Miyazawa Serial Numbers -

Before you try to date your flute, you must locate the number. Unlike some brands that stamp the headjoint, Miyazawa is consistent:

PB 951234 → Professional Silver model, 1995, flute #1,234. Miyazawa Serial Numbers

Unlike some flutes that stamp the number on every joint, Miyazawa is traditional. Look for the (the center joint), just above the tenon that connects to the footjoint. Before you try to date your flute, you

In the early 2000s, Miyazawa production surged. Serial numbers moved definitively into (100,000+). This is where the most confusion arises because Miyazawa did not release an official cut-off list. Miyazawa Serial Numbers