In a message dated 98-10-15 00:21:42 EDT, you write: << A customer of mine wants to sell her 5 1/4 octave Aeolian spinet player and has asked me to help her set the asking price. When I last saw it the player was functioning as well as I could expect (read: like a modern Aeolian, not all that great). It is a combination foot-pumped/electric. I am contemplating advising her to ask $2000 and negotiate down from that if necessary. Anyone have experience selling one of these? Bill Maxim, RPT >> About 3 years ago, I tried selling a 10 year Aeolian Studio player piano in a fancy case on consignment. I started out at $3500 and at the last had $1595 on the piano, and still no buyers. I finally asked to customer to take the piano back. The piano you have is an oddity. I sell used Aeolian spinets in the $800 - $1200 range, but these are 88 note pianos, in relatively good condition. The player mechanism does not ADD to the value of the piano, it takes away from it. If your customer can get $500 for it, she should be lucky. Wim Blees
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