• Henry F Miller Piano Serial Number Lookup
• Henry F Miller Piano Serial Number
• Henry F. Miller Piano Serial Numbers
• Henry F Miller Piano Serial Number

How old is your piano? - find the age & serial number of your piano. Miller, henry f. 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. Toronto, Canada. The last recorded U.S. Made piano serial number is dated 1982 at the time Aeolian went out of business. In 2001 the name was acquired by the Sherman Clay (California) chain of piano stores. Pianos bearing the Henry F. Miller name were made for their stores, as well as other major piano dealers throughout the USA,. HENRY MILLER (BOSTON) PIANO. Condition: This piano was manufactured by Henry Miller (Boston). This piano is said to be in need of repair. The keys stick and need to be replaced. The front is off of the piano and is broken. There are several scratches and cuts in the wood on the front and the sides. This piano was used in a piano tuning class. For more information, please visit Henry F. Miller pianos represent a terrific value and quality for pianists.

Henry F. Miller
236 West Portal Ave.
#568 San Francisco, California 94127
info@henryfmiller.com

April 18, 2006.

Henry F. Miller is the name of an old American piano maker dating back to 1863. Among the art products of the American piano industry are the instruments of the Henry F. Miller Piano Co. The late Henry F. Miller, Sr., founder of this house, was a fine musician and organist. When, at the age of nineteen, he entered a prominent piano factory in Boston, he at once took a he became identified with the earliest beginning of piano manufacturing in Boston. Having started operations in 1863, this house has always adhered strictly to the highest possible standard of manufacture. Henry F. Miller pianos have received the hearty endorsement of artists, musicians and teachers of high repute.

These instruments have always been distinguished for their artistic and harmonious case designs, and for their rich, full tone.

The Sherman Clay name has been associated with fine pianos for over 100 years. Since 1879, Sherman Clay has been bringing music into the American home. The name is now owned by the Sherman Clay chain of piano stores. Current Henry F. Miller pianos are made by Pearl River in China and are similar to pianos sold under the Pearl River name. However, the company says in the future it may source these pianos from a variety of Asian manufacturers. The pianos are sold in Sherman Clay and other major piano retailers throughout the country.

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.

Henry F Miller Piano Serial Number Lookup

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).

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.

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.

Henry F Miller Piano Serial Number

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Henry F. Miller Piano Serial Numbers

Henry F Miller Piano Serial Number