When was your Yamaha or Eterna piano made?
To determine the approximate age of a Yamaha or Eterna piano made in Japan, simply check the serial number against the list below, disregarding the last four digits of your number.
YEAR
|
Serial No.(+0000*)
|
YEAR
|
Serial No.(+0000*)
|
1900
|
Start Production
|
1978
|
257
|
1926
|
1
|
1979
|
280
|
1934
|
2
|
1980
|
303
|
1938
|
3
|
1981
|
326
|
1947
|
4
|
1982
|
348
|
1952
|
5
|
1983
|
368
|
1954
|
6
|
1984
|
389
|
1956
|
7
|
1985
|
404
|
1957
|
8
|
1986
|
421
|
1958
|
9
|
1987
|
436
|
1959
|
10
|
1988
|
456
|
1960
|
12
|
1989
|
468
|
1961
|
15
|
1990
|
482
|
1962
|
18
|
1991
|
496
|
1963
|
23
|
1992
|
508
|
1964
|
30
|
1993
|
519
|
1965
|
37
|
1994
|
530
|
1966
|
46
|
1995
|
539
|
1967
|
57
|
1996
|
546
|
1968
|
70
|
1997
|
552
|
1969
|
82
|
1998
|
559
|
1970
|
98
|
1999
|
581
|
1971
|
115
|
2000
|
586
|
1972
|
134
|
2001
|
592
|
1973
|
154
|
2002
|
597
|
1974
|
174
|
2003
|
602
|
1975
|
195
|
2004
|
606
|
1976
|
215
|
2005
|
610
|
1977
|
236
|
2006
|
615
|
* Listed numbers represent increments of 10,000 units, beginning at the first of that year—numbers start at 10,000 in 1926, for example, and 100,000 in 1959. Actual serial numbers therefore contain four additional digits.
