Buff & Berger Dating:
We Offer Buff & Berger Instrument Research
If you are researching your Buff & Berger instrument we may be able to
help. We have copies of a lot of the original records for instruments
dating from 1884 to 1898. Please email us the serial number of your
instrument and we will see if we have the original build records.
If we do have the records we will ask you to make a $10.00 donation and once we
receive the donation we will email you copies of the records that you can print
out on your computer.
***Please do not make a donation until you hear from us
that we actually have the records for your instrument.
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Buff & Berger Numbers
These numbers are taken from the available original Buff & Berger build
sheets. In the chart below is a list of serial numbers from the lowest serial number
to the highest serial number for a specific year. You will note in the first year that an instrument
was actually sold multiple times.
Your serial number should fall between the lowest and highest number listed for
a specific year.
Example: If your serial number is 2312 than your approximate year of manufacture
is 1895.
There could be a 1-3 year deferential based on when the actual instrument was
made and when it was sold.
|
Year |
lowest |
Highest |
|
1886 |
729 |
1017 |
|
1887 |
729 |
1165 |
|
1888 |
914 |
1259 |
|
1889 |
868 |
1461 |
|
1890 |
1400 |
1611 |
|
1891 |
689 |
1773 |
|
1892 |
1621 |
1920 |
|
1893 |
1865 |
2131 |
|
1894 |
1951 |
2267 |
|
1895 |
2208 |
2466 |
|
1896 |
2419 |
2612 |
|
1897 |
2576 |
2798 |
|
1896 |
2423 |
2994 |
Special Note:
The first log book for Buff & Berger has not been made public as of yet so the
Buff & Berger instruments from 1871 - 1886 are hard to date. Hopefully
some day we can get this information and make it available to everyone.
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