List, Here we go again with the price thing. Sorry. But the reason I'm asking is that I'm considering trying to get the music dept. to buy this 1972 Baldwin D that is going to be coming up for sale by an individual. We still need another 9' to put in a large rehearsal room for concerto rehearsals, etc. I've had to move one in twice this semester already. Even a 7' doesn't really have enough power against a full orchestra. I brought the action in today to do some reconditioning and will be doing regulating and voicing. The piano is in excellent shape physically and has had relatively light use for its age. The knuckles and backchecks are not really worn much and the hammers are not badly gooved. The feel is a 'little' heavy but there is also a good bit of friction in the pinning (which I will also be doing). It also has a tremendous bass! I did a quick pitch raise tuning today and the pins feel fine. For this purpose, it seems to me to be an ideal solution to our need "IF" I can get them to let loose of the money. :-) I just talked to the dealer here and he said that a new one 'can' be bought for app. $45,000 so a decent price for this one would probably be in the $20-$25,000 range. He wants to 'downsize', so I might even be able to get it cheaper. I imagine he's going to have trouble selling it, so he might be more than willing to come down some just to get it sold. Does this sound about right to those of you more involved in piano sales than I am? Any comments/opinions welcome. Thanks. Avery ___________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4893 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu http://www.music.uh.edu/
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