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B Shoninger Piano Free From A

I got this beautiful piano for free from a coworker, and it is pretty rough, but not horrible shape.

B Shoninger Piano Serial Number Search Online

I tried dating it using a serial number search online, but I have found a couple different numbers and I am unsure which, if either, of them is the serial number.

B. Shoninger pianos seem pretty elusive, and while I have found some online, none of them are the same model as mine (Ive mainly seen restored Louis XV Salon models).

As seen in the picture, mine has jigsaw fretting, behind which sit red velvet-covered boards.

It has two pedals, ivory keys, and I am unsure what kind of wood it is made of.

I read that the more ostentatious style (i.e.

B. Shoninger was founded in 1850 and ended in the 1960s.

I also read that, due to a reorganization of the company in 1922, pianos with the name B.

Shoninger instead of just Shoninger would most likely have been made pre-1922.

Pictured below, this piano has been labelled with B.

The first number, 1680, is carvedstamped into the wood on the back of the piano.

The second number, 5348, is stamped on the inside of the piano on what seems to be a sort of metal.

It is hard to see, but written in pencil above the 5348 is the name Gillette (I think) as well as 1918 (which I believe to be the date written).

Basically, I am unsure which, if either, of the numbers is the serial number, so I am unable to confidently use an online serial number search tool.

Based on my research, as well as the date written inside the piano on pencil, I believe this piano to have been manufactured anywhere from 1880-1918.

If anyone can provide guidance or info on dating this, as well as finding the model, it would be much appreciated I hope this was as interesting to you as it was to me 5 comments share save hide report 100 Upvoted This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast Sort by best.

The number on the metal plate is definitely the serial number.

It was fairly common for people to sign and date a piano when they tuned it, so you know its at least that old.

Share Report Save level 2 Original Poster 10 months ago Thanks so much for this information Do you have any idea what the numbers on the back might be And awesome, thanks in advance if you look into this further:) 1 Share Report Save Continue this thread View Entire Discussion (5 Comments) More posts from the piano community Continue browsing in rpiano rpiano All things piano related 223k Pianists 700 NOT currently practicing Created Oct 28, 2008 Join Top posts june 10th 2020 Top posts of june, 2020 Top posts 2020 help Reddit App Reddit coins Reddit premium Reddit gifts about careers press advertise blog Terms Content policy Privacy policy Mod policy Reddit Inc 2021.