<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>kawai gm-1 grand</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE>P { MARGIN: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3157" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The GM-1 was replaced my the GM-10.  Pretty much the same piano with a few enhancements.  If it is in "as-new" condition I think I would put it up against what a new GOOD Chinese piano would be selling for today.  That would start at around $7000+.  Of course resale value is largely reflected by the local economy.  In a rural mid-west area I would expect less.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If this is for a tax donation record I would estimate high.  Go with the $8,500.  No one is going to dispute that and the donor will be grateful for your help.  If it was up for sale I'd be asking less.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas, NV</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <P>List,</P> <P> </P> <P>I'm doing an appraisal for tax donation of a Kawai GM-1, 4' 9" grand.  Hi-Polish.   Perfect condition, hardly used...built in 1995 in Japan.  No longer in production.   A new 5' 1" GE-1 on Ebay goes for around $8500.    I've talked with a dealer here in the Bay Area who thinks it might be worth about $5000.   Any comments...?</P> <P> </P> <P>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA 94044<BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>