This piano did not receive a new belly, but the soundboard was refinished. I know this because at the time I represented Bosendorfer and arranged for the work to be done. Eric Johnson 203 520 9064 On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:48 PM, <kswafford at gmail.com> wrote: > We have a Bösendorfer Imperial (9' 6", 97 notes) that has overstayed its > welcome here for a number of reasons. > > (The current dean wants to move to the all-Steinway designation and so the > B'dorf' must move away from any concert stage. Also, our backstage is > ill-equipped to deal with this extra-wide instrument which cannot be rolled > through standard double doors. There is no room for the piano to stay > backstage during opera, ballet, and large ensemble performances, so we have > been taking the doors off their hinges to move the piano out of the stage > area. Big inconvenience) > > The piano is 40 years old. Four years ago the instrument was refinished, > received a new belly, and new hammers, shanks and flanges in Vienna. The > case could be touched up to near-perfection. It has one-piece original > ivories that show some cracking that can be seen but not felt under the > fingers. The instrument is concert-ready for all practical purposes. > > The dean would like to sell the piano. > > I think potential buyers would be vanishingly few, and it is unlikely that > the piano could be sold quickly -- might take a long time. My observation is > that especially in the central part of the country, the values of used nicer > pianos and especially used larger pianos have been depressed for some time. > > I am tasked with estimating at what price the instrument might be expected > to sell. > > Is there any guidance out there? Anyone need an extra Imperial? > > Thanks, > > Kent Swafford > > -- Eric Johnson 203 520 9064 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100924/525f9ddf/attachment.htm>
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