A Toronto curator once said that my Heintzman upright (perhaps 54" tall) would fetch a price of $3000.00 perhaps even $3500.00. This may have been the case for a Toronto market.However many factors must be considered to assess a fair market value. 1/ The `market area' that would purchase such a piano,i.e. Toronto would pay much more than people in my home town would.If you live in a rural area perhaps people would pay $100.00 more due to the fact that it's a Heintzman.(Plase do not `lump in' Gerhard-Hentzman with Heintzman they're not the same) 2/ The appearance; Even though this piano may have some flaws and weaknesses in its structure(i.e.loose tuning pins,cracked soundboard) or mechanical function (i.e sticking keys, poor repetition)-if the piano looks good it will sell for more. 3/ Playability; here's where tuner/technicians place the greater emphasis. It's also where the general public should be placing their criteria, but this is not always the case. Do all the keys play with reasonable repetition capability? Does the piano produce a reasonably good tone? Presuming this piano has a fair appearance and the playability is o k then perhaps it's worth $1500.00-$2000.00.The best thing to do would be to have a tuner/technician give your piano a thorough evaluation. A relatively small fee for deciding a fair market value. At 11:32 PM 2/3/99 -0500, you wrote: >what would you say the price of a heinzman upright piano would be worth? > >cary mather >**************************** > Laughter is the > cure for all insanity :) >**************************** > > >
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