You’re doing a piano serial numbers lookup if you need more information about a specific piano. You may want to find out the age of the piano. Every piano has a serial number, just like a car with a VIN number. You will find it in front of the tuning pins, usually stamped in ink on the metal frame.
Born in Bayern, Germany on July 8, 1828, Albert Weber learned to play piano from the age of five and composed music from the age of eight. He was influenced by
leading musicians of the classical era including canonical pianists Beethoven and Mozart.
leading musicians of the classical era including canonical pianists Beethoven and Mozart.
At a young age of 24, he opened his own piano shop under his name and began to study resonance and depth of sound. Through his studies, he was able to innovate parts by making earnest improvements of the felt, hammer, and steel frame. Weber pianos are produced by craftsmen who accept nothing less than the absolute best. The rigorous standards that Albert Weber adopted in 1852 to create the first grand piano to withstand the demands of the concert platform set the benchmark for piano making in his day. Since that time Weber pianos have been acknowledged for being at the forefront of piano technology. Using only the finest materials and components, with a commitment to the highest levels of craftsmanship, Weber pianos have become a byword for quality and reliability. The amazing tonal quality of the first Weber piano is carried through to this day by the continued technological innovations of the dedicated craftsmen at Weber.
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- Once you know the name brand of your piano, you will need to find the serial number. Step 1: The serial number is usually found on the plate of the piano between the bass and tenor strings. It can also be found on the top of the piano when you open the lid on Upright Pianos. You are looking for a number like those shown here.
- To find the value of a piano with a serial number, use the number to determine the approximate date the piano was made. Match the serial number to a manufacturer using a list of numbers and brands, such as the one available on UKPianos.co.uk. Research the prices of instruments of similar age, condition and make to estimate the piano's value.
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YOUNG CHANG
Including Weber and Albert Weber
PAL Sound
14115 Pontlavoy Ave.
Santa Fe Springs, California 90670
657-233-1888
714-509-9111 (fax)
[email protected]
www.youngchang.com
www.weberpiano.com
14115 Pontlavoy Ave.
Santa Fe Springs, California 90670
657-233-1888
714-509-9111 (fax)
[email protected]
www.youngchang.com
www.weberpiano.com
Pianos made by: Young Chang Co., Ltd., Incheon, South Korea; and Tianjin, China
Piano Age By Serial Number
In 1956, three brothers — Jai-Young, Jai-Chang, and Jai-Sup Kim — founded Young Chang and began selling Yamaha pianos in Korea under an agreement with that Japanese firm. Korea was recovering from a devastating war, and only the wealthy could afford pianos. But the prospects were bright for economic development, and as a symbol of cultural refinement the piano was much coveted. In 1962 the brothers incorporated as Young Chang Akki Co., Ltd.
In 1964 Yamaha and Young Chang entered into an agreement in which Yamaha helped Young Chang set up a full-fledged manufacturing operation. Yamaha shipped partially completed pianos from Japan to the Young Chang factory in Incheon, South Korea, where Young Chang would perform final assembly work such as cabinet assembly, stringing, and action installation. This arrangement reduced high import duties. As time went by, Young Chang built more of the components, to the point where they were making virtually the entire piano. In 1975 the arrangement ended when Young Chang decided to expand domestically and internationally under its own brand name, thus becoming a competitor. Young Chang began exporting to the U.S. in the late 1970s, and established a North American distribution office in California in 1984. In addition to making pianos under its own name, Young Chang also made pianos for a time for Baldwin under the Wurlitzer name, for Samsung under the Weber name, and private-label names for large dealer chains and distributors worldwide.
Weber & Co. was established in 1852 by Albert Weber, a German immigrant, and was one of the most prominent and highly respected American piano brands of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During the consolidation of the American piano industry in the early 20th century, Weber became part of the Aeolian family of brands. Following Aeolian’s demise in 1985, Young Chang acquired the Weber name.
In 1995, in response to rising Korean wages and to supply a growing Chinese domestic market, Young Chang built a 750,000-square-foot factory in Tianjin, China, and gradually began to move manufacturing operations there for some of its models. Today, the Tianjin facility produces Young Chang and Weber pianos, and components for the Albert Weber line, which is assembled in South Korea.
Hyundai Development Company, a Korean civil-engineering and construction firm, acquired Young Chang in 2006. The company says that Hyundai Development has brought the necessary capital for factory renovations and has instituted new advanced industrial quality-control systems.
In 2008 Young Chang hired noted American piano designer Delwin D. Fandrich to undertake a redesign of the entire Young Chang and Weber piano line. Highlights include extensively redesigned cast-iron plates, new string scales, and new rib designs. New directly-coupled bass bridges, along with unique “floating soundboard” configurations, improve soundboard mobility around the bass bridge for better bass tonal response. At the same time, a revised hammer-making process, in which the hammers are cold-pressed with less felt compression, provides for greater hammer resilience and improved tone, with less voicing required. Fandrich says that all of these features and processes contribute to his goal of building instruments with improved tonal balance and musicality, and provide opportunities to standardize manufacturing processes for better quality control. The new designs were phased in gradually from 2011 to 2013.
