsu, Japan.
  • If your upright piano is 45" or shorter and has seven numbers in the serial number, it was manufactured in Hamamatsu, Japan after January, 1970.

Pianos Manufactured in Hamamatsu, Japan

Grand Pianos
Year of Manufacture Serial Number
1917 1700
1918 1800
1919 1900
1920 2100
1921 2650
1922 3150
1923 3650
1924 4250
1925 4950
1926 5700
1927 6500
1928 7751
1929 8928
1930 10163
1931 11719
1932 13368
1933 15182
1934 17939
1935 19895
1936 22397
1937 25158
1938 28000
1939 30000
1940 31900
1941 33800
1942 35600
1943 37000
1944 38000
1945 38550
1946

 

1947 40000
1948 40075
1949 40675
1950 42073
1951 44262
1952 47675
1953 51266
1954 57057
1955 63400
1956 69300
Jan-57 77000
Jun-57 83000
Jan-58 89000
Jun-58 90000
Jan-59 102000
Jun-59 111000
Jan-60 124000
Jun-60 134000
Jan-61 149000
Jun-61 164000
Jan-62 188000
Jun-62 207000
Jan-63 237000
Jun-63 261000
Jan-64 298000
Jun-64 329000
Jan-65 368000
Jun-65 420000
Jan-66 489000
Jun-66 540000
Jan-67 570000
Jun-67 638000
Jan-68 685000
Jun-68 758000
Jan-69 805000
Jun-69 885000
Jan-70 960000
Jun-70 1040000
Jan-71 1130000
Jun-71 1230000
  Upright Pianos Grand Pianos
Year of Manufacture Serial Number
Jan-72 1317500 1358500
Jun-72 1391000 1443500
Jan-73 1510500 1538500
Jun-73 1604000 1623000
Jan-74 1745000 1753500
Jun-74 1834000 1843000
Jan-75 1945000 1935000
Jun-75 2036000 2403000
Jan-76 2154000 2153000
Jun-76 2247000 2253000
Jan-77 2384000 2362000
Jun-77 2474000 2462000
Jan-78 2585000 2580500
Jun-78 2698000 2720000
Jan-79 2810500 2848000
Jun-79 2825000 2900000
Jan-80 3001000 3040000
Jun-80 3121000 3140000
Jan-81 3261000 3270000
Jun-81 3354000 3360000
Jan-82 3465000 3490000
Jun-82 3551000 3590000
Jan-83 3646200 3710500
Jun-83 3724100 3790400
Jan-84 3832200 3891600
Jun-84 3989000 3992300
Jan-85 3987600 4040700
Jun-85 4095500 4130400
Jan-86 4156500 4214600
Jun-86 4241000 4250700
Jan-87 4334800 4351100
Jun-87 4387300 4440000
Jan-88 4491300 4561000
Jun-88 4557800 4633500
Jan-89 4672700 4671400
Jun-89 4735200 4730800
Jan-90 4837200 4810900
Jun-90 4897800 4871000
Jan-91 4967900 4951200
Jun-91 5005600 5010100
Jan-92 5086800 5071800
Jun-92 5127800 5120700
Jan-93 5204100 5181400
Jun-93 5224900 5230000
Jan-94 5296400 5291500
Jun-94 5330000 5319000
Jan-95 5375000 5368000
Jun-95 5415000 5410000
Jan-96 5446000 5448000
Jun-96 5482000 5472000
Jan-97 5530000 5502000
Jun-97 5556000 5516000
Jan-98 5579000 5588000
Jun-98 5598000 5608000
Jan-99 5792000 5810000
Jun-99 5833000 5819000
Jan-00 5868000 5860000
Jun-00 5892000 5874000
Jan-01 5928000 5913000
Jun-01 5949000 5933000
Jan-02 5978000 5963000
Jun-02 5993000 5986000
Jan-03 6021000 6019000
Jun-03 6043500 6041500
Jan-04 6066000 6064000
Jun-04 6088000 6086500
2005 6100000 6100000
2006 6145000 6145000
2007 6191000 6191000
2008 6220000 6220000
2009 6250000 6250000
2010 6280000 6280000
2011 6310000 6310000
2012 6340000 6340000
2013 6360000 6360000
2014 6380000 6380000
2015 6400000 6400000
2016 6420000 6420000
2017 6440000 6440000
2018 6460000 6460000
2019 6480000 6480000
2020 6500000 6500000
2021 6520000 6520000
2022 6540000 6540000
2023 6560000 6560000

Pianos Manufactured in Thomaston, GA

Year of Manufacture Serial Number
1983 T500101
1984 T500422
1985 T500998
Jan-86 T502874
Jun-86 T504050
Jun-86 T100001
Jan-87 T101856
Jul-87 T106111
Jan-88 T110501
Jul-88 T116056
Jan-89 T122421
Jul-89 T128571
Jan-90 T132706
Jul-90 T137066
Jan-91 T143101
Jul-91 T148961
Jan-92 T155131
Jul-92 T161556
Jan-93 T167386
Jul-93 T172781
Jan-94 T177711
Jul-94 T183484
Jan-95 T189741
Jul-95 T196041
Jan-96 T202945
Jul-96 T208331
Jan-97 T212917
Jul-97 T218086
Jan-98 T224053
Jul-98 T230301
Jan-99 T237164
Jul-99 T244329
Jan-00 T251146
Jul-00 T258968
Jan-01 T265755
Jul-01 T271465
Jan-02 T275258
Jul-02 T280155
Jan-03 T283503
Jul-03 T289802
Jan-04 T294877
Jul-04 T299405

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 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
2013 J30******
2014 J31******
2015 J32******
2016 J33******
2017 J34******
2018 J35******
2019 J36******
2020 J37******
2021 J38******
2022 J39******

Pianos Manufactured in Hangzhou, China

Year of Manufacture Serial Number
2004 H0004000
2005 H0004900
2006 H0010900
2007 H0020700
2008 H0039900
2009 H0071498
2010 H0105429
2011 H0150753
2012 H0201988
2013 H0257154
2014 H0306726
2015 H0359873
2016 H0414970
2017 H0471933
2018 H0535799
2019 H0604133
2020 H0673783
2021 H0727175

Pianos Manufactured in Taoyuan, Taiwan

Year of Manufacture Serial Number
2004 YT277800
2005 YT281000
2006 YT285000