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It also has pertinent information on piano pricing and discount. The price and list, at least on the four different makes i looked at, appears to be an exact copy of the. The online blue book of pianos has a wealth of information about used pianos, and their ebook of pianos contains price lists for most every brand on the market. The value of a specific piano model may be determined on the. This includes guides to buying new and used pianos, price comparisons, piano appraisal, selling and moving information, piano construction and tuning, and even an faq on digital pianos. This is a list current used piano prices of these models made after 1985. Take a closer look, and youll see that many people are actually giving away their pianos they just want you to come and pick it up from them. Reserve a table at blue piano, birmingham on tripadvisor. Laursen piano service brings over 40 years of experience to the care of your piano. Piano bluebook prices steinway piano gallery of naples. Yet if you head online, youll find all kinds of sites that offer you bluebook value of a piano, charge you a small fee for coaching to tell you what you should pay for a piano, or even offer to. After an illustrated discussion of piano structure that explains the workings of both grand and upright pianos, the book gives careful advice for purchasing a new or used piano. Our available chickering pianos include a range of types, costs and conditions. Kawai piano prices and value upright, grand new, used.
Your pianos age is one of the most significant factors in determining your pianos value. Piano adoption is a free site where you can find a home for your unused piano. The piano book, now in its fourth edition, has been the standard consumer reference in the piano business in the united states and canada since 1987, and is the only book of its kind. The purpose of this article is to comment on and clarify the information in piano buyer on determining the value of a used piano. And strive to give you worry free piano maintenance. Piano serial numbers identify the 1 age of your piano, the 2 pianos year of manufacture, as well as 3 the circumstances surrounding the production of your piano, including factory history, manufacturing processes, and company ownership and oversight. The piano forums are an online community of piano lovers including piano industry professionals, concert artists, recording artists, technicians, dealers, manufacturers, and thousands of enthusiastic amateur pianist. Bluebook of pianos fast, free and convenient real piano. The problem with these sites is that, unlike with automobiles, boats, motorcycles, and homes, pianos do not have titles that have to be registered. Search for pianos, and on the results page, scroll way down until you see the option item location in the left sidebar. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading john w. Values are certified through research in directories of the music industry such as, the presto piano buyers guide, the pierce musical instrument atlas, the bluebook of pianos, encyclopedia of musical instruments. The piano forums are an online community of piano lovers including piano industry professionals, concert artists, recording artists, technicians, dealers, manufacturers.
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The value of a specific piano model may be determined on the basis of the price shown. The manufacturing facilities at east rochester was comprised of a series of separate and individual factories planned so that manufacturing of the various instruments was carried on in an entirely individual and distinct manner, and by separate organizations, each under direction of men who had been associated with each respective make for. True blue book values are based on how much something like a car is sold for. We have compiled all the pricing in the entire piano industry into one simple webpage. The e book is objective, too, in that it compiles actual selling prices for used pianos of most makes and models, so you can easily see the price range within which your model. It also has pertinent information on piano pricing and discount information. My friends could have gotten many times that price had they only.
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This section lists the average resale prices for used pianos. It is used extensively as a source book in the piano business by both consumers and members. Cinesamples piano in blue columbia records historic. Many sites out there just arbitrarely make up the manufacturers pricing, at the bluebook of pianos we verify piano pricing through the manufacturer and request quaterly updates and will update our prices upon notification of the manufacturer. This is a consequence of failing to determine piano value using the methods discussed on this website and elsewhere.
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