Piano Brand
United StatesChase,A.B.
A.B. Chase was founded in Norwalk, Ohio, in 1875 and made reed organs before turning mainly to pianos from the mid-1880s. United Piano Corporation bought it in 1922, and through later mergers it ended up in the Aeolian-American group. Production stopped in 1985 when Aeolian went bankrupt.
- Est. 1875
- Norwalk, Ohio, United States
- No longer in production
Chase,A.B.
Est. 1875 · Norwalk, Ohio
Serial number
Chase,A.B. serial number lookup
How old is your Chase,A.B. piano? Enter its serial number to find the year it was made. Our chart has 30 dated Chase,A.B. serial numbers from 1880 to 1982.
- Upright piano: open the top lid and look at the cast-iron plate near the tuning pins, usually on the left or right side.
- Grand piano: look on the plate near the tuning pins, under the music desk, or on the soundboard beside the plate.
- Ignore model numbers and patent dates: the serial number is usually 4 to 7 digits long.
Timeline
Chase,A.B. through the years
In business from 1875 to 1985: 110 years.
Dated serials 1880–1982
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