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How can you find the year that a Kimball Console piano was made?

The year that a Kimball Console piano was made can be found on the serial number plate which is usually located inside the piano. Serial number prefixes have been used on Kimball Piano serial numbers to help date specific pianos. The first two numbers of a serial number prefix can be utilized to determine the year the piano was manufactured using the chart below.

| Serial Number Prefix | Manufacturing Year |

| ---------: | ---------: |

| 01-14 | 1893-1906 |

| 15-19 | 1906-1911 |

| 20-29 | 1911-1920 |

| 30-39 | 1920-1930 |

| 40-45 | 1930-1935 |

| 46-49 | 1936-1939 |

| 50-54 | 1940-1944 |

| 55-62 | 1945-1951 |

| 63-70 | 1952-1958 |

| 71-76 | 1958-1963 |

| 76-82 | 1963-1968 |

| 83-91 | 1969-1977 |

| 92-100 | 1978-1984 |

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