Reason I ask is I've got one about 13 years old on consignment in like new condition on my floor and no one is biting. Sold new for $4K then, which translates to around $5500 now. Problem is, sitting in the same room with Pramberger PV118S, people would rather buy a new piano with better tone and a 12 year warranty. Jeff --- On Tue, 7/20/10, Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> wrote: > From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Position announcement, James Madison University > To: "caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org> > Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 9:01 AM > Hi, > > I dunno. The market here for used pianos is crazy! We use a > closed bid system and one went for $2400.00. If they don't > sell we lower the starting price. We keep them in really > good condition too. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces at ptg.org > [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] > On Behalf Of tannertuner > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:54 AM > To: caut at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Position announcement, James Madison > University > > I gotta wonder how on earth you got $2000 a piece for 20 > year old P22s. > > Jeff > > --- On Mon, 7/19/10, Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> > wrote: > > > From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> > > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Position announcement, James > Madison University > > To: "caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org> > > Date: Monday, July 19, 2010, 5:18 PM > > > > I have 12 S&S verticals at Snow college and can't > > imagine 100! There should be at least 2 techs there > with > > those numbers according to Steinway. > > > > On a different note, I don't see how the numbers can > work > > with Steinway uprights. We bought some P22s 20 years > ago for > > around $2,000.00 and sold them this year (After 20 > years > > use) for about $2,000.00. If you buy 1098s for what, > > $15,000.00, (?) what can you sell them for in 20 or > 30 > > years?? The math doesn't work. > > > > Jim > > > > > > tannertuner wrote: > > > Wouldn't wish this job on my worst enemy! > > > > > > But a hundred of these pianos are new Steinway > verticals. > > Your > > worst enemy is the ideal recommendation! > > > > Is the previous tech AWOL or just heavily sedated? > > Ron N > > > >
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