Hi Gordon, What are the specifics on the S&S D and the Baldwin SD (i.e. to your knowledge what work needs to be done). Are there tuning stability problems? Has the Baldwin been restrung? Action , soundboard, bridges, case condition, etc. What kind of $60K piano does the alumni wants to donate, a Stnwy B or a D? Does he need to do this before April 14th for tax purposes? I am the technician for Iowa State Music Dept. and I also broker pianos. There may be a possibility to work out a rebuild in exchange for one of them depending on what needs to be done. Best Regards, Lorlin Barber, RPT PNOTNR@aol.com wrote: > The school where I work recently learned that an alumnus is interested in > making a donation to the school of music of a new concert grand piano. > (Apparently he needs the tax deduction....nice problem to have!) When told > that the price tag would be around 60K, it did not seem to be a problem > > The only stipulation is that he wants the school to also put something > towards this. The chair of the music dept. tells me that there is no money > budgeted for this, and that the only way the department could come up with > cash would be to sell one of the two concert grands they now have. > > Currently we have a Baldwin Grand, model D from 1963, and a Steinway Model D > from 1981. Both instruments need work. > > My feeling is that right now we have two mediocre grands and if we sell one, > we'll end up with one nice new grand, and one mediocre grand.........for > $60,000. > > I said that for the same money, we could completely rebuild both existing > instruments and have money left over to buy another smaller grand. But the > music dept. chair has asked that I provide figures on... > > Selling price for a 1981 Steinway & Sons Grand, Model D (not teflon action) > Selling price for a 1963 Baldwin Grand, Model D > > I'd also welcome opinions from you CAUT folks about what might be the best > way to go from here. Thanks for any assistence. > > Sincerely, > > Gordon Large, RPT > Colby College > Waterville, Maine
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