Charly Tuner wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have two tunings for tomorrow (Sat) and the 2nd one will include an > "appraisal" of a Kawai console. I have not seen it yet, but being a newbie, > I would really much appreciate any tips/advice on appraisal dos & don'ts, If it's not too late to help........here's my basic approach. It's a lot like appraising real estate. Find the going rate of either a comparable piano or the same brand/approximate year in good condition and deduct for any problems you find. If your only dollar comparison is a new similar piano, then you have to figure how long before major work is done vs. the current condition. This is of course for selling the instrument. If you're appraising for insurance purposes, then it's replacement value. Better to err on the high side in that case. Cheers.....Dan j
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