Serial number
Apollo serial number lookup
How old is your Apollo piano? Enter its serial number to find the year it was made. Our chart has 35 dated Apollo serial numbers from 1901 to 1939.
- 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
Apollo through the years
In business from 1901 to 1939: 38 years.
190019251950
Dated serials 1901–1939
The file
Apollo in detail
Heritage
- In museums
- USA
Workshop
- Factories
- De Kalb
- Made in
- USA
- Materials
- Maple Spruce
- Innovations
- Hybrid rolls
Instruments
- Models
- Grand Player
- Sound
- Loud
Owning one
- Service network
- US player piano export
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