I wanted you to show up. Been missing your posts! <grin> On Feb 2, 2010, at 3:03 PM, Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > Ha, ha, ha-ha, ha! > > Anon > > On Feb 2, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Avery wrote: > >> Ever heard the old thing about not mentioning someone's name unless >> you want them to show up? Hasn't been more than 2-3 days since I >> asked about Terry and here he is again! LOL >> >> On Feb 2, 2010, at 8:27 AM, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for this real-world example, Terry. And nice to see you >>> back on the list! I was wondering if you'd let yourself be eaten >>> by a shark. :-) >>> >>> -- >>> JF >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 5:57 AM, Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com >>> > wrote: >>> Hi John! I might be able to give you a little help. This past >>> spring I sold my personal piano, a 1992 Boston GP-178 (5' 10") >>> grand. I think the Baldwin L is 6' 4"? My Boston was in absolute >>> showroom condition - well, better than showroom because it was >>> finely regulated, etc. and I sold it for $9K. I was happy with the >>> sale price because of the poor sales market then. I know they were >>> happy with the price because they got a good deal on a fabulous >>> piano. When I went to tune it a few weeks after the sale, the >>> pastor walked up to me and said (he didn't know I was the one who >>> sold it to them) "why did they sell it - it's like new?" >>> >>> With that in mind, your piano is a bit larger, but a few years >>> older, and clearly from your description of condition, it's way >>> down the road from what mine was. I'd say your estimate of a >>> realistic market value is something pretty close to the mark - or >>> maybe even a little less. >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> Terry Farrell >>> >>> >>> >>> On Feb 1, 2010, at 11:02 PM, John Formsma wrote: >>> >>> List, >>> >>> I'm writing up a market value appraisal for a 1985 satin ebony >>> Baldwin L grand. Would appreciate any input on the following. >>> >>> It's in reasonably good mechanical condition. No obvious problems, >>> other than what we've come to expect as features on Baldwin grands. >>> >>> There are some finish issues, which I think might cost up to $800 >>> to repair to look fairly nice. Small chips and some cracking >>> developing on the top of the stretcher. >>> >>> 1 mm of crown at the longest rib; none elsewhere. Positive bearing. >>> >>> Bridges OK, some minor checking in places. Sound is typical >>> Baldwin, with sustain of 7 seconds at C6, 3-4 seconds at C7, >>> >>> Tuning pins tight, as expected. Most steel strings are coated >>> lightly with rust, more at the bass end, less at the treble. All >>> string coils are lightly rusted, except in the very treble >>> section. This is the kind of rust that looks bad, but wouldn't >>> necessarily affect tone or cause string breakage. It looks like it >>> was in a damp environment for a while (comes from Florida >>> originally). >>> >>> The action is in good condition -- not excessive wear. Would >>> benefit from minor reconditioning (cleaning, polishing key pins, >>> hammer reshaping) and regulation. >>> >>> According to Larry Fine's depreciation schedule and a 2008-2009 >>> price of a new L at $40K, an "Average" Baldwin L would be valued >>> roughly at $13,600. However, with the rust and finish issues, my >>> "gut" tells me a more realistic market value would be somewhere >>> between $7-8.5K. >>> >>> Input? > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100202/af3895f5/attachment.htm>
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