Along with being redesigned by Delwin Fandrich, former multiple piano lines were consolidated into just three lines: the Young Chang (Y) and Weber (W) series are entry- and mid-level instruments made in China, and the Albert Weber (AW) line comprises upper-level models made in Korea. The AW grands have lower-tension scales, maple rims, and Renner actions, and higher-quality hammer felt, soundboard material, and veneers (on wood-veneered models). The Y and W grands have lauan rims and Young Chang actions. The AW verticals use slightly better materials than the other verticals for the cabinets, hardware, music wire, and keys, though in general the differences are smaller than with the grands.
The Young Chang and Weber pianos distinctly differ from one another: the Weber models have a low-tension scale and softer, cold-pressed hammers, and the greater warmth and romantic tonal characteristics that often accompany that type of scale; the Young Chang models have a higher-tension scale and firmer cold-pressed hammers, and the greater brightness and stronger projection of a more modern sound. The Weber line, also known as the Premium Edition, also has agraffes in the bass section of the verticals, and beveled lids on the grands.
Quality control in Young Chang’s Korean factory has improved little by little over the years, and is now nearly as good as that in Japan. Most of the problems currently encountered are minor ones that can be cured by a good dealer make-ready and a little follow-up service, and the pianos hold up well in the field, even in institutions. The Albert Weber pianos, in particular, have great musical potential and respond well to expert voicing. Pianos from the factory in China, like other pianos from that country, have been uneven in quality, but in recent years have greatly improved. Young Chang says that Hyundai Development Group has upgraded the factories in both countries, and that the pianos made at the Tianjin factory are now on a par with those made in Korea.
Young Chang Piano Values
Young Chang also owns Kurzweil Music Systems, a manufacturer of professional keyboards and home digital pianos, which it acquired in 1990.
Warranty: Young Chang and Weber — 10 years, parts and labor, to the original purchaser; Albert Weber — 15 years, parts and labor, transferable to future owners during the warranty period, plus a lifetime warranty on parts to the original owner.
Acoustic Piano: Model & Pricing Guide
* See the Introduction for an explanation of pricing.
Model | Feet | Inches | Description | MSRP* | SMP* |
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Young Chang Verticals | |||||
Y114 | 45 | Polished Mahogany | 6,450 | 6,100 | |
Y114 | 45 | Polished Ebony | 5,990 | 5,900 | |
Y116 | 46 | Polished Ebony | 7,490 | 6,900 | |
Y116 | 46 | Satin Ebony/Walnut | 7,590 | 7,000 | |
Y121 | 48 | Polished Ebony | 7,090 | 6,500 | |
Y121 | 48 | Polished Mahogany/White | 7,090 | 6,700 | |
Y131 | 52 | Polished Ebony | 7,590 | 6,900 | |
Y131 | 52 | Polished Mahogany | 7,790 | 7,100 | |
Weber Verticals | |||||
W114 | 45 | Polished Ebony | 6,390 | 6,080 | |
W114 | 45 | Polished Mahogany | 6,690 | 6,280 | |
W121 | 48 | Polished Ebony | 7,190 | 6,780 | |
W121 | 48 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut/White | 7,490 | 6,980 | |
W131 | 52 | Polished Ebony | 7,890 | 7,180 | |
Weber, Albert Verticals | |||||
AW 121 | 48 | Polished Ebony | 11,890 | 9,980 | |
AW 121 | 48 | Satin Mahogany | 11,990 | 10,380 | |
AW 121E | 48 | Polished Ebony w/Chrome | 12,790 | 10,980 | |
AW 131 | 52 | Satin Ebony | 14,200 | 12,780 | |
AW 131 | 52 | Polished Ebony | 14,090 | 11,980 | |
Young Chang Grands | |||||
Y150 | 4 | 11 | Polished Ebony | 13,290 | 11,580 |
Y150 | 4 | 11 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut/White | 13,790 | 11,980 |
Y150SP | 4 | 11 | Polished White w/Chrome | 14,090 | 12,780 |
Y157 | 5 | 2 | Polished Ebony | 14,390 | 12,780 |
Y157 | 5 | 2 | Polished Mahogany | 14,990 | 13,380 |
Y175 | 5 | 9 | Polished Ebony | 16,390 | 14,180 |
Y185 | 6 | 1 | Polished Ebony | 20,390 | 17,180 |
Weber Grands | |||||
W150 | 4 | 11 | Polished Ebony | 14,490 | 12,580 |
W150 | 4 | 11 | Polished Mahogany/Walnut/White | 14,790 | 12,980 |
W150SP | 4 | 11 | Polished Ebony w/Chrome | 15,190 | 13,180 |
W150SP | 4 | 11 | Polished White w/Chrome | 15,290 | 13,380 |
W157 | 5 | 2 | Polished Ebony | 17,490 | 14,780 |
W157 | 5 | 2 | Polished Mahogany | 15,990 | 13,980 |
W175 | 5 | 9 | Polished Ebony | 17,490 | 14,780 |
W185 | 6 | 1 | Polished Ebony | 21,490 | 17,780 |
Weber, Albert Grands | |||||
AW 185 | 6 | 1 | Polished Ebony | 37,550 | 30,180 |
AW 208 | 6 | 10 | Polished Ebony | 46,350 | 36,780 |
AW 228 | 7 | 6 | Polished Ebony | 64,390 | 50,780 |
AW 275 | 9 | 0 | Polished Ebony | 116,190 | 88,780 |