Piano Details…
Anyone who loves their piano also wants to learn more about it and its history. We offer you a special service for this.
We have serial number information for most piano manufacturers, or we can determine the age of the piano and many other details. This also applies to instruments by Welte, Hupfeld, etc.
Based on our decades of experience, our huge archive of original documents, research already carried out in state archives and collections, shelves full of specialist literature and our network of experts, museums and universities around the world, we offer you individual research for a fee. If you are mainly interested in an appraisal of the piano rather than its historical details, please read about our piano appraisal service.
In the heyday of piano making, the so-called Golden Age, there were thousands of piano manufacturers. After more than 150 years and several wars, information about these piano manufacturers and their instruments can only be found in isolated and scattered places today.
For certain manufacturers (e.g. Steinway & Sons, Ibach, Bechstein, etc.), we can also request archive information from the manufacturers on your behalf. This incurs additional costs, which we list in our quote.
To enable us to prepare a quote for individual research on your instrument, please fill out our FASZINATIONPIANOLA instrument form.
Our Piano Details Service
Learn details about my piano…
(price on request)
We research the piano and its manufacturer, e.g. year of manufacture, model, price, description, images, advertisements, etc., and provide an assessment / appraisal. Optional: information from the manufacturer’s archive.
Inquire now!Request a Feurich certificate...
(price on request)
Using original records, we research the year of manufacture and – where available – details of the original delivery to makers of built-in player pianos such as Welte, Hupfeld, Popper, Gebr. Weber, etc., and issue a certificate.
Inquire now!- Piano details
Based on the information you provide, we search our archive for details and prepare a comprehensive document about your instrument. - Feurich certificate
The main supplier of pianos for built-in player systems (pianolas) for the various makers such as Welte, Popper, Hupfeld, Gebr. Weber, Heilbrunn, Stems, etc. was Feurich in Leipzig. We research the original records and issue a certificate. Where applicable, this can also serve as an attachment to an application for an EU certificate for ivory on the keys if no other manufacturer information is available.
In both cases, we first check whether we have information about your instrument. We then get back to you with a quote – or a friendly refusal if we do not have access to sufficient sources. If you place an order, we will usually send you a written summary by email (PDF, at least 3 pages) within ten working days of receipt of payment, which – depending on the sources available – covers the following points:
- Year of manufacture, model name, place of the piano in the manufacturer’s range
- Original price list information
- Information and images about the manufacturer and its products
- Optional: information from the manufacturer’s archive
- Assessment of how common / rare your instrument is
- Assessment of the instrument’s current value
- Optional: copies of original catalogs, brochures, advertisements
- References to sources
If you are interested, we will be happy to send you a sample document together with our quote, so that you can get an idea of the depth and quality of our service.
Please understand that we do not provide free information about your instrument, market prices, etc.