Serial Numbers
Finding the Age of Your Yamaha Piano
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 |
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| 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 |