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U1 query

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Hi all,

I have recently upgraded my new C110A for a 20yo U1, am really pleased with it but i wondered what the H means in front of the serial number? can anyone tell me ? thanks
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Only Yamaha can tell you for certain but it is believed to be a series number.

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Post by pianolad23 »

Thanks Barrie, i'll contact Yamaha see if they can tell me
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Hi,

The Yamaha numbering, or letter codes, have been explained before, either on this site (probably by Piano Guy) or on some seller's website. That's a fat lot of use to you.

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It's a series number. To be 20 years old, the serial number should be H3988000 or above.

Other prefixes *can*, but not always, indicate factory or country of origin:

U= USA Michigan
E= UK
C= China
J= Indonesia
T= USA Georgia

Don't be confused by the occasional series prefix J on a G-series grand. The only grands from the Indonesian factory are post 2000 model GA1 and GB1s. The small uprights, the like of the C109 and C113 are also Indonesian.

E numbered UK-built Yamahas follow the Kemble numbering for age ID, but earlier Yamahas from the UK factory had no prefix.

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